Mighty Gabby; The $6000 Man
I now see why Gabby did not want to let go of that cultural ambassador job. I don’t blame he. You know what is $6000.00 a month plus $350 traveling allowance? That is what the Nation newspaper is reporting Anthony “Gabby” Carter was paid monthly for being our cultural ambassador.
Maybe we should be celebrating that it was recognised that an entertainer was worth $6000 per month. It is however, unfortunate that this same financial latitude was not extended to other members of the entertainment fraternity. I remember the meager increase in Party Monarch prize monies which was granted by government in 2007. Also last year, I remember how NCF CEO Estwick took back an event pass from Captain Sawyer and other calypsonians because they did not judge in the calypso competitions. Government could even give a $40 ticket to calypsonians further less substantial monies.
The fact that Gabby was paid $6000 monthly, we should not be vex. I also see that Philip Goddard was getting $15000.00 a month and he can’t even sing. Gabby should have been getting more. But the same monetary fairness should have been applied to other entertainment entities across the board.
What is good for the goose is good for the gander…
(Not that I am calling Gabby a goose and you a gander but you know what I mean)
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March 3rd, 2008 at 9:11 am
this consultant and ambassador ting like it too sweet. i want one a dem jobs
March 4th, 2008 at 5:55 am
This cohobblopot of Gabby songs may just be a play on the titles but me they dig deeper. And now with even greater significance since the disclosure that Gabby was working for De Massa. How many more of we people had the opportunity to crack the whip in the backs of culture and continue to bleed frit the uniqueness that made it Barbadian. If you think I’m confusing you now, try just finding the Gabby Songs in my Acrostic Poem below.
Doan Mistek Me Fah Gabby
Debra in she fine Boots went to Bridgetown
Only to see if Licks Like Fire was gun bring Lord Nelson down
And when she passed Emmerton she saw Jack
Nelson, he tell she, like a Heart Transplant, getting put back
Mock Sport! She shouted, dey aint got No Sympathy
I thought Massa Day Done when we put back in the DLP
Some people like Dr. Cassandra would Wuk Up all night
They doan know the West Indian Politician and the fight
Everyone saying Black Man Wake Up cause the Windforce
Keep blowing This World and we Culture off course
Miss Barbados and we Flying Fish Diplomacy
Every Cockfight no matter how Well Done, is controversy
Family Planning announced The List is out now
Aids and Cadavers creating In De Savannah a big Pow Pow
Hit It like the Country Boy and Easy Come Easy Go
Gisela gave him a big Rock and the Boo Boo Man didn’t know
And Burn Mr. Harding, he cahn have Needles And Pins wid she
But he cud tek Chicken And Ram it part Inez cahn see
By Jouvert Morning Ms Roberta Flack’s Conversation Wid Barrow
Yah hear life gun be Sweeter Than You here, come tomorrow
Another Acrostic Poem from
The Bajan Poetry Society
By Khaidji
March 5th, 2008 at 7:48 am
The sad thing is that persons like Gabby and may of our ‘leading’ artists are unable to pay basic bills. The majority of the public would never know as artists are not out there saying how bad it is for them. I hope he is able to bounce back. Losing a salary is tough.
It holds back our industry as talented persons sometimes then do other jobs to survive in our market and then can not reach their full potiental.