By Verdel Bishop -- Trinidad Express
Sweet pan: Members of Supersonic Steel Orchestar performs at Skinner Park in San Fernando during the Panorama preliminaries of the large and medium band catagory last year. -Photo: DEXTER PHILIP
Although Pantrinbago has rolled out their initiatives for Panorama 2016, the governing body for pan, Pantrinbago, is operating on a decreased budget. In 2015, the allocation for Pantrinbago was $34 million. This according to Pan Trinbago president, Keith Diaz, who noted that the organisation asked Government for $45 million in its budget allocation this year, but received $30 million, which is less than last year with more bands participating this year than in previous years.
Diaz spoke with the Express at Tuesday’s launch of Panorama 2016, at the VIP Lounge, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain, where a couple of new initiatives were revealed for the upcoming competition.
Explaining the need for more money, Diaz said 177 bands are registered to participate in panorama. THe fees include an appearance fee, fees for transportation and prize monies. He said the pan movement hasn’t seen an increase in the price structure in the past ten years.
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All these PROJECTS and ZERO ROI whilst you are still BEGGING. Best yuh get ah LOTTO LICENSE!!!
He said the pan movement hasn’t seen an increase in the price structure in the past ten years.
Yet he managed to steal FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN SIX YEARS!!!