Highly respected Barbadian calypsonian Anthony Gabby Carter is demanding EC$40,000 in compensation from the Prime Minister of St Lucia Allen Chastanet for using his copyrighted music for political advertisements without his authorization.

However, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet  has insisted that his ruling United Workers Party (UWP) is not the one using copyrighted material of Anthony Gabby Carter, in the campaign leading up to Saint Lucia general elections on July 26. The Prime Minister stated in an interview with Barbados Today that he believes that Gabby has got the wrong party…

Gabby in an earlier publication from Barbados Today stated “I wish to disassociate myself from Allen Chastanet and the United Workers’ Party, who in no form or fashion align with the philosophical values that I represent. Therefore, I am compelled to instruct Allen Chastanet and the United Workers’ Party to cease and desist from the use of any of [my] intellectual property and copyrighted music in any form for political advertising, motorcade or public meeting during the election campaign, including on the SKY FM 93.1 radio station frequency,” and as a result of this the renowned calypsonian is seeking EC$40,000 in compensation for the usage of my music during this election campaign,

Last our team heard, there was supposed to be a meeting between the two parties at 8am today July 21, 2021.