“It’s never sufficient, but at the end of the day, you have to work with what you have. We can’t live in the past. Things are not what they used to be. Our country is under stress, like most of the world, and we have to work with what we have,” Peters stated.
Acknowledging concerns over reduced funding, he noted, “People would say they used to get $2 million, but that’s ‘used to’ because we don’t have it now. If our fortunes change, we might very well get it again. But for now, we have to continue to work with what we have.”
However, the assistance provided to unsponsored steelbands has been increased this year. During a ceremony at the Queen’s Park Savannah yesterday, Pan Trinbago distributed cheques to over 149 unsponsored bands from all over T&T.
Pan Trinbago president Beverly Ramsey-Moore attributed the increase to successful negotiations with the Minister of Tourism, Culture, and the Arts. Read More
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