Trinidad Express
Organisers: We broke even in spite of negative publicity..
“Pan Splash” was a success and will be back in 2015!
This, yesterday from Michelle George, official spokesperson for the entities behind the concept area (Jus Juices, Aqua Fun Park and the Blue Waters Group of Companies), which was introduced as part of “The Greens” section during the National Panorama Semi-Finals on Sunday at the Queen’s Park Savannah.
The competition saw 14 medium bands and 15 large bands performing before thousands of fans in the competition which is organised by Pan Trinbago. The move to have the “Pan Splash” which was reported exclusively in last Thursday’s Express, was heavily criticised by steelband arrangers as having nothing to do with pan and as being disrespectful to the national instrument.
Contacted by the Express yesterday, George said despite the negative publicity and public controversy surrounding the initiative, the organisers were encouraged by the interest shown and had already indicated their willingness to return with the initiative next year. She said:
“We suffered from a lot of bad publicity, which I think is more about the way some people feel about the phenomenon that is The Greens itself —and not necessarily the pool or the Pan Splash idea.
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They more than bold face, they're telling us at this early date that they coming back knowing quite well that people will just talk. All noise no voice, is what they're saying, for to tell us a year in advance is to show that they just don't care about people's opinion. Broke even, my foot, they "buss" and they really bad mind. Band Leaders, put your feet down, there's still some time left.
Garvin: Diaz lick up the VISIONAIRES bad, boy. Allyuh eh have NO CHANCE again. Allyuh need an AGRESSIVE MALE LEADER who believes in "ANY MEANS NECESSARY" to get rid of DIAZ.
Beverly was just a dreamy-eyed opportunist who failed miserably.
Sorry, man!
Keith and Michelle ought to go hand in hand into the pool next year, take two dips and come up once.
Broke even is when operation cost equals gross, so net is zero.
Success is when operation cost is less than gross, so net is greater than zero.
{LOSS<} {DRAW<>} or {WIN>} which is the honest bracket> ? (lol)
Bold face people...
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