CALM BEFORE THE STORM: Pan Trinbago president Beverly Ramsey-Moore and external relations officer Dale Gulston are all smiles before the start of what turned out to be a very heated meeting yesterday at the CWU Hall in Port of Spain. PHOTO BY SUREASH CHOLAI
PAN Trinbago president Beverly Ramsey-Moore yesterday presided over an often times heated special general meeting of the organisation. The meeting took place at the Communication Workers Union Hall on Henry Street in Port of Spain. The media was not allowed on the premises to cover the meeting. Up to press time, the meeting was still in progress.
At times, tempers flared as some members complained bitterly about not being paid their remittances. Ramsey-Moore previously told panmen not to expect any stipend for 2019 and 2020. The $1,000 stipend for players for 2018, however, is still outstanding.
"I want my money! My children bawling! I want my money now," one man was heard yelling. The man was escorted outside where other members tried to placate him. He eventually returned to the meeting. One woman was heard saying the young players in one band will not come to practice if they are not paid.
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Cat's out of the bag now. Children are holding bands hostage over this little bit of money. And commentators will talk about "child labor exploitation"... it wasn't exploitation before everybody got this remittance, was it?
Meanwhile the article states that last year's gate receipts at finals were a fraction of what they used to be. Everybody will assume skullduggery but I was there and can tell you the north stand was deserted and the grand stand wasn't at capacity. Just saying...
Don't forget total gates receipts for Panorama includes the Semis a day long event and the Finals. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Friday, January 5, 2018
Panorama bands will pay Players Remittance cheques
The Central Executive of Pan Trinbago has elected to allow the leadership of participating steelbands in this year’s National Panorama Competition to pay individual Player Remittances.
Keith Diaz, president of the world governing steelband body says a decision taken by his executive was taken to pay a lumpsum to bands. In turn, bands will issue individual cheques.
http://www.pantrinbago.co.tt/News/News-Articles/ArtMID/723/ArticleI...
"Ramsey-Moore hinted that Pan Trinbago was prepared to go door to door, to seek funding from corporate TT."
They fire SANDRA AWAII and now they want to send Marie Toby and Salisha James and Beverley Ramsey-Moore "to go door to door" to seek funding from CORPORATE TT.
These TOBAGONIANS have ZERO IDEA on how TRINIDAD works!!!
And is dem TRINIDADIANS vote in to RUN PAN TRINBAGO!!!
ACT No. 5 OF 1986 - AN ACT TO INCORPORATE PAN TRINBAGO.
Pan Trinbago was formally incorporated by an act of parliament in 1986 (Act No. 5 of 1986). The act inferred Corporate status on PanTrinbago, set forth its aims and objectives and conferred extensive powers on the organization to act locally and internationally in all manners to further the development of the steelpan and protect the interest and welfare of the members of steelbands.
Aims and Objects noted in the Act include:
1. To promote the development of the steelband movement.
2. To purchase, lease, or acquire lands, buildings, and real property
3. To present, manage, organise concerts, competitions, music festivals and grant or contribute towards prizes and awards.
4. To affiliate with organizations having similar objectives.
5. To advance and protect the welfare of steelband members.
6. To encourage and conduct steelpan research.
Powers given in the act include:
1. Acquire land or any estate or interest in land.
2. Accept subventions and donations and manage and invest all moneys belonging to Pan Trinbago.
3. Construct or acquire national headquarters and invest in the production of steelpan instruments.
4. Acquire any patents, copyrights, trademarks, licenses and the Explore which may directly or indirectly benefit Pan Trinbago.
5. To do anything deemed by its Convention that can be carried out in connection with or ancillary to any other power or objectives.
Form a Steelpan Trade Union and let them and the lawyers negotiate!!!
Who the general membership consist of... they decided to change the purpose of the organization???
PanTrinbago is a cultural organization which was incorporated by Act of Parliament, 5 of 1986. It formerly operated and was registered as a Union representing the interest of steelpan players. The general membership of the steelband Movement decided that it would better serve their interests in the development and promotion of the steelband, to become incorporated by an Act of Parliament here in Trinidad and Tobago, the birth place of the steelband and the main centre for the propagation of this art form.
Pan Trinbago expects to maintain strong ties and work closely with Musicians’ Unions in countries wherever steelpan players perform, so that any industrial and/or labour disputes involving steelbandsmen could be properly handled.