By Jovan Johnson— Jamaica’s church lobby has forced the publishers of the 2017 Yellow Pages to produce an alternative version of the telephone directory because of an “offensive” dancehall depiction it says is spreading “wrong” values. The Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society led the campaign against the directory, which Global Directories Ltd was hoping would celebrate indigenous Jamaican music. The depiction at the center of the controversy shows a reggae scene with scantily clad women dancing with men at what appears to be a typical street session. “We have challenges with our young people in terms of the values, the conduct that they are being exposed to. We thought that what was displayed there wasn’t something that was beneficial,” said Dr Wayne West, chairman of the coalition. “We didn’t think that scene, which was sort … Read entire article »