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Pan Trinbago President Beverley Ramsey-Moore is urging Government to focus on refurbishing panyards rather than constructing community centres, as panyards guide young people toward positive paths.
“We can pause on the construction of community centres and upgrade panyards as we do the work to prevent our young people from getting involved in idle activities,” she said on International Youth Day, which was observed yesterday.
Speaking at Steelpan on D Promenade: Youth Edition on the Brian Lara Promenade in Port-of-Spain, Ramsey-Moore said that pan band managers and instructors not only welcome young people into the safe and sacred spaces of the panyards to play music, but also do much more behind the scenes across the 300 panyards under the organisation.
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