When Steel Talks extends our condolences to the family and friends of Akeem Young - formerly of St. Margaret's Steel Orchestra in Trinidad - whose senseless death has the world in shock. We also send our sympathy to all those affected by this tragedy that claimed the lives of four people and left several severely injured.
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Um, um, um!!!! As a life skills advisor to St Margaret's Boys Anglican School, I have seen how through the use of pan, many of our students who are viewed to be at-risk based on either being born into and/or simply developed in the quarters of many adverse situations have sored to great heights, excelling both socially and academically.
Why can't ALL these easily disturbed young people find their way to a panyard and make some worthwhile of their lives?
Should that be the case, Akeem would have been alive today moving with time like others to enjoy Christmas and no doubt, another beautiful Panorama season.
My heart goes out to his respective families - home and St Margaret's Boys.
I recall having interacted/communited with Akeem, and his other pan mates from before they touched the instrument. It is so sad working so hard in tandem with his pan director, Rosemary Abraham Std 5 teacher; principal and parent to bring our young males to a level of dignity, pride and integrity, and to see it all disappear in a wink of an eye owing to a weak and devil-infused mind, words cannot describe.
And it so ironic, that pan took me away from my country from Dec 21st, to another, Carriacou, in the quest to assist the Local Government Ministry with using pan to help their students as they cite the value to life, and I read this sad news today.
Please stay strong!
We will all play sweet pan and rejoice when we meet again
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Um, um, um!!!! As a life skills advisor to St Margaret's Boys Anglican School, I have seen how through the use of pan, many of our students who are viewed to be at-risk based on either being born into and/or simply developed in the quarters of many adverse situations have sored to great heights, excelling both socially and academically.
Why can't ALL these easily disturbed young people find their way to a panyard and make some worthwhile of their lives?
Should that be the case, Akeem would have been alive today moving with time like others to enjoy Christmas and no doubt, another beautiful Panorama season.
My heart goes out to his respective families - home and St Margaret's Boys.
I recall having interacted/communited with Akeem, and his other pan mates from before they touched the instrument. It is so sad working so hard in tandem with his pan director, Rosemary Abraham Std 5 teacher; principal and parent to bring our young males to a level of dignity, pride and integrity, and to see it all disappear in a wink of an eye owing to a weak and devil-infused mind, words cannot describe.
And it so ironic, that pan took me away from my country from Dec 21st, to another, Carriacou, in the quest to assist the Local Government Ministry with using pan to help their students as they cite the value to life, and I read this sad news today.
Please stay strong!
We will all play sweet pan and rejoice when we meet again
Sandra L. Blood
I hear you Sandra...
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My condolences to all the family members affected by this senseless act. May God always be with you.
So sorry to hear this tragic news. Sincere condolences to all involved.
My condolences to the Young and the members of the St Margaret's Steel Orchestra.
RIP
My Condolences!!!!!!
condolences to the families that lost loved ones in this senseless tragedy.
I'm at a loss for words but, condolences are going out to all those affected by this madness that took place on Tuesday morning.
It's sad that these lives had to be lost so that it could come to light that they are putting up buildings with NO FIRE ESCAPE.
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