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  • Well BEVERLEY tell THE DELEGATES in the meetings that the PANORAMA IN TOBAGO will become bigger than ANY JAZZ FESTIVAL in the world after a couple years. And tourists will be coming from all over the world to see these PANORAMA FINALS and PAN TRINBAGO will be bringing in MILLIONS as a result of this BEVERLEY INITIATIVE.

    And dem DELEGATES swallow that!!!

    The TRUTH IS that THE TOBAGO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY will be footing THE BILL and TAXPAYERS in TRINIDAD are going to subsidize another MONEY-LOSING PAN SHOW!!!

  • Looks like they want to use  Panorama to promote Tobago tourism. Doh get it twisted..

    • And thats GREAT for Trinidad and Tobago!! MUCH NEEDED!! There is only one Treasury.

  • The majority of Trinidad & Tobago steelbands by far gave no objections to these proposed changes. These changes would not have been possible if the steelbands themselves did not give their blessings. Anybody here on this forum have better ideas that could create the success much needed for Pan?? Please say your piece.

    • Bertel

      Just because the memebers gave their blessing doesn't make it good thing to do. These are the same members voted the ganstas into office over and over again.

      The business prudent move would have been to suspend all Panoramas except the large band category for a couple of years to get the organizations financial house in order. The single-pan, small band and medium band don't make business sense.

      However, the biggest problem Pan Trinbago faces is its complete failure in attacking young people to the art form. Until Trinidad and Tobago can get young people to pick up pan sticks before the video game, you are looking at a dead man walking scenario. 

      bugs

      • Bugs, all I would say is that Pan Trinbago is a membership of ALL (Most) Steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago. Single, Small, Medium, Large Bands! What ever decisions THEY make/take MUST take ALL into consideration. I rest my case.

        • Well Bertel 

          Pan Trinbago is the Titanic and it has already hit the iceberg. So unless some radical change in thinking and operation is applied - well you know how the story ends.

          If the large bands have the ability to keep the boat from sinking it might be better to follow their lead for the moment than to end up swimming with the fish.

          When it come to Panorama - ALL don't make business sense. Only Large and Junior Panorama make sense. Ask ODW for the numbers...

          bugs

          • Out of the 180 or so Panorama performing bands, there are just about 20 Large Bands in the mix, so that 20 cannot have the majority say.

            • I understand what you are saying Bertel, but the reality is there is no real Panorama economically feasible market for the other 160 bands. Trinidad & Tobago and the world in general never bought into the categories business. Categories did not always exist. It is a failed experiment that has not work in terms of a product that is in demand. Categories are at best a hustle that put money in the pockets of a few. Nothing more than a shameless redistribution of wealth among the other the bands that could never win anything.  The numbers don't lie during the Panorama season the world is not interested in the medium and small bands. 

              It would have been better, if a certain amount of the Panorama profits were just set aside for the other 160 members rather than diluting the product. This is done sports all the time.

              If the other bands are serious about competing they will join forces with other bands in their region to obtain the large size. The rest of the world seems to understands this.

              The large bands are what captures the imagination of the people.

              What do you think the "mass" bands in the US are about? 

              The clock is ticking Bertel. What happens if the large bands leave Pan Trinbago and hold their own panorama? All the stats say they would be extremely successful. 

              bugs 

              • The reality Bugs is we have to work what we have. This is not a wife you can wake up one morning and decide to divorce. The 160 small bands IS part of the big picture. The big bands ain't going no whey!

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