Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - On the national television program ME (Morning Edition), Trinidad and Tobago National Carnival Commission (NCC) Chairman Kenneth De Silva, in responding to ME host Fazeer Mohammed, declared that if the embattled Pan Trinbago
The product must not be compromised. National Carnival Commission Chairman, Kenny De Silva says, no matter what’s happening with Pantrinbago, the show will go on as planned. NCC owes Pan Trinbago no money for 2016. They have been paid in full. Money
Read more…Ace panist, arranger Stewart Speaks on Panorama Crisis
Duvone Stewart -- Facebook -- I was not vocal in anyway concerning the
PAN TRINBAGO, NCC & The GOVERNMENT situation
But what i am seeing now & i am very sorry to say PAN IS IN real DANGER
I hav
Trinidad Newsday -- ANGELO M MARCELLE
On the heels of Pan Trinbago’s membership calling for a boycott of Panorama this year due to non payment of performance money for the 2016 Carnival season, another organisation has found itself in somewhat of a s
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If Panorama 2017 comes off, patrons to the Greens can expect a smaller venue.
Richard Forteau, Secretary of Pan Trinbago, told Loop the Greens will return but it will be back to its original size.
Last year, the Greens was
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan players say they intend to take to the streets tomorrow to show their dissatisfaction with pan’s governing body, Pan Trinbago.
From noon, the players are expected to head to Pan Trinbago’s office at Par
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Panmen are expected to stage a placard demonstration outside Pan Trinbago office on Park Street, Port-of-Spain, tomorrow, demanding the immediate resignation president Keith Diaz and his entire executive.
And for the 2017 Carnival s
Read more…In Memoriam: For all the contributions you have made to our Performing Arts and Cultural Landscape...
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I called Weedie Braimah at the beginning of the year just to talk to a friendly voice about the direction of my passion project, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra. I remember the conversation like it was yesterday:
Weedie: What you should do is get me, Rob
'TO ALL MEMBERS: Thank you for all your hard work and support in 2016.
From carnival through to Constellations 1 & 2, you stood solidly and loyally together to keep the flag of Trinidad All Stars flying high. While recent events in the steel pan worl
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Michael A Gabriel on the passing of his sister Kim L. Gabriel-Marcano, also extended to her friends in the steelband community.
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ...Gradually and seemingly ‘unnoticed’ the crowds and national enthusiasm generated by the Steelband Panorama have begun to dissipate, and like West Indies cricket the symptoms of this ‘loss of energy’ are qu
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - I must express my disgust and indignation at the attitude and behaviour of a few misguided, uninformed panists, who attended a general membership meeting at City Hall, Port of Spain on 28/12/2016, called by Pan Trinbago |
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Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - Is it a strike (by players) or is it a boycott (by bands) that is looming like a massive storm, with the potential magnitude to forever change the face of the prestigious annual steelband music competition of Trinidad |
Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - 
“It was a two-fold celebration when the Trinidad & Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble (TTCSE) hosted its Christmas and Appreciation get-together at its band house, 34 McDonald Street, Woodbrook, on the evening of Thursday 22 D
Richard Lord - Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ...Several panmen walked out of the meeting, expressing their displeasure over the situation and even called for Diaz’s resignation as leader of the steelband body.
Pan player Dane Gulston s
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Michael Mondezie
...NCC chairman Kenneth De Silva, however, said the North Stand remains the only profit centre in Carnival and so to do away with it completely would not make for good business.
“There are all kind of figures floatin
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Pan Trinbago met with the National Carnival Commission on Thursday to discuss a way forward for Panorama 2017.
This after an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening where members of Pan Trinbago said they will not play at Panorama 2017 if they do n
Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - In what can only be described as a total lack of confidence in Pan Trinbago to represent the interests of the players of the steelpan instrument - the players themselves have decided to take matters into their own hands.
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