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POLICE STEEL ORCHESTRA CROWNED CHAMPION IN REPUBLIC BANK’S “PAN-O-RAMA”, EMOTES TEARS OF JOY

By: Troy Van-Rossum, P.C. 24814

The Members’ of the Guyana Police Force Steel Orchestra ¬Band broke down in tears of joy after being crowned as the champions of the senior category of Republic Banks, Annual Mashramani Pan-o-rama Steel Band Competi

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Hove & Associates to represent EXODUS in their fight against BEVERLEY and PAN TRINBAGO to drop RAG STORM and play SAVANNAH GRASS

At­tor­ney Antonya Pierre (Hove & As­so­ciates) recently announced that her law firm had been re­tained to fight the mat­ter on  be­half of EXODUS as BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE and PAN TRINBAGO try to force them to play RAG STORM in the PANORAMA FINALS in

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The first report (unofficial) on the NORTH PARK given to Cecil Hinkson

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Act on North Park concerns

Patrons attending the “Savannah party” on Sunday voiced generally negative reviews, judging from the responses carried in yesterday’s Express.

From the absence of seats for patrons, to apparently excessive exposure to the afternoon sunshine, to the

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The 4500 NORTH PARK (COVERED) SEATS were sold out ($400 each). But the NORTH STAND had a capacity of 8000 seats ...

That means we have an automatic 1.8 million$ in the PAN TRINBAGO COFFERS.

So I am curious to see how the OTHER NUMBERS balance out -- since GYPSY said that he expanded the overall capacity of the NORTH PARK to 32,000.

I am expecting this NEW PAN TRIN

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Over $2m for unsponsored bands

Trinidad Newsday

UNSPONSORED steelbands received over $2 million from the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts last week. The bands collected their cheques at the ministry’s St Ann’s office.

In prior news reports, steelbands were s

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Teaching with empathy

Newsday -- TTUTA

In our classrooms we have children who will become proud professionals but there are also the dancers, athletes, tailors, artists, mechanics, pannists, and costume designers. But our education system has lost touch with a large secti

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Pamberi, Pan Elders shine at Panorama semis

Trinidad Newsday

PAN POINTERS: A panman from Pemberi points his stick as he performed yesterday at the Panorama semis at the Queen's Park Savannah. PHOTO BY JEFF K. MAYERS

....Three minutes into the song Stewart gave praise to the Almighty looking sk

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So what was the PAID ATTENDANCE at the 2019 PANORAMA SEMIS -- ah still waiting for BEVERLEY to ANNOUNCE IT

Now this lady promise TRANSPARENCY and this was her first opportunity to fulfill that promise by releasing the final numbers from THE SEMIS.

Ah wonder how much of that money is going to ATTORNEYS FEES following this EXODUS FUTILITY?

And again in the

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In the interest of TRANSPARENCY (The Promised Transparency) I would like BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE to share the attendance records yesterday with THIS FORUM

Marcus Ash: I am putting you in charge of producing that report and presenting it on THIS FORUM.

It seems that you are the de facto PRO and the 20,000 readers on WHEN STEEL TALKS are very curious to know how the NORTH PARK mixed in with this NEW PAN

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UNOFFICIAL LARGE BAND RESULTS (UNOFFICIAL, EH!!!)

Large Semi-finalists:
1. Renegades 273
2. Invaders 265
3. All Stars 264
4. Phase II 261
5. Despers 260
6. Supernovas 260
7. Exodus 259
8. Silver Stars 258
9. Tropical 255
10.Birdsong 254
11.Skiffle 253
12.Starlift 252
13.Fonclaire 251
14.Buccooneers

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Pan’s Global Ambition Hits Pause: Export Flagship In Choppy Waters

As the news went viral and the ripple of shock rose to a crescendo of outrage, embarrassment and recrimination, Michael Cooper sent out a WhatsApp message: “Well… well… well. I guess we need to see things in black and white to believe.”

With the note

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Great Lakes Steelpan Fest to honor legends April 13

On Saturday, April 13, the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival in Woodstock will celebrate the music of the steelpan, a musical instrument from the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago, also commonly called the steel drum. Courtesy of Andrew Kuhlman

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Tobago’s youngest pan arranger

Newsday

"It is an honour to have gone up against some of the legends in the category," said Jerry, who began arranging at 17. "It was something I do not ever take lightly, because people will always come with their A-game. So I will always have to

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Pan Trinbago boss: North Park critics will guide us next year

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PAN really reach far, boy!!!

Listen to recordings of different instruments playing alone or playing very prominently above a group. Some suggestions: an unaccompanied violin or cello sonata, a flute, oboe, trumpet, or horn concerto, Asian or native American flute music, classica

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How could DOCTOR DOLLY leave: Sando starved of Carnival funds

Newsday February 8, 2019

THERE are 23 days before Carnival Monday brings mud, paint and music to the nation's roads, yet the city of San Fernando has received NO FUNDING from the National Carnival Commission (NCC) for its celebrations.

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Tobago steelbands ready for Panorama

Trinidad Newsday

Struggles with sponsorship, stipends but

Steelband officials in Tobago are pressing on with preparations for Panorama despite the challenges.

While some blamed the non-payment of players' remittances and cutbacks in sponsorship for

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Unsponsored bands feel the pinch

Trinidad Guardian

Eighty–year-old Daisy James-Mc­Clean, leader of the Harlem Syn­co­pa­tors Steel Or­ches­tra, sacrificed and saved over the years using her pension money to buy the land where the band is on at Quar­ry Street, Port-of-Spain.

The sub­

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BEVERLEY trying to MAMAGUY ah BIG MAN when she says that $20,000,000 is not enough to RUN PANORAMA and PAY THE PLAYERS and SUBSIDIZE THE STEELBANDS!!!

I have a PARDNAH in SAN JUAN who grow up in the same era in SAN JUAN with me and DIAZ!!! All ah we from SAN JUAN and the man just send me an email to CLARIFY SOME THINGS.

What most people on THIS FORUM don't know is that I DON'T MAKE THE NEWS -- I ju

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