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A Message From Gregory Lindsay of UPPM (the United Pan Peoples Movement)

I unreservedly apologize to anyone who feels aggrieved, Nigel Williams, Desiree Myers, Michael Marcano, and Keith Byer especially included, that the movement that Dane and I led, for the Real Change that we sought, seemingly capitulated to the pressu

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Assistant Secretary of Pan Trinbago, has resigned

When Steel Talks has learned that Central Executive member Cindy Rosemin who served as Assistant Secretary of Pan Trinbago, has resigned. Her resignation represents the second in as many days from the much-maligned organization. The first executive t

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Panists Talk about the way forward for Pan Irinbago Panorama -- C News

Panists Dane Gulston and Gregory Lindsay speak about some of the issues with Pan Trinbago and what impact they could have on Panorama.

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Leave me alone! -- No answers from president Diaz

Leave me alone!
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz was approached on January 4 outside Pan Trinbago’s head office at Victoria Park Suites building about the X5 purchase and his relationship with Brent Holder.
Told that we had the X5 documents, Diaz said

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Estimated costs for Tobago steelbands visit to Trinidad for Panorama 2016

Estimated costs for Tobago steelbands visit to Trinidad for Panorama 2016

See full spreadsheet calculation - Tobago 2016 steelband cost estimates PDF

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Estimated costs for Tobago steelbands visit to Trinidad for Panorama

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Mannette launches new pan apps

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  The national instrument is about to enter a new phase of the digital age through the effort of steelpan entrepreneur, designer and lawyer Liz Mannette, owner of Liz Mannette LLC - a design studio

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In Victor Provost’s hands, the steel pan becomes a mesmerizing ride

The Washington Post

Washington, D.C., USA -  ....“I completely separate the pan sound, because I want just the content of what I play to stand out,” he explains. “I’m never comfortable when people say, ‘Man, that’s crazy for a steel pan.’ For me, the

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NLCB invests more than $1.7M in pan and kaiso

Trinidad Newsday

PAN Trinbago announced there will be a North Greens section for Panorama Semi Finals on February 12. The announcement came from Acting President Richard Forteau at a press conference held at the NLCB Suite at the Queens Park Oval on

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Black groups talk of performing in Mummers parade - Philadelphia Pan Stars

The Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia, USA - African-American performance groups who showed in the Mummers Parade on Sunday, said they were glad to be apart of the Mummers’ ongoing effort to diversify.

The Mummers parade has historically been chast

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Jimi Phillip: The man with the hammer

Guardian - Joel Julien

In 1970 Phillip said pan tuner Wallace Austin came to Chaguanas and he was taken under the wings of the "top tuner". "Austin came Chaguanas to tune for a band and he wanted people to work with him so I went and I hooked up with

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NCC President: Audit all Carnival bodies that receive State funding

NCC President Kenny De Silva speaks to Hema Ramkissoon on The Morning Brew about Government's audit into Pan Trinbago.

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Chalkdust: Carnival studies can help Carnival

Newsday

Persons interested in making mas may be disappointed to learn that a Master of Arts in Carnival Studies would not necessarily train them to do so. However, it would qualify them to serve on Carnival committees, judge Carnival competitions, ad

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Should the Large Bands Panorama be moved back into Dimanche Gras?

With the NCC poised to take back control of Panorama, moving the large bands Panorama contest back into the Sunday's Dimanche Gras would a shot in the arm for the event. Secondly the, Medium and Small bands would have day to shine for themselves. 

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‘Mash’ celebration kicks off - Guyana Steelband Competitions

Stabroek News

Guyana, S.A. -  This year’s Mashramani celebration is being held under the theme ‘Celebration with Dignity, Liberty and Greater Unity,’ and according to the Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture, Youth and Sport Guyanese can loo

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Pan Trinbago Ex-education officer speaks with Newsday - Sour note in pan affairs

Aquil Arrindell, the man who quit his job as education officer of Pan Trinbago on Friday, said the organisation was crying out for change to ensure greater accountability and transparency.

“There is need for change.

There is need for policies to deal

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Members of Pan Trinbago Exec resigning to support Pan Players

Multiple reports of members of the Pan Trinbago Executive resigning to join the growing Pan Players movement in Trinidad and Tobago has the Pan world buzzing this morning.

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Panorama 2017 goes on

Guardian

...The issues and concerns raised by the protesting pan players will be dealt with when the substantive president of the steel band body returns from his three week sick leave. Diaz underwent angioplasty surgery to his heart to unclog blocke

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Pan in danger -- no-holds-barred interview with Beverly Ramsey-Moore

Newsday

...For Beverly Ramsey-Moore, manager of the Tobago-based Petrotrin KatFor Beverly Ramsey-Moore, manager of the Tobago-based Petrotrin Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra, the panmen’s call for the Diaz-led Pan Trinbago to step down from office is j

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Panorama Update - C News

Pantrinbago's acting president is hopeful that following this Tuesday's meeting with pan men, the 2017 Panorama competition will start on Friday. Two days later than originally planned.

Cnews spoke with Acting President Richard Forteau this afternoo

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Pan Trinbago Boss -- Diaz doing well after surgery

Newsday

Embattled Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz is progressing well following emergency heart surgery on Friday, sources said yesterday.

“He is doing good,” the source told Sunday Newsday.

He said Diaz’s surgery was successful so much so that he

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