A WIADCA ‘thank you’ to all participants

[Pan Times]

New York, USA - The Board of Directors of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) extend sincere gratitude to ALL our “partners” and those who assisted in making New York’s 2010 Labor Day Carnival Festival a resounding success.

....WIADCA extends congrats to Pan Sonatas for their superb performance that tightened their grip and secured another first-place prize of $20,000 cash, and Ramajay Mas’ Portrayal: “La Femme: the new Band of the Year winner.

Additionally, WIADCA thanks all the men, women and youth in the Steelpan fraternity for making 2010 Panorama “one to remember.”
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[Sweet Eustace]

to WIADCA glad to see u on this board will you address the illigitimate curfew situation imposed by NYPD on the most important practice night in the panaroma season next year

[Carlton E. Munroe]

Mr Marcelle, Whatz Up? Don't leave a brother hanging. When & where will the meeting B ?

[Keith Marcelle]

I'm sorry for the delay, October 15th,2010. We are still working on the place, it will be confirmed by Thursday of this week. Thank you.

[Gus Hinkson]

Thanks for the update. Can the date and time be part of the general news coming from Pan On The Net?

[Carlton E. Munroe]

How can WIADICA have the nerve to only pay the winning band, $20,000.00..ROBBERY! I for
one paid $8.00 to watch the Pan-A-Rama on my computer which was streamed around the world.
Some of that money needs to go all of the Steel Bands that participated in the event, including the Jouvert Steel Bands (my opinion). Keith, when and were will the meeting be?
Aka; Tahzann / Curly.

[Gus Hinkson]

Carlton,
I've made the same request for the time, date, place of the meeting.
Gus

[Lidell Brooks]

$20,000 cash!! This is an insult to the players.

[Khuent Rose]

This is the trademark of every abusive relationship: the victim constantly justifies the actions of the abuser. I for one refuse to have someone piss on my neck and and insist that it's rain. Pan is an art and a culture. Unfortunately, its most visible facet invokes the annals of slave mentality. many believe that panorama is the height of their art and that carnival is a justifiable and condonable arena for exploitation. I have the benefit of youth , health and an inquisitive disposition. When the guards change, i will make it my business to bury their trash with them.

[momo]

Khuent Rose very well said

[VALENTINE YOUNG]

I think that the USSA should do something about the blatant disregard for the steelbands around Panorama time. Every year its the same old story Police interruptions and stoppages of various steelbands at their practice sites in preparations for the Panorama. Something must be done about that. It seems as though there is no dialougue between the 'WIADCA the[USSA] and the Police about the importance of The Panorama Competition. Case in point last year's defending and present Pan Champions Sonatas Pan site, was invaded on the Friday night before the Finals by over fifteen [15] to twenty [20] police cars and cruisers. The Police gave the band fifteen [15] minutes to complete their practice session for the night. This was very draconic and racist and needs someone to look into this, so that something like this wont happen again in the future.
Mr.Marcelle as head of the USSA its your duty to make life much easier for the steelbands around Panorama time.