Players fees 2016 - Pan Trinbago under more Stress than previously thought

[Jeremy de Barry]

Players fees 2016 Pan Trinbago under more Stress than previously thought. The payment to all the steelband players that appeared in the TT National Steelband Panorama 2016 is still outstanding as of this date. There has been much controversy in the national and on-line media as to who is responsible for these payments. We make it clear here that it is Pan Trinbago only, that is responsible for these payments. Any other agencies such as the Carnival Development Committee or the TT Ministry of Community Development, Culture and The Arts, are only facilitators for that 2016 Panorama carnival activity; a situation that may be different for the upcoming Panorama 2017. Every year of late, the steelbands of TT enter into a legal contract with Pan Trinbago to participate in the TT National Steelband Panorama competitions. In simplicity; this contract ties them to obeying the Rules and Regulations of Panorama; and should they obey and compete, transgression of other inherent rules notwithstanding; also binds Pan Trinbago to honour the steelbands with stipulated assistance, appearance fees, prize monies and players fees. From the Rules and Regulations for Panorama 2016 may be found: Section 4.4 Entitlement of Registration:

1. Only players who are registered with Pan Trinbago shall be authorised to perform in the competition.
2. Players shall be authorised to perform with only one (1) steelband in the competition.
3. A Performance fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall be payable to performers who have been certified as having performed at the Preliminary round.
4. A Performance fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) shall be payable to players who have been certified as having performed at the Semi Final round.

No Player shall receive more than one (1) Performance Fee per round.
From this contractual obligation we note three things: (1) Pan Trinbago is responsible for the payment of players fees. (2) Players fees (TT$1,000.00/each) are due for the Preliminary round of the competition. (3) Players fees (TT$300.00/each) are due for the Semi Final round of the competition. The last entry (3), for the Semi Finals, has been overlooked is some previous calculations of the amounts due from Pan Trinbago, adding yet more stress to the presently beleaguered organization. These amounts are compiled as follows. Panorama 2016 Rule 4.4 (c) @ TT$ 1,000.00 per player (Preliminaries) Due $ 10,065,000.00 Panorama 2016 Rule 4.4 (d) @ TT$ 300.00 per player (Semi Finals) Due $ 1,752,000.00 Pan Trinbago Players fees obligation: Totals* $ 11,817,000.00 * Data calculated from the actual number of steelbands that participated in Panorama 2016. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 20161206 - tobagojo

[Andre-Roger Dellevi]

Question: 

Can someone enlighten me/us as to how long this drama has been going on where pan workers get "late payments" especially as-late-as the next year for work done the previous year?

Also, is the excuse that the subventions come from the government authorities LATE?

Some say it's always been late, others say not as late as one year as that has got worse sine 2010, which is it?

[Glenroy R Joseph]

"15.3 Quantum of Prize Monies - The quantum of Prize Monies, Appearance Fees and Assistance Fees is and shall always be contingent upon the sums received by the organization from the allocation from the Ministry of Community Development and Culture, through the National Carnival Commission or other designated Ministry that the organization falls under."

Thank you for posting this , ODW .
Everyone should read this , and understand what it means.

And BTW , everyone should also read ( and understand ) this, and remember Pan Trinbago is in effect a private corporation:

"Every year of late, the steelbands of TT enter into a legal contract with Pan Trinbago to participate in the TT National Steelband Panorama competitions. In simplicity; this contract ties them to obeying the Rules and Regulations of Panorama; and should they obey and compete, transgression of other inherent rules notwithstanding; also binds Pan Trinbago to honour the steelbands with stipulated assistance, appearance fees, prize monies and players fees."

Remember , prize money and fees are "contingent"

Pan Trinbago is well protected , folks and they own the Panorama. We can talk and complain all we want but change has to come from within the organization , by the voting members , not from outside .

Unless of course, someone can make a legitimate legal challenge , based on corruption and illegel activities

[odw]

There was a time when prominent citizens in the country would come to the steelbands defense, why the radio silence now? They know who they are, why is Gregory Lindsay asking these entire questions?

[Gregory Lindsay]

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLIC BROADCAST:

Office of the Prime Minister........Office of the Minister of Finance.....Office of Ministry of Culture,... Office of the NCC Chairman and Commissioners......SOS....MAYDAY.....SOS.........Northern Region Pantrinbago Tobago-Region Pantrinbago ........SouthCentral Region, Eastern Region.......what is happening Hello....is Panorama happening.....Today is the 5th of December........Panorama is slated less than a month away......no payment to players remittance for 2016,...no government assistance to unsponsored bands....no assistance to bands fromm Pantrinbago for assistance for Carnival......I see NCC advertising for Mas Adjudicators in de paper dis morning......will NCC also be doing the same for Pan Adjudicators???.....and the entire Panorama format as Dr. Rowley said as quoted in the April 20th edition of the Trinidad Express....what is the deal....Dr. Rowley.. President Diaz of Pan Trinbago, Minister Gadsby Dolly... NCC Chairman De Silva...... What is de deal

IS THERE GOING TO BE PANORAMA AS WE KNOW IT, as planned by PanTrinbago schedule....for Carnival 2017??.....simple question.....YES or NO....de clock ticking......ticktock....MAYDAY...MAYDAY

[Mercer Ramdoo]

Fuh real, is there a "Panorama 2017"? Could there be a 'competition' not named 'Panorama'? How 'bout a "Savannah Jam" 2017?

[Imamu Baraka]

They don't obey Laws you think they will obey Rules.!!!

[patrick]

Name me a Trini that obey rules? Jeremy no need to explain, in case you don't realize, It's taxpayers money, you can't control this, you mad. There is no law and order. The goal, is to get a top position that holds power and you will be in business. Thats how it goes in trini, years now, for everyone on the island..

[Mercer Ramdoo]

Absolutely, that's how it goes............in trini. They like it so, no sweat.

[Claude Gonzales]

Patrick: You have to be a REAL TRINI!!! 99.9 of the posters on this forum DOH KNOW what you just said or doh want to believe what you just said or dey was too FOB to read the society and apply what you just said when they saw  LA TRINIDAD for the first time.

Dey come to EXPAT LAND and put on some rose-coloured glasses when they look at TRINI and trying to sell that bogus imagine on this forum. Dey cyar FOOL ME.

No law! No order!

[odw]

This is what the Steelbands agreed upon, signed, when they registered for Panorama 2016, how can they sue Pan Trinbago???

15. FINANCE
15.1 Financial Contributions - In keeping with the resolution to that effect passed by the members of the organization at its Convention in 1982, each steelband which participates in the competition shall remit to the organization a financial contribution in a sum equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the earnings of the steelband from Prize Monies, Appearance Fees and Assistance Fees received in connection with the competition.

15.2 Deduction from Gross Earnings -For the purposes of convenience in remitting payment of the financial contribution mentioned in clause 15.1 hereof, the organization shall deduct the respective sum from the gross earnings of each steelband prior to paying over the net earnings to the said steelband.

15.3 Quantum of Prize Monies - The quantum of Prize Monies, Appearance Fees and Assistance Fees is and shall always be contingent upon the sums received by the organization from the allocation from the Ministry of Community Development and Culture, through the National Carnival Commission or other designated Ministry that the organization falls under.

. http://www.panonthenet.com/tnt/2016/411/rules-2016.htm

Pan Trinbago Press Conference...responding to the issue of Players Remittance @4:30