00:05the launch of august fest was celebrated through a black-tie dinner and dance event at the radisson
00:11hotel with patrons paying one thousand dollars each as she reiterates that pantron bago is no
00:18longer in survival mode president of the organization beverly ramsey moore is calling
00:22for deeper social responsibility from citizens stakeholders and corporate tnt corporate social
00:29responsibility delivers its greatest value when it invests in people and an investment in pantron
00:39bigu is an investment in human capital development it is an investment in young people from at-risk
00:47community it is an investment in education leadership discipline creativity and responsible
00:57citizenship this is the 34th year that steelpan month is being commemorated in the country the 2026
01:05theme is rhythm and rise youth discipline culture community from ramsey moore's perspective the
01:12crossroads where the country now stands is where a dynamic past is facing the future she says there
01:19are many obstacles in the paths of young people but the young people involved in the steelpan industry
01:25she hails as solutions she says they're backed by discipline instilled from pan yards and they
01:31possess huge potential to be leaders do the work quiet from behind the scenes the work that demands
01:39the success and finally we will all rise together rise above doubt rise above negative stereotypes rise with
01:50temporary setbacks rise together as one united steelpan family and one united nation trinidad and tobago
02:01chairman of the national carnival commission peter kanhai says the organization will continue to support
02:06panter and bagel in its pursuit of developing and promoting work around the national instrument as he points
02:13it being part of the identity of the inhabitants of tnt he makes a call to the media especially the
02:19electronic
02:20media that in this month
02:27of august of august the steelpan month that proper respect and tribute is paid to the sound of the national
02:36instrument across all media
02:44not just as a filler when you're two seconds out from your newscast but to pay proper respect to the
02:53music and the ingenuity of the steelpan and its practitioners all events to be held for steelpan month
03:01on the pantry and bagel can be found on the organization's social media pages
03:14alicia boucher tv6 news
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