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Defence Minister Wayne Sturge is doubling down on not allowing Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) direct access to the nation’s impressionable youths. However, he has agreed the grant him two media interviews.
Speaking with Guardian Media at his Temple Court, Port-of-Spain office yesterday, Sturge said the permit for Kartel will be signed soon after last-minute adjustments are made to it.
The draft order, which will be finalised before Kartel’s arrival, will now allow two radio interviews during non-peak hours between 9 am to noon and 1 pm and 3 pm. Sturge said this is to ensure children are in school and away from the radios. However, an early morning television interview was denied and Sturge remains adamant that a meet and greet, a visit to a school or youth centre, and a cultural lunch with community leaders will not be allowed.
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