Previously, Len “Boogsie” Sharpe pronounced pan as dead in defiance of the Patrick Arnold administration. Forensically, the Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Winston “Gypsy” Peters in his autopsy, cited Panorama as the cause of death for the steelpan, and advised that its scope should be broadened. The new Diaz administration is under intense fire, they have been chided for maladministration, business failure and corruption, are facing budget and stipend cuts, and double jeopardy from Sharpe’s Panorama 2K11 offering. Do Something for Pan. One would hope that this bouffing from the minister would be accepted as an obstacle, altered to a stepping stone, and dealt with as a challenge instead of an attack on the pan body or disrespect for the national instrument. This of course entails stepping up to the plate and totally turning things around for Panorama and pan. Let’s look at the challenges of turning things around, and broadening the scope—The steelband movement has been organised since 1950, and the original bargaining body was the National Association of Trinidad and Tobago Steelbandsmen (NATTS).
Pan Trinbago, its successor, was formed in 1971 as a cultural organisation, which formerly operated and was registered as a Union representing the interest of steelpan players, and later incorporated by Act of Parliament 5 of 1986. One of Pan Trinbago’s major objectives is—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. Therefore, is Pan Trinbago better off being a trade union/bargaining body for panists, or a limited liability company at the helm of the global pan fraternity? The overview link of the Pan Trinbago Inc Web site brags of several meaningful objectives, and the potent tag line “World Governing Body for Steelpan” suggests to most, an organisation in full control and successfully managing the business of pan. The track record and balance sheet to date do not reflect a body or enterprise capable of delivering the stuff a world governing body is made of. Maybe the thinking, structure, management and mission of a successful organisation such as Fifa is something Pan Trinbago needs to adopt or at least seriously consider.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/01/19/saving-pan-trinbago
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PanTrinbago carries a heavy debt load, saving it would mean coming up with a plan to remove it, who is going to undertake this task when they are not sure of being paid?
Restructure the organization, get skilled business and entertainment professionals to manage the product.
they dont want that look at panvesco
like everything else
its all about getting hands on the treasury
Maybe the thinking, structure, management and mission of a successful organization such as Fifa is something Pan Trinbago needs to adopt or at least seriously consider.
This proposed solution (thinking) may not be applicable at this time, the article was written in 2011. Consideration should be given to improving on the failures and steelband leaders advocating the RIGHTS of Pan musicians.