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Education vital to hitting Guyana's sustainable development goals

Rupert Roopnaraine
Minister of Education for Guyana

Guyana is one of the highest ranked developing countries in the Education Index of the United Nations Human Development Report but continues to struggle with the provision of increased access to sat

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Happy Birthday to Mr. Mack --Sonatas Steel Orchestra

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings Mr. Mack Scott of Sonatas Steel Orchestra.

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First Lady calls for Carnival manufacturing industry

First Lady Reema Carmona is calling for the creation of a manufacturing industry that provides for Carnival exclusively in Trinidad and Tobago.

Speaking at the media launch of the Trinidad & Tobago Red Cross Carnival Committee 60th Anniversary, Carm

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International Panorama Available on DVD

The long-awaited Limited Edition DVD recording of the International Panorama is available

Captured “live” from the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad, the set comprises the twenty four (24) competing steel orchestras on three (3) discs.

T

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Happy Birthday to Panist Garvin Blake

When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to panist Garvin Blake

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New York Pan Pioneer Milton Gabriel has passed

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family an d friends of Milton Gabriel.

Brooklyn, New York - The Big Apple again took the lead, by honoring its central steelpan music figures in the development of Pan in New York, as the Trinidad & Tobago

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Happy Birthday to Champion Panorama Arranger Pelham Goddard

When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to Producer, Performing Artist, Composer and Arranger Pelham Goddard.

see more on Pelham Goddard http://ow.ly/VNzPe  

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Revisiting -- Musician, educator and arranger Rafael "Raf" Robertson has passed

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of music stand-out Raf Robertson.

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Who are these great Pan men and what do they have in common?

Men of Steel

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Pan Trinbago Elects New Executive… - Election Results

Four (4) members of Pan Trinbago’s Central Executive were re-elected at the Organization’s Fifth Triennial Special Convention and Annual General Meeting at The Radisson, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, on Sunday.

They are Keith Diaz (President), Byron

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Pan Trinbago Regional Elections Results 2015

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Marie Toby (Tobago), Gerard Mendez (North) and David Balbosa (South/Central) will preside over their respective Regional Executive Committees for the next three (3) years.

However, the East will have to go bac

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Happy 15th anniversay to Pan Podium

When Steel Talks extend well wishes to Pan Podium.  Great job...

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Pan in D Country Side 2015

Pan Trinbago's "Pan in D Country Side" 2015 was fantastic. All participants and patrons agreed that it was one of the best. Maybe it was because of the nature of the event. In this, the last such event for 2015, a number of Steelbands volunteered to

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Condolences to Frank Rollock, his family -- BAS

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Pan Trinbago Holds Election of Officers

Thirty one (31) persons have offered themselves to fill the nine (9) positions in Pan Trinbago’s Election of Officers when the Organization holds its Annual General Meeting/Triennial Convention on Sunday October 25^th at the Radisson Hotel, Wrightson

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From Laventille to Cuba... with Success Laventille Secondary School Steel Orchestra, Success Stars Pan Sounds

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  The Cuban Institute of Music on behalf of the Government of Cuba, invited Success Laventille Secondary School (SLSS) steel orchestra, Success Stars Pan Sounds to visit Cuba, August 22-30, 2015.

....In making

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D'Radoes Wins New York 2015 Panorama

Congratulations to D'Radoes on your 2015 New York Panorama championship.

• 1st 469 - D'Radoes
• 2nd 466 - CASYM
• 3rd 453 - ADLIB
• 4th 449 - Crossfire
• 5th 448 - Sonatas
• 6th 441 - Despers
  
• 7th 438 - Pantonic
• 8th 430 - Metro
• 9th 415 - Steel Xplosion
• 10th 388

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Toward putting Panorama in perspective

By Les Slater

this article originally appeared in the West Indian American Day Carnival Association journal for 2015 Labor Day weekend festivities

It ought to have received priority focus by gate keepers well before now and, who knows, the horse may

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2 local music teachers up for a Grammy

San Diego Union-Tribune

Ulli Reiner of Poway and Anne Fennell of Vista among 25 nominees for Music Educator award

Anne Fennell, pictured leading a drumming class for adults on the East Coast this summer. CREDIT: Anne Fennell

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Happy birthday to Birch Kelman - master steelpan tuner extraordinaire

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to the great Birch Kelman - master steelpan tuner extraordinaire.

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