When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Lutalo Masimba. Lutalo is also the current president of Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organization (TUCO).
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Born in East Dry River, Trinidad,
Read more…Historic 2018 election installs first woman president
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Beverley Ramsey-Moore with 117 votes created history as the first woman to win the presidency of Pan Trinbago in what has to be considered one of the most contentious el
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| President | CANDIDATE/ { Votes } |
Band Affiliation | Info | |
| Team Re-Build | |
BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE { 117 } |
Katzenjammers | i |
| Team New Times | KERON VALENTINE { 55 } |
Playboyz | i |
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| Team Progressive & New | KEITH BYER { 41 } |
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NY Daily News
New York, USA - William (Bill) Howard [leftmost in picture], president of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association [W.I.A.D.C.A.] that presents Brooklyn's massive New York Caribbean Carnival Parade on Labor Day, died Sunday mo
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz yesterday underwent an angioplasty procedure after suffering a heart attack, Pan Trinbago’s secretary Richard Forteau informed Newsday yesterday. He is currently
Read more…BY JANELLE DE SOUZA Sunday, January 4 2015
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The prizes for the winners of this year’s National Panorama Competition are expected to remain the same as last year’s, although the priz
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New York, USA - A funny thing happened to When Steel Talks (WST) on our way to the annual coverage of the 2014 New York Panorama this year. WST unexpectedly became part of the story. Not that WST was seeking, or in need of - “street cred” within the
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Trinidad US Biden
05/28/2013
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, accompanied by Trinidad & Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, tries out a steelpan, the traditional percussion instrument of the Caribb
The Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Airforce Two, bearing US vice-president Joe Biden and his 150-member delegation, will touch down at Piarco Airport’s south terminal at 4 pm on Monday. At a media conference yesterday, Government Infor
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago - A date cannot be set for Pan Trinbago elections until after its court matter has been concluded, says Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz.
The organisation is involved in a High Court lawsuit with four
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Three persons have thrown their hats in the ring for the position of President of Pan Trinbago Inc. Former Executive member Beverly Ramsey-Moore is up against incumbent Keith Diaz for the post in the Association’s upcoming C
Read more…Grenada Chronicle
New York, USA - The West Indian American Day Carnival has a news President.
He is WIADCA stalwart, Thomas “Tom” Bailey who will replace Yolanda Lezama-Clarke in the post. Lezama-Clarke, the daughter of the event’s founder, Carlos
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Nigeria - The first day of November is a day of Steelpan in Nigeria, as the Nigerian Schools Steelband Panorama is held for the third time. Last year, seven steel orchestras participated in the event and this year, additional schools which were in th
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The former President of Pan Trinbago Inc., Patrick Arnold, has been nominated for the 2011 Sunshine Awards Hall of Fame.
Arnold, who was recently awarded Trinidad & Tobago’s second highest national award: the Chaconia Med
Read more…Steelband performers in Trinidad and Tobago (steeldrum’s birthplace) since 1950, have been represented by three organizations: the Steelbands Association, the National Association of Trinidad and Tobago Steelbandsmen (NATTS), and (now) Pan Trinbago.
Read more…In honor of George "Sonny" Goddard, who would have turned 87 today. Happy Birthday!!! We share with you an article, in which Brother Valentino accounts for George's power and courage, against both the "Father Of The Nation", and the "Grandmaster"! (I
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