Trinidad Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) never refused to give financial assistance to Pan Trinbago for the 2012 Panorama steel band competition, Chief Secretary Orville London has said.
He recalled that Pan Trinbago's President Keith Diaz and his executive met him on January 10, 2012 to request funding to the tune of $3.2 million to support the Tobago bands participating in the Panorama semi finals and finals in Port of Spain. London said it was agreed that Pan Trinbago would approach the Minister of Multiculturalism Winston 'Gypsy' Peters to get the additional funding since it was a national event.
....He said Pan Trinbago went to Peter requesting the $3.2 million for the transportation of the Tobago bands to Trinidad; the Minister said he did not have the money and he would not be able to get the money and he even recommended to them that what he would like them to do was to have one band from Tobago representing the island and the national finals. London said Pan Trinbago rejected that and he also rejected that, saying that if that was so then there should also be one band from each zone in Trinidad.
read more
Replies