Caribbean Community (CARICOM) officials have called for a stop to this kind of entertainment, voicing their strong opposition to the alarming trend of glorifying violence in the Caribbean entertainment sector.
Recently, Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dickon Mitchell, highlighted the critical need for coordinated action to address the growing issue of crime and violence afflicting the region during the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of CARICOM, which was held in Guyana. His speech focused mostly on denouncing attitudes and songs that encourage crime and violence.
The prime minister of Grenada declared, “Crime, violence, and public safety, it is a matter of fundamental importance to CARICOM.”
Prime Minister Mitchell highlighted the concerning rise of this tendency in the entertainment industry of the Region, especially in the southern Caribbean noting, “The Caribbean has produced some of the world’s most renowned entertainers, from Machel Montano to the Mighty Sparrow…to Bob Marley. Their lyrics have always been inspiring, uplifting, funny, entertaining, but they never promoted violence, they never encouraged violence, they never glorified violence, they never denigrated women.”
To do this, the leader of the Caribbean demanded that encouraging and upbeat material be promoted. The importance of the creative industries in the region was also emphasized by Prime Minister Mitchell as a means of securing the ideals of Caribbean civilization for future generations and fostering a more promising future.
“We are not here to say that you do not have the right to your cultural expressions, artistic expression, (and) poetic lifestyle but all societies have to again, determine what our values are,” the head of CARICOM said. He said that although it appears like normalizing and mainstreaming violence and celebrating criminality is happening, CARICOM leaders are certain that it shouldn’t be.
Additionally, Prime Minister Mitchell said, “Heads have committed to ensuring that we liberally, strategically and resourcefully commence the process across all spectrums on the issue of how we can use our creative…to bring us back to where we were.”
He clarified that CARICOM aspires to be a constructive and motivating entertainment business. “We are not here to talk censorship, we are not here to curtail anyone’s right to speak or to say what they want, what we are saying is that we need to encourage positive inspiring content, that looks after our young people that encourages them to appreciate that they don’t need to die at 20 or 21 years,” Mitchell emphasized.
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Thank you Caricom, it’s high time someone takes a stand against violent crap that passes for music.
@Caustic Bastard…ah wah ah guarne?!
The #Teflon_Don rides again, as the Underground Adventures of Baron Von Troomp[Donald Trump] continues leaving destruction in its wake!
I know, it’s about the Lyrical content , in some of the entertainment being produced today.
You’re astute and educated enough, to comprehend what The Molders of Society are doing. Entertainment is and has always being one force which they(the Molders of Society) use to control HUEmanity.
Statements, such as these coming out of CARICOM are akin to #toilet_tissue.
CARICOM must address the root causes which are having negative effects on the society. The issue of the lyrical content in music is by design. Those #who’re the producers of these artists[lyrics to performances] knows exactly what they’re doing. It’s ironic, that the Grenadian Prime Minister is mentioning Bob Marley and his music, when during the days when Bob Marley was physically on the scene, and promoting POSITIVITY, many CARICOM GOVERNMENTS were vehemently opposed, to the SPIRIT which was uplifting Bob Marley to do his works.
I’ll suggest, that you familiarise yourself with such things, as The Dread Act out of Dominica.
It’s not just the lyrics in the music which have many being indoctrinated through negativity. HIP_HOP, GRUNDGE, METALLICA, ROCK all carry subliminal messages, used to mold HUEman thought processes.
The #Water_Baloon Effect to address VIOLENCE in the streets is useless. The War On Drugs have proven this to be so. The OPIOID CRISIS in Surburbia is proof, that this method does not work, hence, the declaration, that SURBURBIA is having a [health] crisis, not a dope crisis rooted in Big Pharma.
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
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Vere C. Edwards
High time!! The epicenter is the Jamaican garrison gang music… not saying there aren’t other copy cat from Trinibad and Even St.kitts. But 90% of the music is Jamaican gang related violence laden lyrics!!
If you think music doesn’t influence people’s mood and actions, then one has to explain how the oppressed and downtrodden Can be uplifted by songs of hope and inspiration.
Their statements are on point. But, now, as leaders they are in a position to take action to correct the problem. They should host regular creative competitions for the development of wholesome, uplifting Caribbean music and go all out to help the top contenders, record and market their music. Once the community has been flooded with new artists with better lyrics for young people to opt to listen to then the trend in violent music should become less significant.
Jamaican bullshit crap music + Chinese and Syrian food + herb= punks in the street.
Better late than never. Hurry up with the legislations.
Action speaks Louder than words, let’s see what will become of what the head of caricom has just declared. I hope that this would be a start to putting an end to these violent lyrics.
AMEN BAND ALL OF THEM.MUSIC THAT HAVE SO MUCH KILLING.N NASTY LANGUAGE.
To late for that its already spread all over the world
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