On Friday 18th May 2018, the same mob that assaulted  Attorney Farid Scoon at the Communication Workers Union hall the day before, invaded the head office of Pan Trinbago with placards and shouting at the top of their voices that the duly elected officers must vacate office immediately. This interrupted a staff meeting that was called by the office manager to update them on the present situation in light of all the misinformation’s that was going around. The meeting although near its end, had to be aborted, as the unruly mob went throughout the office pounding on tables and kicking on doors thereby disrupting the operations of the office staff who felt very intimidated and was unable to continue working until the police arrived. This action also had a very negative effect on the other tenants of the building, thereby bringing the organization into public disrepute and making our neighbors uneasy.

This action, and the threats by members of the mob, is seeking to put the Steel band fraternity sixty years, where some pannist could not go in areas or regions outside of their own. Why is this happening in light of the fact that elections for officers is only four to five months away? What are these people afraid off? Most of them are customary losers over the years, and believe that coming through the back door now, will give them some kind of edge. But I know that the membership have already recognized them as people who would sleep with the devil for the trappings of office. They have already shown that they lack integrity and are of low morals. How else could they be in bed today, with the man they have been demonizing for years?

Mr. Keith Diaz, is and has always been a stranger to the truth, and all those who worked with him before can attest to that. His latest is to tell the workers and members that the NCC is willing to pay all Pan Trinbago's outstanding debts including workers salaries, prize monies for small, medium and large Steel bands if they would get a letter signed by him and all the Executive members. Let me state categorically, that there is no physical evidence to ascertain such a claim by him. Mr. Diaz has being lying to this Executive for so long, that anything he says must be verified in writing. The members of the central Executive have being writing to the President for an Executive meeting for quite sometime to no avail. He and the Advisor run things, so to hell with the Executive.

In years gone by, our allocation for prize monies for Panorama, was between thirty six and thirty million dollars, and our large band first prize was one million dollars. In 2018, the allocation from the NCC, was drastically reduced to twenty point five million dollars. We sat as an Executive and decided to cut our cloth to suit the design. This was a unanimous decision. By the next day the President together with the advisor, decided that prize money would remain as last year. His one manism position is nothing new to us. He said to us, that he and the Executive Chairman of the NCC are from ‘DOCKSFORD’, and that the Chairman agreed to find extra money to meet any cost overrun. Only for us to find out later, that it was all lies. The President words cannot be relied upon. Any one ever wonder why every Executive member is displeased with him? Mr. president, show us the NCC request in writing.

And while you are at it, tell us what became of the over three thousand complimentary tickets you took from the suppliers for panorama 2018 at a cost of over $1,150,650, 00 and the financial statement for Champs In Steel Plus that you had taken full control of all ticketing and sales. Tell us why Single Pan bands were paid unknown to the Executive. This Executive will be blamed for condoning your nefarious behavior, but we choose to fight from within, unlike most who worked with you in the past and run.  Some members are now pretending they don't know the extent of your greed which is responsible for most of the organization financial predicaments. But, it will not continue come hell or high waters.

 Please call an executive meeting where we can address our concerns and stop our organization from going down this dangerous road where a particular chairman is advocating violence. If his idea takes root, it will only create a situation that he had never catered for. Everybody have children, family and friends who will not take kindly to acts of violence. Bro. Anim Smith, a passed president,  had put his life on the line to bring peace to this organization, please let it prevail for our future generations. Let not your jealous ambitions blind you to the present realities Mr. Chair. Think before you act, or live with the consequences.  A word to the wise.

Yours in Pan.

Michael L Joseph

Public Relations Officer.

Pan Trinbago Inc. TC.

 

 

 

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  • Never did in a major final to my memory,but he learned and did things that he wouldn't have, if he wasn't smart enough to keep near to his greatest rival.

    Ato is probably among the top 5,with the most amount of big games sprint medals.

  • Mr Gonzales, I suspect that you may be erroneously confusing expat with immigrant.  In this jurisdiction I am neither.

  • Mr. PRO in 2012 you expressed concern over the Pan Trinbago / ATTSDC venture into Nigeria. What did you find out?

    https://whensteeltalks.ning.com/forum/topics/nigeria-pan-trinbago-st... 

    When did you learn that the President was running a ticket scam?

    bugs

    • That was 2012

      • OSWALD ALEXANDER: Don't let the POSTERS on THIS FORUM upset your peace, eh. Is ah bunch ah idle,old, culturally-aliented, wishing-they-could-come-back-home-but-fraid-the-crime EXPATS yuh dealing with here. And they don't have a clue about what is going on ON THE GROUND down in the MECCA except HEARSAY.

        So TRY YOUR BEST with moving the LOCAL PAN MOVEMENT FORWARD and don't let RUSSELL (he eh even ah EXPAT) and bugs and Claude and Cecil and merrytonestothebone -- he is an HONORARY EXPAT -- and Cecil and Mercer and dem other fellahs run you OFF COURSE.

        And when allyuh win -- doh forget ah want THE RIGHTS to produce a GREATEST HITS PANORAMA CD. Although ah know that KEITH DIAZ sell out all them rights to THE PANORAMA MUSIC to KEN ALI and pocket the money. Ah bet yuh didn't know that!!!

        • Claude

          If what you say about the rights to the music is true, then Rolly Polly and the other gangstas should be facing capital punishment, forget jail.  Nah these guys can't be that stupid.

          bugs

          • Bugs: It was in the papers when he did the JET BLUE DEAL. I mentioned that ON THIS FORUM before!!!

            Man ah didn't KNOWWWWW dem WARRIORS could PLAY SO!!!

        • Claude a win for me is not a destination,it's a journey.I am hopeful that any future drivers properly maintain/drive the vehicle to afford the passengers a beautiful ride,and the passengers assist the drivers when needed,but caution/reprimand the drivers whenever they drive dangerously.Still much hard work to be done,in an uncertain environment. 

          Claude,I post to inform,but sometimes I rant......I enjoy the banter.....I grew up in a heavy "fatigue" environment....yuh got it good....so you had tuh learn to give back good....and you had better not try to belittle anyone......because it showed "yuh ent ready"

          Yuh said Ken Ali....yuh sure it's him alone?

          • Well, MR. ALEXANDER, let me tell you something!!! And you could get a piece of paper and write it down.

            It doh matter who runs PAN TINBAGO!!! We could leave the current FORTEAU/DIAZ crew in office. Or we could replace them with the RUSSELL PROVIDENCE CREW of HIGHLY QUALIFIED ACADEMICS -- the results will be THE SAME.

            Because NOBODY in LAX even understands THE CHALLENGE at hand!!!

            Didn't LLOYD BEST design some PROGRAM TO DELIVER PAN to the PROMISE LAND? How many years ago?

            So I eh buying what NOBODY SELLING!!! Because 5 YEARS from now I could come back to THIS FORUM and the CONVERSATION will be the same!!! It does not matter who is running the ORGANIZATION.

            Allyuh cannot ACCOMPLISH NOTHING GLOBAL for PAN without the help of IMMIGRANTS!!!

            Although language evolves and CONNOTATION changes with time!!!

  • The only comment I could make when I read this and the subsequent comments is to repeat my first thought , 

    "What a mess ! "

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