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Jamaican youths dance in the "wine pon it" style, a graphic simulation of sex that is common in Jamaican dance parties even amongst the youngest of party-goers, December 15, 2008 in the Trenchtown district of central Kingston. Hyper-sexuality amongst teenagers in Jamaica fuels a high teen pregnancy rate in the inner-city, and a continuing problem with children born out of wedlock that has broken down the traditional family structure. Critics point to this breakdown as a leading factor fueling inner city problems in Jamaica, including the high levels of violence and murder.

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Copyright: Scott Nelson 2007-8
Image Size: 4368x2912 / 5.5MB; Jamaica Jamaican gangs violence murder homicide rates capita crime justice society poverty community garrison gangsters guns weapons youth culture Caribbean tropics West Indies ghetto inner-city inner city epidemic dance sexuality dancehall music Kingston party sex Rema Trench Town criminality yard boys girls dancing explicit horizontal Jamaica Kingston garrison garrisons gangs ghetto poverty violence gangsters crime culture violence tragic crisis island Jamaican armed gang life killing homicide rate political violence PNP JLP neighborhood members guns weapons criminal projects
Contained in galleries: Jamaican Violence Project

Jamaican youths dance in the "wine pon it" style, a graphic simulation of sex that is common in Jamaican dance parties even amongst the youngest of party-goers, December 15, 2008 in the Trenchtown district of central Kingston. Hyper-sexuality amongst teenagers in Jamaica fuels a high teen pregnancy rate in the inner-city, and a continuing problem with children born out of wedlock that has broken down the traditional family structure. Critics point to this breakdown as a leading factor fueling inner city problems in Jamaica, including the high levels of violence and murder.