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"NO SUPPORT FOR CUT IN PAN PRIZE MONEY" -- South Man against South Man; Beverley have everybody fighting against everybody!!!

Newsday January 11, 2019 Yvonne Webb

SAN Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello does not support the suggestion by captain of San City Steel Orchestra Aquil Arrindell to cut Panorama prize money so players could receive a stipend.

He said to get from prelimin

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Laborie Hosts International Music Workshop

Laborie News

Andy Narell directs workshop participants

Professional and amateur musicians as well as music students from the USA, Australia and France have converged on Laborie for the third edition of the annual Laborie Steel Pan and Brasilian Percu

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Cut pan prize money to pay players -- Steelband leader to Ramsey-Moore

CAPTAIN of San City Steel Orchestra Aquil Arrindell has written to Pan Trinbago president Beverly Ramsey-Moore suggesting that she cut the Panorama prize money for 2019 so players could be paid a stipend.

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I don't understand why all these highly-placed and highly-recognized and highly-concerned PAN LOVERS cannot call a meeting with BEVERLEY to discuss their dissatisfaction with PAN TRINBAGO and PANORAMA

Look!!! Dem Yankees having a BIG PAN CONFERENCE in Miami (in early March) and everybody will be talking to everybody else and building consensus to MAKE AMERICA the global leader in PAN PROGRESS. Even LIAM TEAGUE will be in the conference.

So why can

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EARL RICHARDS: Yuh say yuh like CALYPSO and yuh know about CALYPSO. So tell me who sing this song even though the lyrics might be a little paraphrased

Now WOMEN who don't have that SKILL

Jumping on the boat AT WILL

And calling themselves PRESIDENT still ...

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Downbeat Magazine discovers Jonathan Scales

Jonathan Scales Extends Steel Pan Territory

INTERVIEW, NEWS, FROM THE MAGAZINE, JONATHAN SCALES
By Geoffrey Himes   I  Jan. 9, 2019

Béla Fleck knows a thing or two about establishing an identity in the jazz world while playing an unusual instrument.

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I thought I was the ONLY ONE complaining but ah gone by PAN PAPARAZZI and like ah have THREE BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS over there ...

Nikki Cox 

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After 56 years of Panorama -- Panmen still face same issues

“We are going around in circles, spending large sums. Panorama started in 1963 and in 2019, we still have some of the same problems. We have not really evolved as we should have. We have not sat down and studied this event as a single event. Pulled

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Bandits Strike Marsicans Single Pan Band

by Sharmain Baboolal

Arima, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thieves climbed through a very small space between the roof and the wall at the Marsicans Steel Orchestra panyard and stole five chromed tenor pans from the band on Monday night.

That represents

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Players will be paid for 2018 and possibly, 2019, but somebody need to grow some balls.

Players will be paid for 2018 and possibly, 2019, but somebody need to grow some balls.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

I left yesterday’s meeting with a glimmer of hope. With some convincing from the membership, our players are getting a commitment from our

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The 2018 Single Pan Champions Newtown Playboyz will not be defending their crown in 2019

by Sharmain Baboolal

The 2018 Single Pan Champions Newtown Playboyz will not be defending their crown in 2019..and will deprive thenselves of a three peat.They first won the title in 2017 mere months after the band was formed. It was a breakaway fro

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NO SANDALS IN TOBAGO

Alina Doodnath  Created:15 January 2019 LOOPTTNEWS

"At a conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair on Tuesday, Sandals CEO Gebhart Rainer explained the company's decision to withdraw from the project, citing negative publicity as the m

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BLUEBOY rethread creating a STORM -- RAG STORM at PANORAMA

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Panorama goes on despite lack of $$

Trinidad Newsday

Beverley Ramsey-Moore

Beverly Ramsey-Moore, Pan Trinbago president, was adamant that in spite of grumbling by a number of pan players at a special meeting on Sunday, and others on social media, that Panorama is definitely on this y

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IAN FRANKLIN trying to wake PAN PLAYERS UP -- but like dey in TOO DEEP A SLUMBER

Ian Franklin‎

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Pantrinbago say no stipend for Panplayers,Who cutstipends from $1000.00 to $500.00 DLRS,Who dont like Pan and Jumps from Party to Party and has no respects for Family No Lie Nooooo Lie

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Condolences to family and friends of Yvette Johnson

When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ms Yvette Johnson. 

She was a Queen, a Warrior and a Supporter. She is one of only two people in the history of When Steel Talks to have sent us a check, totally unsolicit

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Valentine Young is not letting up in the fight against BEVERLEY and GYPSY ... unlike MOST on THIS FORUM

Valentine Young NCC and PANTRINBAGO are in Cahoots to Deny the Pan Players their Stipends. This New Chairman of NCC and New PANTRINBAGO President are Putting a Hurting on the Young Pan Players of Our Land. They Want them To Work for Free While they u

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PAN PAIN!!! Petrotrin cutting and BEVERLEY cutting and GYPSY cutting Steelband and PAN PLAYERS MONEY

Newsday January 9th, 2019

Yvonne Webb

"SPONSORSHIP enjoyed by three steelbands has been pulled by Petrotrin’s successor company Heritage Petroleum Company Ltd, weeks before the preliminary round of the National Panorama competition is scheduled to ki

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"The hustling days for Pan Trinbago done,"

Loop Magazine

Pan Trinbago President Beverly Ramsey-Moore has assured that there will be a Panorama competition this year.

However, she said, the organisation cannot pay pannists for 2018 and payment does not look possible for 2019.

"I have said to

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