The Government of Jamaica just raised pay for themselves
Over 200%. The anger is palpable.
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20230517/massive-salary-hike-political-directorate
THE POLITICAL directorate has raked in huge salary increases, with compensation to members of parliament (MPs) and Cabinet ministers surging past 200 per cent.
Members of the legislature sat and listened intently yesterday as Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke announced the massive salary hikes in a statement to the House of Representatives.
For the finance minister, his salary has moved up by 232 per cent from $7.4 million in 2021 to $24.6 million as at April 1, 2024. The finance minister is now receiving $21.7 million effective April 1, 2023.
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The lead singer moved so quickly I had to go catch a copy of the lyrics to grasp the words. He's really quick! Love the sentiment completely.
05/19/2023
Cocoa Tea - Bax Dem Up
Bax Dem Up
Up up ye mighty race, stand and tek yuh rightful,
Place full time now politican get some slap inna
Dem face poor people tax money them nuh stop waste.
When yuh find the politican dem a thief mek wi lack dem up,
Tie dem up and bring dem outta street mek wi bax dem up find them
Inna corruption mek police and solider cuff them up,
So long them have the innocent poor dem and a fool dem up.
There's some criminals on the loose time now fi put dem neck inna
Anuse wi ago mek dem hide up inna treetop like fowl pan roose run
Inna the Bush like chicken a hide from mangoose because of these guys
Even the devil buk loose it's time they
Start act responsible and start move loose.(
Aii we na na na na na na nai, woah yoye)
They dont even care about poor people tax money I swear cause they
Been robbing left robbing right in our
Sight stealing poor people day and night. (
Eeh eh)
Those guys divide so much skam dem even thieving money from education
And when yuh believe things getting right
Everything gaan wrong the money gaan from dung a petrojam.
(Lawd)
When yuh find the politican them a thief mek wi lack dem up,
Tie dem up and bring them outta street mek wi box dem up tell the
Ghetto people dem a time fi stop hug dem up, love dem up,
(Woah oh) tell dem fi stop kiss dem up, a time fi brush dem up. (
Eeh eh)
Up up ye mighty race stand and tek yuh rightful place full time now
Politicians get some slap inna dem face poor people tax money dem nuh
Stop waste, find the politican dem a thief mek wi lack dem
Up tie dem up and bring dem outta street mek wi bax dem up.
They dont even care about the less fortunate well-faire they been
Moving money have, money there, money hiding almost everywhere.
(Eeh eh) Some hiding money in the bank of Switzerland some buying
House in west baam on plantation and all the
Poor man do is cry cya find dem Dinna tonight. (
Woah)
The baby bawling mama, grandmada
Calling lawd, everybody bawling (woah),
Everybody crying (lawd).
Crime get outta hand even the policeman inna skam
(Woah) the world mix up inna wrong bang. (woah yoye)
So when you find the politican dem a thief
Mek wi lack dem up, tie dem up and bring dem
Outta street mek wi bax dem up.
Full time now
Poor people get serious and start up hush dem up
Tell the people dem mi seh please dont hug dem up.
Credits
Writer(s): Colvin Scott, Kirk Bennett
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Link
https://www.rockol.com/uk/lyrics-187339357/cocoa-tea-bax-dem-up
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Love the spirit in the chorus, which is easier to sing. Hooray! Woof!
Definitely don't hug dem up.
No probem there!
Thanks for sharing that one. I'm sure more than a couple of people went on singing that one after hearing it, by no means. It definitely stays with you.
Yaaaay! 
