TT Steelbands Panorama and Other Events Calendar 2016


Panorama Payments 2016 - Players Preliminaries
The Steelbands (Pan) of Trinidad and Tobago data
Estimates

Steelbands	Unit Players max (Prelims)	Appeared 2016 (Prelims)	Total players
Single Pan Steelbands	45	62	2,790
Small Conventional Steelbands	55	51	2,805
Medium Conventional Steelbands	90	27	2,430
Large Conventional Steelbands	120	17	2,040

		Totals*	10,065
Panorama 2016 Rule 4.4 (c)
@ TT$ 1,000.00 per player (Preliminaries)		Due	$ 10,065,000.00

* Data calculated from the actual number of steelbands that participated in Panorama 2016.
Here is what appeared in NEWSDAY, 2nd July 2016.
Pan Trinbago wants balance of Govt allocation

What was not apparent from the above NEWSDAY article was 'how much' adrift Pan Trinbago had been with its 'players payments', and how much they had requested from (our) the Government (TTGo) purse.
The 'pan grape vine' had speculated that some TT$5,000,00.00 was adrift; or about 'half' the monies. The 'pan grape vine' had been right, to some degree, as shown from the main 'Address' document above, which declares that some TT$5,000,00.00 was presented to Pan Trinbago by the TTGo, in October 2016.
Now the 'Address' document above also shows that $2.7M has been appropriated out of this amount to pay 'Tobago band expenses'; leaving a 'players fee' consideration of some $2,300,000.00.
Now we have no idea what has happened with the 'other' half of the 'players fee' allocation; i.e. the 'other' approximate TT$5,000,000.00. Whether it has been misappropriate; or reassigned to other debt; or just appropriated by a bank against other payments; remains outside of our present knowledge. The 'pan grape vine' has it's own ideas as to what has happened here; but as they are all speculative comments, they will be ignored at present.
What we do know however, is that $2,300,000.00 has been declared publicly, to belong to the deserved Panorama 2016 'players fee' fund. That amount, should in the least, be distributed to the players. There should be that first $5M in the Pan Trinbago 'players fee' kitty. If it's not there, we need a very good explanation as to where it went.
We calculate here two possible Panorama 2016 'players fee' scenarios; Fee 01 & 02. That the players deserve their 'fee', goes without saying. As to the 'amount' that they may expect in the future, they will accept that which may be offered, it being a casualty to present economic realities. However, for Panorama 2016, they do expect their deserved due. Any shortfall in expectations here, will be viewed by them as outright corruption.

Amounts:

$ 5,065,000.00	Kitty
$ 2,300,000.00	2nd residue
Add
$ 7,365,000.00	10,065	Fee 01	$ 731.74
	Players
$ 2,300,000.00	10,065	Fee 02	$ 228.51

Fee 01 = From all expected funds
Fee 02 = From residue only
Note: In reality; the 'fees' shown would be expected to rise a little higher as the duplicate players are weeded out between the bands, allowing the same funds to be distributed more equitably among the remaining players.

Panorama Payments 2016 - Players Semi Finals
The Steelbands (Pan) of Trinidad and Tobago data
Estimates

Steelbands	Unit Players max (S-Finals)	Appeared 2016 (S-Finals)	Total players
Single Pan Steelbands	45	32	1,440
Small Conventional Steelbands	55	20	1,100
Medium Conventional Steelbands	90	14	1,260
Large Conventional Steelbands	120	17	2,040

		Totals*	5,840
Panorama 2016 Rule 4.4 (d)
@ TT$ 300.00 per player (Semi Finals)		Due	$ 1,752,000.00

* Data calculated from the actual number of steelbands that participated in Panorama 2016.

Players fees 2016 Pan Trinbago under more Stress than previously thought
The payment to all the steelband players that appeared in the TT National Steelband Panorama 2016 is still outstanding as of this date. There has been much controversy in the national and on-line media as to who is responsible for these payments. We make it clear here that it is Pan Trinbago only, that is responsible for these payments. Any other agencies such as the Carnival Development Committee or the TT Ministry of Community Development, Culture and The Arts, are only facilitators for that 2016 Panorama carnival activity; a situation that may be different for the upcoming Panorama 2017.
Every year of late, the steelbands of TT enter into a legal contract with Pan Trinbago to participate in the TT National Steelband Panorama competitions. In simplicity; this contract ties them to obeying the Rules and Regulations of Panorama; and should they obey and compete, transgression of other inherent rules notwithstanding; also binds Pan Trinbago to honour the steelbands with stipulated assistance, appearance fees, prize monies and players fees.
From the Rules and Regulations for Panorama 2016 may be found: Section 4.4 Entitlement of Registration: Only players who are registered with Pan Trinbago shall be authorised to perform in the competition. Players shall be authorised to perform with only one (1) steelband in the competition. A Performance fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall be payable to performers who have been certified as having performed at the Preliminary round. RETURN A Performance fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) shall be payable to players who have been certified as having performed at the Semi Final round. RETURN No Player shall receive more than one (1) Performance Fee per round.
From this contractual obligation we note three things: Pan Trinbago is responsible for the payment of players fees. Players fees (TT$1,000.00/each) are due for the Preliminary round of the competition. Players fees (TT$300.00/each) are due for the Semi Final round of the competition.
The last entry (3), for the Semi Finals, has been overlooked is some previous calculations of the amounts due from Pan Trinbago, adding yet more stress to the presently beleaguered organization. These amounts are compiled as follows.
Panorama 2016 Rule 4.4 (c)
@ TT$ 1,000.00 per player (Priliminaries)		Due	$ 10,065,000.00
Panorama 2016 Rule 4.4 (d)
@ TT$ 300.00 per player (Semi Finals)		Due	$ 1,752,000.00

Pan Trinbago Players fees obligation:		Totals*	$ 11,817,000.00
* Data calculated from the actual number of steelbands that participated in Panorama 2016.