Officials of Pan Trinbago and the board of the National Carnival Commission agree to maintain the existing prize structure for Panorama 2018.
However, a settlement on the Players Remittance, remains in abeyance.
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz has confirmed this.
Despite the present downturn in the economy, the governing steelband body and the NCC board agreed to retain the existing prize structure assigned to champions of Panorama across four categories.
They are: Single Pan, Small (conventional) Medium and Large.
The Players Remittance, which is determined by the government was standardised at $1,000. In 2017, the figure was reduced to $500.
Designed by Pan Trinbago secretary Richard Forteau the Players Remittance Programme is fondly referred to as the “Forteau Plan.” The cabinet of the late Patrick Manning accepted the proposal advanced by the former Patrick Arnold-led Pan Trinbago executive.
Negotiations between Pan Trinbago and the NCC led by Colin Lucas regarding this year’s remittances stalled over the Christmas holidays.
Lucas reportedly communicated to Diaz his inability to settle on a figure back in December, in the absence of line minister Dr Nyan Gadsby Dolly, who was out of the country.
Diaz said, “I told the NCC chairman I want money to pay the players.”
From the newsdesk of Pan Trinbago
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Well Lucas coulda come on the forum. And Dolly coulda come on the forum. And they coulda settle on a figure right here. Most of the people on this forum OUT OF THE COUNTRY and that doh stop we from communicating and hashing out things. But ah always tell allyuh that the NCC HEAD is a political puppet position -- Lucas and Diaz cyar sit down like two big men and when DOLLY COME BACK tell she this is what we agree on because the PAN MEN is the backbone of the whole production so give them ah EIGHT HUNDRED this year and discussion done.
KEITH DIAZ have SO MUCH POWER now ah getting a headache!!!
Ah glad to see that Dr. Nyomba done see through the PAN MAN RIP OFF and say something about it. He made my day.
So while everyone gets their allocated monies, the main players' remittance remains in question. Unbelievable!!!!!
"fondly" referred to as the "FORTEAU PLAN". FONDLY??
BTW Instead of spending 3 million to bring bands from Tobago in competitions which they CANNOT win. Gie dem the money to divvy up among themselves nuh.
FORTEAU PLAN? FONDLY
Panorama start and the "settlement on the Players' Remittance, remains in abeyance". Homework was always a problem with me, never liked homework, hence my dunciness (is that a word?)
ALLYUH GOOD, YES.
I read that 23.5 M was the budget allotted to Pan Trinbago for panorama 2017, but this year, 2018, the sum was decreased to 20.5M, which 12.77% less. If the prize monies should remain as in 2017, some entity has to lose.