St. Vincent & the Grenadines, W.I. - The Elite Steel Orchestra, one of the well known Orchestras in SVG, has been making contributions to the future of Pan for years.
A fixture in the Panorama competition at Carnival, the orchestra is responsible
Read more…New book on the legendary orchestra coming soon
Port of Spain, Trinidad, W.I. - Invaders Steel Orchestra is calling on local and foreign pan players to assist Dr. Jeannine Remy, Senior Lecturer in Music in the Department of Creative and Festival A
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Veteran panman Milton “Wire” Austin is recuperating at the San Fernando General Hospital after toppling off a wrecker on Carnival Monday night. The leader of the San Fernando-based Fonclaire Steel
Read more…Michelle Huggins-Watts
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - She is one of the world's foremost experts, educators and promoters of the steelpan instrument. Her name is synonymous with inspiring and guiding young musicians to achievement, greatn
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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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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
Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form
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
Read more…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,
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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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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
Read more…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
Read more…(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
Read more…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
Read more…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
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
Read more…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
