Of hypocrisy and the Noise Abatement Act
Of hypocrisy and the Noise Abatement Act
The seemingly selective application of the Noise Abatement Act, which sees some promoters facing rigorous enforcement while others are allowed to operate with impunity, is becoming a source of increasing concern in the entertainment industry.
Three weeks ago, Negril-based promoter Clive ‘Cubba’ Pringle, who is also chairman of the Negril Entertainment Committee, was hauled before the Savanna-la-Mar Resident’s Magistrate Court and fined $50,000 because the Bob Marley Birthday Bash, which he staged at MXIII Lawn, contravened the Noise Abatement Act as it went beyond the legal 2 a.m. cut-off time.