Over $14m in prizes for Panorama

JetBlue pilot forced to hit brakes to avoid collision after Caribbean Airlines plane crosses path on runway at New York's JFK Airport

• JetBlue plane heading to Texas had been given clearance to depart

• It was rolling down the tarmac at full speed when Caribbean plane landed

• JetBlue pilot hit the brakes at tower's request to avoid a collision

US aviation officials have launched

Steelbands are making too much noise in their communities? An Open Letter to the President

                                                       An Open Letter to:

His Excellency

Mr. Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona SC

The President

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Your Excellency,

I am writing to you as a citizen who has been involved

New nonprofit aims to teach people how to play the steel drum

By Amy Nile, Herald Writer

EDMONDS — A new nonprofit group is raising money in hopes of starting several steel-drum bands for children and adults here.

Steel Magic Northwest earlier this month kicked off a campaign to raise $60,000 to buy steel pans

Vacancies for pan players

Trinidad Newsday

Tonight single pan bands in Pan Trinbago’s Eastern Region will face preliminary judging at the Arima Velodrome from 6.30 pm.

While 20 bands are scheduled to perform, getting to the competition has been a challenging project for some

CNMG enters 2 million three-year exclusive contract with Pan Trinbago to broadcast programmes

The Caribbean New Media Group, the parent company of CTV, Talk City 91.1fm and ctntworld.com, is the network to follow if you want to get the latest on Panorama and all Pan Trinbago events this Carnival, next Carnival and Carnival 2017.

CNMG has ente

No pool on the Greens for the Panorama Semis this year

Pan Trinbago has announced that there will be no pool on the Greens for the Panorama Semis this year.  

The pool was introduced last year, but the decision faced heavy opposition.

The Vice President of Pan Trinbago, Mr. Byron Serrette, said the Pool a

JetBlue Airways has been named the official US Carrier for Panorama 2015

The following is the President of Pan Trinbago address at today's media conference

In considering the dynamics which give purchase to the factors which give life to Carnival events and in particular the National Steelband Panorama, one is constrain

CNMG and Pan Trinbago reach an agreement for broadcast coverage of Panorama 2015 & beyond

Mr. Ken Ali's Speech at the 15/01/2015 Media Conference

President of Pan Trinbago Mr. Keith Diaz;

Vice Chairman of National Carnival Commission Mr. Don Sylvester;

Executive officials and employees of Pan Trinbago;

My CNMG colleagues;

My media collea

Carnival budget mistake has Howai in bind- Douglas, NCC hope for ‘bligh’

Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Dr Lincoln Douglas.

I WAS THERE …AT KAISO HOUSE

by FAY ROE

I know my ‘olde school’ upbringing in the calypso medium colours my views and actions so I tried to suck up the aberrations that confronted me before taking my seat at south NAPA, in San Fernando, to be part of a cultural experience.

I put

Is panorama in its present format and judging criteria helping the steelband movement advance in the 21st century?

WST veteran ODW poses the following question

The question should be - is panorama in its present format and judging criteria helping the steelband movement advance in the 21st century.

Despers manager: We have to continue

Practise was postponed yesterday at the Desperadoes panyard after one of the workers contracted to move the steelpan rack was shot during gang warfare at Rudolph Link Road in Laventille. Atiba Pantin, of Diego Martin, died while receiving treatment a

Fatal mix-up Man killed transporting Desperadoes’ pans

ONE MAN was shot dead and another injured yesterday while transporting pan equipment from the Laventille home of ten-time Panorama champions Witco Desperadoes to the band’s new safe haven, located at Queen’s Park East, Port of Spain.
Dead is 25-year-o

All Stars shines on

Trinidad Newsday

Steelpan orchestras have come and gone, but the Trinidad All Stars have remained one of the top bands in the country for 80 years. The reasons for this, according to historian Andrew “Bukka” Rennie, are the band’s dedication to disci

Jessel Murray the conductor in command

Energetic and in command is the best way to characterize the tall, shaven-head Jessel Murray, artistic director/conductor of the T&T National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO). Murray and the NSSO were recently featu

Hello from Antigua/Barbuda: Julian Rogers starts his own radio station

Trinidad Guardian

Many belonging to the era of Rediffusion or the AM band believed that radio had a particular connection unlike now. But for Julian Rogers, radio is not dead. What matters more is quality.

Rogers, who made his name in Trinidad as a p

Meet Jack Stover, Naples Elementary School

Almost everyone in Naples knows Jack Stover. The longtime teacher and coach has touched the lives of hundreds of families. Here's a News 8 Golden Apple surprise at Naples Elementary School.

Jack Stover has many admirers in Naples. Among them Elementa

Panorama 2015 Essentials - Trinidad Carnival 2015

Panorama 2015 Essentials

• Tunes for Panorama 2015
• Schedule - 2015 Panorama
• Quick Chart - The 411 on all the bands
• Panyard Addresses
• Carnival 2015 - Info, Events, Dates
• Prizes
• Rules - 2013 Update
• 70 Steelbands for National Panorama Single Pan Preli

Junior Panorama payments, please!

 Practice for Junior Panorama has begun, yet prize money for the 2014 winners have not been distributed!  The prize money for these competitions is supposed to be provided by the Ministry of Education. More than ten months after playing their hearts