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PAN Trinbago President Keith Diaz has welcomed the recent appointment of former culture minister and calypsonian Winston “Gypsy” Peters as National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman.
“Personally speaking, I have no problem with it.
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The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts is dispelling rumours that Colin Lucas was fired as Chairman of the National Carnival Commission.
The Ministry said Mr. Lucas, having been appointed to the position of C
Image captionThe home secretary said she would do all she could to "right the wrongs" that had been done
UK citizenship fees and language tests will be waived for the Windrush generation and their families, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said.
She t
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UConn's Steel Pan Ensemble performs energetic musical pieces at their spring concert in Von Der Mehden Auditorium on April 21st, 2018.
Connecticut, USA - On Saturday night, UConn musicians joined in von der Mehden Recital Hall to pe
Read more…When Steel Talks extend our deepest sympathies to CASYM Steel Orchestra and Invaders Steel Orchestra on the senseless lost of their anchor member Jeffrey “Rafa” Dorant.
The National Carnival Commission (NCC) has a new Chairman.
On Friday, former Culture Minister and Extempo Veteran, Winston 'Gypsy' Peters, received his instruments of appointment.
The appointment comes on the heels of the resignation of Colin Luca
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Plans for the steel band industry and an economic impact assessment of Carnival were among the initiatives by the recently dissolved Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB), reported forme
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Minister of Community Development Dr. Nyan Gadsby Dolly presents Winston Gypsy Peters with his letter of appointment as Chairman of the National Carnival Commission. Also present was Ms. Angela Edwards, Permanent Secretary of the MCDCA. Photo courte
This morning on CNC3's the Morning Brew Hema Ramkissoon spoke with Gregory Lindsay about Pan Trinbago. He thanked Keith Diaz for his service but believes that its time for him to go. He also suggested that the organisation go before a Joint Select Co
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PAN virtuoso Liam Teague continues to rise in musical academia.
The accomplished arranger is now professor of presidential research, scholarship and artistry at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in the Unite
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Barbados, W.I. - “Whenever I play pan, I would drift to this place of total bliss where she [my mother] resides and I can never help but to smile uncontrollably and feel at peace. Onlookers always inquire about my abili
Yo, Gregory, please share. I know very few value what I bring to the table, as a "nobody", but sound advice is independent of the messenger. Peace.
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AT the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Pan Trinbago at CWU headquarters on Tuesday, the membership voted out the central executive committee and installed a caretaker committee.
The interim committee compris
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A decision by a large group of PanTrinbago members to remove the organisation’s central executive is now set to be the subject of a legal challenge.
During a special meeting at the CWU Hall in Port-of-Spain on Tuesday evening, 130 m
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This comes as a Caretaker Committee was installed following an Emergency Motion and Meeting on Tuesday.
Apart from dissolving the Executive, it was voted with 130 votes in favour and one against that the former President, Treasurer and one other of
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Proof that could have spared members of the Windrush generationfrom the threat of deportation was destroyed by the Home Office under Theresa May, it has been revealed.
Thousands of landing cards – recording dates of arrival in the UK – were thrown a
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To make matters worse, reports surfaced that the UK government destroyed landing cards, which would’ve been filled out by Windrush migrants on their arrival into Britain, in 2010. However, UK prime minister Theresa May said that while the Home Offic
Read more…...Once in a great while, a musician will take an instrument associated with more popular genres and raise it to a level of virtuosity and cross into classical repertory. Princeton University PhD student Kendall K. Williams has made a career moving t
