Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
....“Pan Trinbago is a private organisation,” Dr Nyan Gadsby Dolly said. “It’s not an arm of the government. The ministry has no locus (authority) to intervene in its present governance situation. This impasse presents an opportunity for the pan fraternity to come together and make choices about how they want to organise themselves and be governed.”
With regard to the payments which are on hold, Gadsby-Dolly said it is her understanding that the outstanding expenses for Panorama 2018 exceed the remaining allocation by some millions of dollars. “Under these circumstances, the NCC is awaiting the directive from whomever is the authorised officer in the Pan Trinbago executive with respect to who should be paid, and when.
“It should also be noted that the gate receipts for Panorama 2018 were collected solely by Pan Trinbago. These funds usually amount to between two to three million dollars, which is expected to assist with the annual recurrent expenditure of the organisation, which includes some of the outstanding payments mentioned such as staffing, rent etc, much like a subvention which other NGOs receive.”
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I don't know how many ways it can be stated that Pan Trinbago started out as a union representing pan people, but became a private corporation ,incorporated by an act of parliament , with the support and approval of the Membership at that time , who thought it was in the best interest of the steelband movement.
That private corporation was given the mandate to manage the finances and affairs of the steelbands.
It is NOT as Claude keeps saying an arm of the PNM ( or any ) Government.
It just happens that most of the corporation's funding comes from government , and therefore there should be some accountability to the tax paying public if there are improprieties.
And DOLLY really think that THE THREE MILLION DOLLARS collected at PANORAMA is there sitting down and waiting to pay PAN MEN and meet OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS. And she is the BRIGHTEST OF THE BRIGHT. WOW!!!
And to say openly that PAN TRINBAGO is NOT AN ARM of the government (the PNM GOVERNMENT) is astonishing!!!
Not that they would have listened, but a few people on THIS FORUM begged the PAN MEN to BOYCOTT the 2018 PANORAMA (or least to BLUFF A BOYCOTT) to ensure payment. While most of the others pleaded for them to play. So I don't want to see NOBODY coming now and expressing SORROW and empathizing with the PLIGHT OF THE PAN MEN now.
Because as soon as December come: Is the same recurring discussion going and replay itself!!!
EVERYBODY WANT THEY PANORAMA "COMPETITION" -- Competition ... WINK! WINK!
Pan Players in real trouble, the executive body is fighting against themselves, using the organization money as bands and players await payment. Talk about STUPID on steroids.
well lets see how long she has to wait
i guess the present folks at park street will try to prove they are entitled to the release