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Youth pannist gets BPTT Samaroo award Wednesday 13 January 2021 Emmanuel Joseph, a second-year student at The University of the West Indies, is the second recipient of the Jit Samaroo Award which is given to BP Renegades steelband members. - PANNIST Emmanuel Joseph is the latest recipient of the Jit Samaroo bursary which is awarded to support members of BP Renegades steelband with their academic expenses. Joseph is the second recipient of the award which was launched in 2017 by BPTT "to align its support for Renegades with the company’s focus on development through education," said a media...

Remembering pan pioneer Milton Austin Tuesday 29 December 2020 THE EDITOR: History is the very essence of how we gauge our focus on discoveries of our past. TT has witnessed the creativity and sense of national pride that is instilled in us today. As the year ends, we reflect on the untimely passing of Milton "Wire" Austin, a founding member of Fonclaire Steel Orchestra. This is a devastating loss to San Fernando as a son of the soil, an activist, a pan pioneer, a mentor, a father and a cultural icon. Our country is credited for the invention of the steel pan in the 20th century and it has ...