Entertainment Sector in distress—TUCO [Lutalo Masimba has a new angle now begging for money for the creative arts sector (under the COVID UMBRELLA) after stealing MILLIONS from TUCO]

Guardian May 12, 2020

"The Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation {TUCO) wants Government to give serious consideration to a special economic stimulus package for the entertainment industry.

In a news release issued today, TUCO’s president, Luta

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Earl Richards: SUPPOSIN'!!! Now ah ONLY SUPPOSIN!!! Suppose BEVERLEY was serious about SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION and THE PAN WORLD -- don't you think that she would have organized a HELPING HAND ...

...DURING THIS PANDEMIC?

Earl: Do you know that WACK and KENNY PHILLIPS have a form on their website where you can DONATE CASH to WACK directly? And yuh know that KENNY PHILLIPS and BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE is best FRIENDS and BUSINESS PARTNERS in the w

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Trinidad Killa gives back [Allyuh doh think that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE and PAN TRINBAGO coulda organize something like this?]

Guardian April 18, 2020

Kern Joseph, known by his stage name Trinidad Killa, captured many in the nation with his musical talent during Carnival 2020 and now he is hoping to do the same through his generosity.

Guardian Media spoke with Joseph as he

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Biden campaign pressed on Latina VP prospects [I know that this is not a POLITICAL FORUM but I have to put up this article]

POLITICO ELECTION 2020 May 19, 2020

Biden’s campaign has been slow to diversify its staff, and after critics say it paid little attention to Latino voters in the primary, the campaign has work to do to make up ground in reaching the group — a problem

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Cecil Hinkson and Earl Richards: Pack allyuh BAGS -- we moving to MAYARO!!!

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Earl Brooks Jr. leads the pack going into finals of the Panograma solo finals

Earl Brooks Jr/ PanoGrama Semi Final: Sir Duke

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New York Times Commemorates Pan Icon Martin Douglas

Martin Douglas, Who Set Tone for Steel-Pan Brooklyn, Dies at 71

By Sam Dolnick

A deft musician and beloved mentor, he helped keep steel-pan music — his bridge to the Caribbean — a vibrant part of New York life. He had the coronavirus.

Martin Dougla

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Allyuh know that I am THE ONLY REAL TRINI left in THE WORLD so ah does always be PUMPING UP MEH REAL TRINIS -- so PRAISES to THIS TRINI COVID DOCTOR IN NEW YORK ...

Guardian April 27, 2020 Rhondor Dowlat-Rostant

Trinidad-born Dr Michael Pillai, 28, is one of the ‘heroes’ working on the frontline in a hospital in East Brooklyn, New York.

Pillai, who is originally from Diego Martin, is an internal medicine reside

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LOOK!!! Doctor Dolly (BIG MINISTER) handing out HAMPERS -- and BEVERLEY control about a 375,000 PAN FAMILY (nationally) and she is NO WHERE to BE FOUND ... in these DESPERATE DAYS

Newsday April 6, 2020

And BEVERLEY was the one PREACHING all the SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION and when the OPPORTUNITY AROSE -- she LIMING WITH THE NCC EXECUTIVES and turn her back on PAN PLAYERS ... and THE NATION by EXTENSION!!!

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Panist Oscar Williams has passed

When Steel Talks extends our condolences to the family and friends of panist Oscar Williams, who passed away Thursday April 9, 2020.

Oscar and his brother Tony, founded Belmont Hi Larks Steel Orchestra in Trinidad.  He also played in West Side Symp

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Panist Des' story - Old, Alone and Stuck at Home: -- Channel 4 News

“We’re dropping like flies around here.” 82-year-old Des is isolating after Covid-19 killed several of his friends. This is how he is coping with the lockdown.

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Antiguan pannist tuning up for international contest finals – on Instagram

Antigua Observer

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Act Now to Get CARES Act Funding for Your Program

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Wide tracing net needed for 1st [TT] COVID fatality

Guardian March 26, 2020

“He comes every year for Carnival,” a family friend said Thursday.

In the weeks leading up to Carnival, the man had been socialising and attending public events.

“For all of February he was fine but one of his close relatives

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GREGORY LINDSAY: Where is YOUR LEADER -- BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE? She is SHOCKINGLY SILENT after promising SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION and when the opportunity arrives she is PARTYING with THE NCC EXECUTIVES

By now everybody forget that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE promised to be THE MINISTER OF HEALTH and the MINISTER OF TOURISM and the MINISTER of EDUCATION and THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT all wrapped up in her role of PRESIDENT OF PAN TRINBAGO overseei

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Ah have ah REAL CONCUSSION: I have to APOLOGIZE to BUGS -- he was RIGHT and I was WRONG on the EXPONENTIATION of the CORONA VIRUS!!!

Bugs: How much OUR FATHERS and HAIL MARYS yuh want meh to say?

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"LOCKDOWN" IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

• From midnight on Sunday March 29th 2020 Trinidad and Tobago will deepen separation by having all non-essential activities forbidden.

• The National Security Minister and the Health Minister will advise the country on a list of non-essential activit

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Onaje Allan Gumbs, Pianist Whose Reach Spanned the Soulful and the Smooth, Dies at 70

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Oppo dumps and behind-the-scenes lobbying: Biden’s VP search heats up [This political article is worth a read as BIDEN PONDERS]

POLITICO April 28, 2020 

“If [Biden] got somebody black or brown, I'm happy, I'm in heaven, but I want to win,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) “And if Mary Lou, who lives in Pennsylvania, can help him win, I don't care what color she might be.”

“W

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Covid-19’s devastating toll on Black and Latino Americans, in one chart

VOX April 17, 2020

"It has been clear for some time that the coronavirus pandemic is killing black and Latino Americans at disproportionately high rates, but new data from the last few days reveals just how devastating the Covid-19 crisis has been f

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