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Panorama semi-finals fracas - Police cleared
Panorama semi-finals fracas - Police cleared
Posted by Andre Williams on March 7, 2012 at 1:52pm in News
Police cleared
Trinidad Newday
By RESHMA BAAL Wednesday, March 7 2012
POLICEMEN allegedly involved in a fracas on the Greens at the Queen’s Park
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Cliff Alexis, Steel Pan Trail-Blazer in Academia
The linchpin for the NIU steelpan program’s success
by Les Slater
Global - “Do you want me to lose my job?” That was the reaction Clifford Alexis remembers he and the man who was his mentor at Northern Illinois University (NIU), Prof. Al O’Connor, g
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Antigua - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form Tribute To Women In Pan
Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form
Tribute To Women In Pan - Antigua
Woman On Pan
My name is Dotsie Isaac Gellizeau. I am an Antiguan mother, a sister, a wife, a writer and above all else a - renaissance woman. Women doing their natural
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WST Needs A Vetting Process - What Are Your Credentials?
As we know, when it comes to the adequate matching of job position with qualifications, Trinidad & Tobago seems to have an issue dealing with that. The recent "Resmi" issue, for example, proves, that many we exult into positions of "status", get by,
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MY BAD. I devalued FIRST-HAND information by giving it away for free. MY BAD.
From now on, no more freebies. No more frist-hand information, that I thought WST members would appreciate. Only my opinions, from now on. Sorry, for devaluing the information, by lovingly sharing my first-hand knowledge. My conscience is clear - I g
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Patrick Arnold new NCC chairman
FORMER HEAD of Pan Trinbago, Patrick Arnold, yesterday received his instrument of appointment as National Carnival Commission (NCC) Chairman from Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston Peters.
Arnold declined to comment on his new appointment
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Clearing The Air. You Be Judge, Jury & Executioner.
In light of certain attacks against me, in my natural manner of collecting evidence, I am preparing a timelime of ALL my postings on WST since I first came on, and will post it when it's up-to-date. Needless to say, I have started some heated debates
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Cultural Icons Honored - steelband legends Dr. Jit Samaroo and Anthony Williams among honorees
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Six cultural icons have been honored by the National Carnival Commission (NCC) for their outstanding contribution to the Carnival art form spanning more than a century.
....Those honored were calypso veterans, Robert Nelson
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URGENT REQUEST TO SET RECORD STRAIGHT
After seeing the discussion on "REMEMBERING SPREE SIMON" I realize that there is still controversy over one of the most important parts of the "HISTORY OF PAN" On many oceasions when there is controversy with an historical event there is no one aliv
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$250M jumping up in steelband - TnT Paper Display Bias Against Steelpan Community
Please notice that outside of the original title - this article has almost nothing to do with the Trinidad and Tobago steelpan music community directly, much less specifically. One can only surmise that the title was chosen to pull on the underlinin
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World Cup of Pan, it would be held mid-year
(Excerpt from an article appeared in the NEWSDAY Business Day Thursday February 9, 2012 - "A new modus operandi" by Sasha Harrinanan)
THE WINDS of change have blown through the Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company (TTEnt) following the appointme
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Panorama 2012 DVD
Anyone viewed the Panorama 2012 DVD?, I would like to hear comments...Am I the only one hearing a different sound...I know based on audio systems (home theater, computer audio cards) sound reproduction can be heard differently, stereo vs surround so
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Carnival is big money. Where's the Panist's share?
I'm watching the Carnival parade on CTNTWorld and I'm thinking, Carnival is big money.
Band leaders,costume creators and designers, caterers, retailers, DJs,Soca singers and bands, transportation companies etc. etc., they all make money off the Carn
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GAME OVER. WE WIN!!! (I have already accomplished MY MISSION on WST.)
To the Agents of Chaos, and Wolves In Shepherds' Clothing:
I have already accomplished MY MISSION on WST; George "Sonny" Goddard is now part of the conversation, and I have kept his legacy ALIVE!!!
"GAME OVER"! We won!!! The perceived game you are pl
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Trinidad and Tobago International Conference on The Steelpan -- CALL FOR PAPERS
Trinidad and Tobago International Conference on The Steelpan
CALL FOR PAPERS
Pan Globalization: Progress and Possibilities PanTrinbago will be hosting an International Conference on the Steelpan from May 6th – 8th 2012. In the 50th year of independenc
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Neville Jules Speaks - Revisted
There are a collective few who bear the distinction of being universally recognized as members of that unique, and special fraternity we at When Steel Talks refer to as Giants and Titans of “Pan and the Steelpan Movement.” Through their intellect, ta
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NONE OF MY FRIENDS ARE NIGGERS by George D. Goddard
None of my friends are niggers Though many (of them) are of African descent. None of my friends are crackers Though many (of them) are of European ancestry. None of my friends are kikes Though many (of them) are of "Jewish" heritage. None of my frien
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Consul General R. N. Ramgoolam on "Afro-Trinidadian Culture".
"In a keynote address to mark Black History Month, Trinidad and Tobago Consul General Rudrawatee Nan Ramgoolam challenged Afro-Trinidadian young people to fulfill the richness of their cultural heritage. In a speech that detailed the history and sign
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Girl Pat Steel Orchestra - A Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
An excerpt from The Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan History and Evolution by Dr FIR (Fedo) Blake reads: “The most successful female venture in the steel pan movement was made by the Girl Pat Steel Orchestra of Hazel Henley of Picton Street, Newtown. Sh
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