Posted by Oswald Alexander!!!
In 2016 when the players protested, Duvone was there,so too was Renegades captain,Candace.
When the UPPM was formed at the meeting held at All Stars panyard, Duvone was there and he was among the last to leave. Dane Gulston,Duvone and I walked down Charlotte Street after the meeting and Duvone was very agitated as he felt things were moving too slow.
Whenever Duvone work schedule permits,Duvone attend PT meetings as an observer,and he is the only large band arranger who attend meetings. Duvone would sit quietly and listen and at the end of the meeting,he would share his thoughts and concerns with those gathered after the meeting. What Duvone wrote in this statement is what he said after the meeting on the 4th December.
Duvone also said that he is disappointed that other arrangers and tuners don't seem to be concerned about PT, when they are part of the industry,and make good money working for the steelbands. He said "Pan is my job,this is all I do, and I cannot sit by and don't speak out about the injustices "
Duvone also spoke about what should happen with Panorama 2019,probably he would share those before then.
I should let the forum know that Michael Marcano (Renegades Manager) is a front line CIP advocate whose duty was to present our motions at meetings, and he clashed with the former executive many times,so Renegades support Duvone's activism.
Pan needs more Duvones for a number of different reasons.
In Pan
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