Trinidad Express
PAN players will receive their $1,000 stipend for next year's Carnival, Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Dr Lincoln Douglas has said.
Douglas made the statement yesterday as he presented the instruments of appointment for the commissioners of the board of the National Carnival Commission (NCC).
The issue of the stipend for pan players was an area of contention between Pan Trinbago and former arts and multiculturalism minister Winston "Gypsy" Peters.
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.We've come a long way. Years gone by panmen wasn't getting one cent after panorama. Kudo Mr. Minister for being a man of the people. You listens.
Panmen starting from January to after carnival Tuesday every night practicing until who know when,And that is all the money you are going to give them.(Please give me a break) on that one.
Blessings to the Minister - Pantrinbago and the Pannist. A way forward.
How long will panmen keep stretching their hands out to the government for handouts? And to see people cheering that is kind of tragic.
Claude, If they continue to have panorama final on the Saturday before carnival panmen will always need a handout.
If they push back panorama one week then panmen will be able to learn music for the road, have panyard fetes and bring out mas.
This is a really great idea. Main concern is the attendance of people abroad who come just for Carnival weekend + Carnival. That probably amounts to a lot of patrons.
What about the increase cost of living? The funny math continues.
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A good move.Thank you Dr. Douglas and whosoever had a hand in the negociations.
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