00:00The sounds of Trinidad and Tobago's National Instrument played by the Combined Youth Steel Orchestra at President's House during the launch of the second annual President's Pan Camp, hosted by President Christine Kangaloo and First Gentleman, Senior Counsel, Cohen Garcia.
00:25President Kangaloo noted the camp is in keeping with her vision she shared about the Pan Yard model on March 20th, 2023, the day she took her oath of office.
00:37Just imagine the national transformation that could unfold if each of us committed ourselves to collaboration and learning, and if we gave ourselves space to let our innate creativity and resourcefulness take flight.
00:53Imagine the ripple effects across education, crime, and community development. Imagine the challenges that we could overcome with courage, and the obstacles that we could overcome with unity. Imagine the kind of nation we could become. That is the message of the Pan Camp.
01:14Kwesi Moore, Public Relations Officer of Pan Trinbego, spoke on behalf of the President of Pan Trinbego, who, he said, was out of the country on official business.
01:24Mr. Moore spoke about the President's Pan Camp in the context of the Pan Yard.
01:29It is the Center for Discipline and Structure for the Panist, a hub of deep historical learning, invaluable mentorship, creative genius, and it fosters immense teamwork, among many other things.
01:45There is no doubt why Her Excellency identified the Pan Yard model as an exemplary tool for addressing some of the ills that plague our society today.
01:52Former San Fernando Mayor, Junior Regrello, is a member of the Technical Committee for the President's Pan Camp.
01:58This is not just an event. It is a continuation of a movement that honors our past, empowers our present, and secures our cultural future.
02:09President Kangaloo said the 2025 President's Pan Camp will follow the model of last year's camp, inclusive of afternoon segments.
02:19Justice of Appeal, Jillian Lucky, who will be speaking with the Pan Campers on the topic, Watch Your Words.
02:25Ms. World Trinidad and Tobago 2025, Anna-Lisa Nanton, who will be exploring with the campers the topic, Live Your Authentic Self.
02:36Mr. Joshua Regrello, the holder of the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon playing with the steel pan, will be addressing with the campers the topic, Success is Not Easy, No Man is an Island.
02:49Darren Sandi delivered a poem addressed to each of the 25 participants of the President's Pan Camp 2025, who are from different youth organizations.
02:59For this week, your pan sticks is your pen, and you're entering a new chapter, building new character.
03:07There was a video presentation which featured the reviews of two of the 21 participants of the 2024 President's Pan Camp,
03:15who, the President said, learned to play Mikhail Tejia's 2024 roadmatch song, DNA on the steel pan, in just five days.
03:25It was a great experience because I never thought of playing pan in my life, until I actually went and played pan, and made me change my perspective of playing pan, and I wish I could go play pan again.
03:38I really enjoy playing the steel pan, because it's a way to showcase our culture in TNT, and it is also a way to connect with other cultures.
03:50The 2025 President's Pan Camp began on Monday and ends on Friday.
03:56Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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