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It’s West Indian Carnival Time In New York, But Without The Famous Parade

By NAN ET Editor

News Americas, BROOKLYN, NY, Fri. Sept. 3, 2021: For a second year, COVID-19 has side-lined the

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McLean Project for the Arts gets musical with 2021 festival lineup

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Pan Moving Forward will defend your right to vote. Elections must be held.

Pan Moving Forward will defend your right to vote. Elections must be held.

 

Pan Trinbago’s executive’s weak, laughable, pathetic, inconceivable and selfish attempt at retaining power by postponing this election would not work. This executive continu

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Total Disrespect! Total Advantage! Total Destruction (coming)! Say NO to HADCO.

How stupid will a steelpan Builder - Tuner - Grover be to go and work for HADCO.

We are trying as a people to be INDEPENDENT … we are trying to put slavery behind us.

I encourage all steelpan Builders, Tuners and Groovers to continue to work for you

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President Moore called PMF a Fly by Night organization on television

How to recognize a “Fly By Night” organization, according to president Moore

• They get a minimum of five (5) hampers for bands all around Trinidad.
• They establish relationships between steel bands, their MP and councilors to the benefit of all par

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8 million dollars for Tobago band; Keith Scotland says the Spree Simon project is going to be on his front burner.

8 million dollars for Tobago band; Keith Scotland says the Spree Simon project is going to be on his front burner.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

The day started with bright sunshine and blue skies, perfect for pan yard renovations. The bands from south wer

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Fyzabad 4th Dimension needs a home. MP Dr. Lackram Bodoe is on it. PMF hamper drive continues.

Fyzabad 4th Dimension’s need of a new home is being address by MP Dr. Lackram Bodoe as PMV hamper drives continue.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

Pan Moving Forward organized a massive hamper drive for South Steel bands this week. San Fernando, La Brea, Ma

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Avoid Election Chaos

Avoid Chaos………. Keep the Elections

Under article1 Convention of the constitution, article 1a clearly states that the convention be held once every three years for the purpose of determining policy of the association and to elect members to the centra

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Before and after pictures of Spree Simon Steel Orchestra computer room.

These are before and after pictures of the Spree Simon Steel Orchestra computer room.

If you are inspired, we are asking for assistance to get computers for the space and for other steel bands. Thanks to all who have contributed and we Pan Moving F

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Spree Simon Community Centre Renovation.

Trinidad and Tobago Television – TTT
#11A, Maraval Road, St. Clair

Re: Spree Simon Community Centre Renovation
It's a Community Center; Homework Center; Spree Simon Regional Life Center (Church); John John Police Youth Club; A Safe House for women a

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Faris Al Rawi remembered vividly The Roaring Lion & Skiffle’s tour in Rome. Hamper Drive in San Fernando West for Panists.

By Aquil Arrindell

 

MP for San Fernando West, Attorney General, Faris Al Rawi;  His Worship the Mayor of San Fernando, Junior Regrello, in collaboration with Pan Moving Forward, brought relief through a hamper drive to panists from steel bands wit

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“All Stars’ Woman On The Bass, is my all-time favourite pan song” says Ms. Pennelope Beckles at her hamper drive for steel bands.

“All Stars’ Woman On The Bass, is my all-time favourite pan song” says Ms. Pennelope Beckles at her hamper drive for steel bands.

“Similar to the feeling the song Lauren by Explainer does to our diaspora in New York when they hear it, so does Woman O

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Pan Politics and Morality

It is heart warming to learn that Mrs Beverly Ramsey Moore read what I write, and act on my suggestions. I am humbled to learn that she listens to “de country bookie”.

I am happy to learn of her team’s (not executive’s) crusade to the countryside. En

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Land for Shades In Steel steel orchestra; Politicians want to play Pan By Storm.

Land for Shades In Steel steel orchestra; Politicians want to play Pan By Storm.

by Aquil Arrindell

 

Our group, through our hamper drives, has been continuously building bridges between local political representatives and the steel bands in their ca

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Leadership and Vaccination

My position has always been clear on vaccination.
I have received sixteen (16) vaccines between 2004 and 2012, inclusive of two three (3) shots/jabs full courses, and a few flu shots.

Retroactively, the evidence suggests that vaccines work. When I ent

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Phase II, 'Boogsie' mourn Nikki Borde

Newsday Len "Boogsie" Sharpe and Nicole Borde. - PHOTO COURTESY HADCO PHASE II

Steelpan arranger and founder of the Phase II Pan Groove Len "Boogsie" Sharpe on Wednesday mourned the loss of long-time friend and supporter Nicole "Nikki" Borde.

Borde

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MP for Toco Sangre Grande and Councillor for Valencia West gave up their Salary to assist families in need.

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Land Management and Steelbands Survival and Sustainability

As I wrote in the discussion  STEELBAND SUSTAINABILITY AND SURVIVAL IN THE POST PANDEMIC ERA.

Posted on May 23, 2021 at 12:03pm - “The future of many steel bands in Trinidad and Tobago hang in the balance, business cannot continue as usual.”

I went o

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Bravo to Mr. Keith Scotland, MP for Port of Spain South. Happy day for steel bands.

Bravo to Mr. Keith Scotland, MP for Port of Spain South. Happy day for steel bands.

By Aquil Arrindell

Just to be clear, this is not a PNM thing, this is a steel band thing. It matters not what side of the political divide you stand, once you help a

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Educate before you Vaccinate

Educate before you Vaccinate

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

I am advocating that the government allocate a quota of the country’s vaccines for our members. However, I am urging our membership to be mindful of two things; Not everything that is being offered

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