Calypsonian and ex UNC MP Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters appointed NCC chairman

Minister of Community Development Dr. Nyan Gadsby Dolly presents Winston Gypsy Peters with his letter of appointment as Chairman of the National Carnival Commission. Also present was Ms. Angela Edwards, Permanent Secretary of the MCDCA. Photo courte

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Prof Teague rises

Trinidad Newsday Liam Teague

YVONNE WEBB

PAN virtuoso Liam Teague continues to rise in musical academia.

The accomplished arranger is now professor of presidential research, scholarship and artistry at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in the Unite

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Well they say that POLITICS makes STRANGE BEDFELLOWS -- but if ah tell ALLYUH who in bed with who in this PAN TRINBAGO POLITICAL BATTLE allyuh go bawl for MURDER!!!

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PanTrinbago is on fire and is burning down quickly.

by Beverley Ramsey Moore

PanTrinbago is on fire and is burning down quickly.
It is clear that the signals were observed over the years. When former president Patrick Arnold started implementing measures to attempt at clearing junk by introducing measu

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NO SURPRISE: Pan Trinbago's Central Executive takes Keith Diaz to court

In a release signed by Secretary Richard Forteau, the Executive said it is taking legal action against Diaz, Gerald Mendez, the North Regional Chairman and Marie Toby the Tobago Regional Chairman f

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FRONT PAGE NEWS from our reporter (on the ground) GREGORY LINDSDAY!!!

Good evening WST members

I am to advise you that Mr. Omari Forteau, a staff member of PanTrinbago Central Executive Office, at 12:45 pm today illegally dispatched the below-mentioned notice for a requisition for an Extra-Ordinary Meeting, without the

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A GOOD (VERY INSIGHTFUL) INTERVIEW WITH COLIN LUCAS: Colin Lucas on Carnival Today!!!

Colin Lucas has a long history with Carnival. Until his appointment to chairman of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) of Trinidad and Tobago in November 2017, people knew him for his music, particularly one massively popular hit in 1991: “Dollar

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Pan Trinbago executive voted out

Pan Trinbago executive voted out

AT the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Pan Trinbago at CWU headquarters on Tuesday, the membership voted out the central executive committee and installed a caretaker committee.

The in

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We can't make GLOBAL HEADLINES for making GLOBAL PAN MUSIC with all the PAN GENIUSES we have down in Trinidad but we making GLOBAL HEADLINES for HEARTLESSNESS!!!

The United Nations (UN) has raised deep concerns over Saturday’s deportation of 82 Venezuelan nationals from T&T, among them asylum seekers, saying they could not verify wheth

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PANTRINBAGO PAY THE BANDS....

WHAT"S THE KEEP BACK....

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Aquil Arrindell MAMAGUYING big men!!!

Look at this statement from (and about) Keith Diaz on or about April 11th!!!

Diaz, who claimed he has no intentions of seeking re-election, said he suggested the October election date be moved to May to allow the new executive time to adequately prep

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Pan Trinbago executive voted out

Trinidad Newsday --  Joan Rampersad

AT the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Pan Trinbago at CWU headquarters on Tuesday, the membership voted out the central executive committee and installed a caretaker committee.

The interim committee compris

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Gadsby-Dolly keeping eye on Pan Trinbago

Trinidad Newsday

Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly. PHOTO SUREASH CHOLAI

IN the wake of Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz shutting down the group’s office until the day after its extraordinary general me

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PanTrinbago coup - Forteau eyes legal challenge to bands’ vote

Trinidad Guardian

A decision by a large group of PanTrinbago members to remove the organisation’s central executive is now set to be the subject of a legal challenge.

During a special meeting at the CWU Hall in Port-of-Spain on Tuesday evening, 130 m

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COLIN LUCAS BACK IN: Lucas confirmed as acting NCC CEO

FORMER National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Colin Lucas has been confirmed as acting CEO of the NCC.

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THIS BATTLE to control PAN TRINBAGO is a POLITICAL BATTLE. This is not a battle FOR CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS; This is a battle for HARD CORE POLITICIANS!!!

So THE CIP better call a MEETING and decide if they have the BELLY for some SERIOUS POLITICS or pack up their bags and GO HOME. ONE HUNDRED TIMES me an RUSSELL PROVIDENCE try to warn AQUIL ARRINDELL that he is swimming with SHARKS BIGGER THAN JAWS --

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The CIP has betrayed the pan movement; Diaz is still in charge because a deal was struck.

The CIP has betrayed the pan movement; Diaz is still in charge because a deal was struck.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

I must admit that after all the celebration and exuberance, many of us who head the resistance were still not on solid ground as to what

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Crellin community builds steel band for school

by Mary Sincell McEwen A&E Editor

CRELLIN — One week of hard work by Crellin Elementary School students, faculty and parents has resulted in the construction of no fewer than 19 steel drums, now to be used at the school by music students led by teac

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Pan Trinbago Executive Dissolved, Caretaker Committee Installed

This comes as a Caretaker Committee was installed following an Emergency Motion and Meeting on Tuesday.

Apart from dissolving the Executive, it was voted with 130 votes in favour and one against that the former President, Treasurer and one other of

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Desperate Daren; using an unconstitutional means to say that the president is acting unconstitutionally; persona non grata for the executive members.

Desperate Daren; using an unconstitutional means to say that the president is acting unconstitutionally; persona non grata for the executive members.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

Members of Pan Trinbago, Education is a serious thing, and lack of education

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