Trinidad Guardian
Education Minister, Anthony Garcia stands proudly next to members of the St Margaret's Anglican Boys Primary School, as they played a pan rendition at yesterday's launch of the National Schools Panorama 2019 at the Queen's Park Savannah.
Rhondor DowlaT
The Pan in School project will be extended to all primary and secondary schools, Education Minister Anthony Garcia announced yesterday during his brief address at the launch of the 44th National Schools Panorama 2019 at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain.
Garcia said there are fewer discipline problems with students at schools involved in the ministry’s Multi-Cultural Music Programme Unit (MMPU).
“I heard mention made about the Morvant/Laventille project and that project is a shining example of what music can do for our students and pan continues to do quite a big deal for our students and for the people of Trinidad and Tobago,” he said.
The minister said he will be extending the pan project to all 455 primary schools and 125 secondary schools before he leaves office. He expressed the view that pan in schools is part and parcel of building confidence in students.
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From Patrick's reply, it's clear that they won't be going by him for ideas on how to use their brains, skills and youthful energies to carve out a living for themselves. Thanks for the intervention Claude.
Well America heading to 900 schools (established -- not in the pipeline or 2020 campaign manifesto) so TRINIDAD will still be in SECOND PLACE.
And where all dem TUNERS coming from to TUNE DEM PANS. Like allyuh never read all the stories about how PAN TRINBAGO and KEITH DIAZ and FORTEAU turn the PANS IN SCHOOL PROGRAM into JUST ANOTHER RACKET.
TWENTY DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS for 2020 and Trinidad elections scheduled for the same 2020 -- like allyuh want meh to blow ah mental fuse!!!
Hopefully, the Minister can translate talk into action. A well funded and managed program of pan/ music literacy in All schools will help keep TT in the forefront of international pan culture, which at present is at risk. Long term benefits will accrue to tuners, professional players, music teachers, pan standardization, tourism, accessory manufacturers and so on.
Bring it on Mr. Minister..... You know the story...... Money talks and etc etc.
Lawford Dupres suppose the minister bring it on, tell me what jobs these students are they going to get, if they are successful in the programs, to buy a house, pension, and live a wonderful life. He getting permanent international visas for them too?
Patrick: You refused to VOTE for Mr. Lawford Dupres and now you are trying to pick the man's brains so that your candidate could get some progressive ideas -- POLITICS DOH WORK LIKE THAT!!!
Claude yuh good.