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President Christine Kangaloo has taken note of a feeling of hopelessness among some in this country, especially as it relates to crime and criminality.


But she says, our society is not doomed and she believes the pan-yard model can make a difference.


Alicia Boucher has the details from the launch of the President's Pan Camp 2024.
Transcript
00:00A week-long pan-camp for students between the ages of 12 and 21 has commenced at President's
00:12House. President Christine Kangaloo, who from since her inaugural speech has continued to
00:17advocate for the integration of the Pan-Yad model into different facets of national life,
00:23notes the crime situation plaguing the country.
00:26Our country needs now more than ever to see a different view of ourselves when we look
00:31in the mirror. This morning Trinidad and Tobago woke up to the news that there were 14 murders,
00:39with some media houses reporting as many as 15 over the weekend. In the teeth of such
00:45unspeakable atrocity, the Pan-Yad model affords us a different reflection of ourselves. It
00:53shows us one pathway out of the darkness. As for thoughts that there is no hope or escape
00:59and that this is a society incapable of positive action, as expressed in one editorial piece,
01:06President Kangaloo rejects that. I respectfully beg to differ. Our society is neither incapable
01:14of positive action nor doomed to ruination. As among that same society, she credits the
01:21educators, mentors, planners, etc., who she says labored for months to make the Pan Camp
01:27a reality. These men and women have asked for no reward. They have sacrificed without
01:33a thought for remuneration. The Pan-Yad model, she says, instills discipline, structure,
01:38composure and self-control and provides exposure to music and life lessons. I believe that
01:45the widespread adoption of the Pan-Yad model has the potential to be among the most powerful
01:51anti-crime measures our country will ever see. Meanwhile, member of the technical committee,
01:57Junior Regrello, calls the Pan-Yad the great equalizer, transcending age, ethnicity and
02:02social status. He says the young people at the Pan Camp will benefit from a comprehensive program
02:09that will enhance the development and preparation where several successful role models have been
02:15selected to interact with them and share their life stories. Pandren Bego President
02:21Beverly Ramsey Moore says there are now a number of women venturing into the Pan-Yads.
02:27And if we want to impact on that change in community and the reduction of crime,
02:34we need to pay attention to those women who play the instrument and also come to the Pan-Yad
02:43to sit and monitor their children. With the Pan-Yad model, Minister of Tourism, Culture and
02:48the Arts, Randall Mitchell envisions that children in their communities will be introduced to Pan-Yads
02:54from as early as four years of age. It is a place where discipline reigns supreme. It's a place
03:04where we develop character and it's a place where we develop the values that are important to us,
03:12the positive values that are important to us here in Trinidad and Tobago.
03:17He expresses a belief that the country is on the right track in what he calls
03:21a movement for social change. The campers are from the Scout and Girl Guides Associations of TNT,
03:27the Cotton Tree Foundation and a few police youth clubs. 50 other young people will join
03:33the campers for sit-down interactive seminar type sessions. Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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