BARBADIANS?are burning the latest movies and television shows on DVDs and illegally exposing them for sale, but police are having problems with prosecutions.
In Bridgetown, at gas stations, supermarkets and on street corners, young men can be seen selling the popular and most recent African movies, cartoons, television shows and the latest movies out of Hollywood burnt on DVDs.
Some do it discreetly, others carry huge billboards advertising the movies they are selling, while some even rent small spaces in malls.
Barbadians are also not passing up on the deals of getting one DVD for $5 or three for $10 – a steal compared with the originals which retail at between $80 and $100. (MB)
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