PAN TRINBAGO promises many more milestones the organisation hopes to meet:
Growing the industry with specific attention to manufacturing and export is its first goal.
Heavy focus on our export markets, getting into continents.
The organisation wants to further develop markets on the African, European and Asian continents..
To grow its export industry and to establish international pan ambassadors.
Another major focus for the organisation is pan in schools.More attention paid to pan in schools.
The organisation also hopes to look more at streaming and synchronisation possibilities. Performance and recording are also high priorities on the agenda.
It is very important in terms of how pan music is recorded and sold.
Discussions about streaming and synchronisation were to be had by all stakeholders, and have already started.
Increased global interest was also something for which the organisation was preparing. It hopes to capitalise on the declaration and help in growing TT’s festival tourism offerings.
Through the World Music Festival and the various community festivals we hope to bring home the Diaspora and more visitors to our island.
The organisation also planned to work through TT’s various missions to ensure that pan is “flooded throughout the world.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry had established a steering committee where discussions about the scope of the pan industry were taking place.The focal point now is on our national instrument. Things are going to happen. Be assured that in five years' time we are definitely going to see a paradigm shift. We are definitely going to see the productive sector called the steelpan industry.
A new discussion is needed on what was to be done with the 8.5 acres of land at Orange Grove Estate, Trincity, that the Basdeo Panday administration gave the pan body in 2001. A major decision is to be made on the way forward with Trincity, at its AGM in October.
A strategic plan for Trincity is now being put forward. The focus on Trincity is not only about the headquarters alone, but a series of businesses and a number of things.
We are going to engage partnerships and investments from various stakeholders.
A new plan for the construction of the headquarters and all the other business arrangements that they want to get into it.
But there were plans for its development, she said.
The President's business is about performance and that is exactly what they are doing at this time.
Something positive is "coming to come" out of discussions on pan being officially declared the national instrument.
Tourism, Culture and the Arts Randall Mitchell was working assiduously on that and negotiations were happening.
There you have it folks!!! Miracles in the making!!!
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