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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Approximately 5 million dollars [circa USD $737,000.00] has been approved by cabinet to support un-sponsored steelbands for Carnival 2023 and the payment of 5 hundred dollars to each steel pan player for Panorama 2023.
A release from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, explained that these measures were taken in recognition of the significant role Steelbands and the Steelband movement plays in the cultural and social fabric and development in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as, the financial difficulties faced by individuals and organizations in the Steelpan movement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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