The decision by the Broadcasting Commission last week to ban all "daggering" songs from the public airwaves has become very controversial.

A group of students who were on their way home from school had a heated discussion over the issue.

"So it look like the commission want the youth dem fi turn old people before dem time," a male student remarked.

"What is wrong wid daggering songs, it is just a form of entertainment for us the youth," he added.

A female student responded "you perfectly right mi boy mi nuh see no good reason to ban the songs because I heard my father playing some calypso songs the other day and they were no diffferent from the daggering songs."

"They can try all they want, they can't stop us from enjoying the songs, because we like them," a female student remarked.

A policeman who was passing by reprimanded the students, telling them to put their focus on their lessons and not on those songs.

"A good education is the key, those songs are just distractions for you young people," the policeman said.

"I don't see why you students are so concerned about the banning of those vulgar songs. there are lots of other artistes singing clean and uplifting lyrics," the policeman said.

"Thank you officer for your words of encouragement. we will definitely take your advice," one of the students said.

"Don't just say that to make me feel good because I am really concerned about the future of the youth in this country. If you hear people in your community playing those vulgar songs, you should call the police because it is against the law for neighbours to disturb neighbours with loud music, particular those vulgar ones," the policeman replied. The Broadcasting Commission is established under the Broad-casting and Radio Re-Diffusion Act. The commission has a duty to carry out the objects and provisions of the Act. The commission has the power to ban certain songs from the airwaves if they are sexually explicit and portray violence, which would not be in the best interest of the nation.