Vybz Kartel and Mavado "Peace Concert" Cancelled

After weeks of intense lobbying by promoters and meetings between the various stakeholders attempting to bring a message of unity to disenfranchised youth, the Barbados government has stood firm on its position to cancel the Peace Concert featuring dancehall acts Vybz Kartel and Mavado which would have been held on March 27th in the island.
Prime Minister David Thompson made the announcement at a press conference held yesterday, exactly two days before the event. Thompson is quoted in the Barbados Advocate as saying: "That quest to do the right thing by Barbadians prompted my request for the meeting with the organisers of the proposed show and I am happy to announce that in deference to the expressed wishes and the anxieties of a very wide cross-section of Barbadians, that the organisers of the Mavado/Vybz Kartel show and Youth Forum have agreed to the revamping of initiatives resulting in the cancellation of this weekend's activities.
 
It was only recently that Vybz Kartel and his lyrical rival Mavado made a pact to keep the peace and end the ‘Gully-Gaza’ feud, which had been brewing between them for some time now. The feud had spilled into the streets of Jamaica fuelling school violence on the island and also had a bit of an impact here.