“Cordial” Meeting held with Steelbands’ Association Officials - Grenada

[Pan Times]

St. George’s, Grenada - Representatives of the Grenada Steelbands’ Association and the Department of Culture have agreed to continue dialoguing with the aim of resolving outstanding grievances of the Association.

Pan players recently warned that they will consider not participating in Panorama 2010 if monies owing from last year’s carnival pan competition were not forthcoming.

A payment to the Grenada Steelbands’ Association was made Friday at a meeting involving Junior Culture Minister Senator Arley Gill; Carnival Committee Chairman Colin Dowe; and Steelbands’ Association executive members Brian Sylvester, David Peck Edwards and Michael Blaize Robertson.
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[evan lobo]

WELL AS FAR AS THIS GOES - THIS IS A NORM AFTER EVERY CARNIVAL IN EVERY CARIBBEAN ISLAND - GRAND CHARGE TALK AND IF NO $$ PAID WE GO HAVE PANORAMA ANYWAY- WE CULTURE - LESSON - CULTURE AND POLITICS DONT MIX