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Minister lays bill to make pan national instrument

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News In this file photo, members of Golden Hands steelband perform at the Panorama Small Conventional Band Semifinals at Victoria Square, Port of Spain. - Photo by Roger Jacob THE steelpan is set to be honoured via the National Musical Instrument Bill, 2024, which was piloted in the House of Representatives on Friday by Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Randall Mitchell. It is due for debate in both Houses. […]

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