Minister raps Pan Trinbago
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Describing the skeletal structure as a “white elephant,” a visibly irate Peters said: “Pan Trinbago has been constructing this headquarters since God knows when. They got the land for free; they got funding to complete and still it is not finished. We have to take a critical look at these entities because whilst the headquarters cannot be completed the executive lives high on the hog. Something inside there is amiss.” Warning that the increase in his budgetary allocation would be equally shared, Peters said entities such as Pan Trinbago continued to be dependent on the purse string of the State. “I have received more funding to help them but the time has come for these interest groups to help themselves.
excerpt from Trinidad Guardian
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finally our minister begins to make sense....lol!
respect you Wire, I know you had it back belly and side worling your tail off to keep things going on your home front band and get it good, you know when SSM had panorama all kinds of stuff went on and in front of people face , a lot of people would allways be having fun dipping in the till I noticed that even in the states the same thing happens, and in pan Trinbago a lot of things somehow seems to grow legs if you know what I mean whilst some people work hard the elves usually are not stuffing stockings but u know what, and they have no shame, I putting myself on the chopping block for you Wire so take your head off fast, before I withdraw mine, there is no explanation for this although it is a hard case every where and any where, is time the government do for them instead of putting money in their hands although they will still tief but at least the building would have been finished by now
The Minister is right this time when he says that Pantrinbago needs to be more self sufficient than it really is. Over the years Pantrinbago led by Patrick Arnold was behaving like his name sake Patrick Manning by running the Panorama and the Country into the ground. Mr. Arnold and his cronies mis- managed the subsidies that were granted to them by the Government. There was blatant corruption in Pantrinbago under Mr. Patrrick Arnold. Every Panorama Finals their members used to keep the whole tickets presented to them at the point of entry to the Panorama and resell those same tickets to other patrons whereby creating over crowding and a fire hazzard, these dishonest personels at the gates also caused patrons to have problems in finding their seats that they paid for. In these hard economic times this should not be tolerated, and the Governmemt should start monotoring Pantrinbago and their nefarious actions, that has caused them to be always dependent on the Government..They must be held accountable for their actions.
.IT IS AMAZING HOW YOU ALL COME TO THESE FANTASTIC CONCLUSIONS .TICKET SALES ARE DONE BY PANVESCO,,DEPENDENT,THE STATE RUNS CARNIVAL WE AT PANTRINBAGO WORKS FOR THE STATE VERY SOON WE WILL BE DEMANDING 0UR POUND OF FLESH..
I'm no insider, but the so called "white elephant" headquarters is really an ongoing embarrasment. The minister is simply saing what most Trinis feel.
Peter
Give Praise for your frankness, Mr. Minister! Too often the society allows these misdemeanors without giving appropriate social pressure. In your wisdom do direct them to get up off their seats and show a positive move.
You are so right Mr. Peters and it is time that someone come down hard on the steelband body, this land was given to them since UNC was in power.