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PRESERVATION OF OUR CARNIVAL • Eliminate Production Constraints such as
deficiencies in Tuning Capacity, Chroming
Unlike history museums, the Carnival Museum Services, raw materials, and Standardization of
can be very dynamic, adding new material each Pans.
year as outstanding costumes, music and pan
innovations are produced. • Develop steelpan manufacturing for export.
EDUCATION AND CULTURAL HISTORY • Support Intellectual Property rights for the
instrument
The Carnival Museum will bring to life those
things that are read in history books about • Develop a National Governance Framework for
Carnival, the invention of Pan and the carnival the steelpan in Trinidad and Tobago
arts.
FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
STEELPAN MANUFACTURING
TOURSIM
Outside of Carnival, Trinidad and Tobago is a land
rich with festivals.
There are as many as ten other national,
community and religious festivals, spread over
the calendar year which can be attractive to local
and international tourists. These include – Divali,
Ramleela, Phagwa, Hosay, Tobago Heritage
Festival, Tobago Blue Food Festival, Paramin
Parang, Point Fortin Borough Day, La Divina
Pastora (Siparia Mai Festival) among others.
To promote and grow the steelpan industry, the While Carnival is, and will remain, the big drawing
PNM will stimulate local demand and economic card, Trinidad and Tobago can leverage on its
activity by: popularity to build interest in other festivals.
• Continuing and completing the contract
awarded to Pan Trinbago in 2013 for Supply,
Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of
Steelpan Ensembles and Accessories for 25
Schools, which was stopped by another
Government
• Restarting the Pan in Schools Programme
• Building Supply Capacity and Capability through
supporting our pan manufacturing capability and
capacity both in terms of plant and equipment
and critical skills
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