The Trinidad and Tobago Music Stars Steel Orchestra panyard is the latest project in the Panyard Upgrade programme

 

Trinidad Express Newspapers

MOVED BY THE MUSIC: Housing and Urban Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis dances yesterday to the sweet pan music of Music Stars Steel Orchestra, following the upgrading and refurbishment works to their band room located in Chinapoo, Morvant

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Speaking yesterday at the Chinapoo Community Centre at the handover ceremony of the recently constructed Trinidad and Tobago Music Stars Steel Orchestra panyard, Dr Jeffrey Reyes, board member, East Port of Spain (EPoS) Development Company, said when the Government invests in steelpans, it invests in young people’s education and the social cohesion of the community.

‘Pan can be used to develop knowledge, address deviant behaviour, and improve memory. This facility in Chinapoo is an opportunity for you to pull the community together,’ Reyes said.


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