THIS is the fifth year that Republic Bank has been sponsoring the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s Mash Steel Pan Competition.

The sponsorship cheque for the event was handed over last Thursday to Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony by Manager of Marketing and Communications of Republic Bank, Ms. Michelle Johnson.
This year’s steel pan competition will start with a preliminary under-15 competition which is scheduled to take place at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on February 17, 2013.
Mash Secretariat Coordinator Mr. Lennox Canterbury, speaking at the cheque hand over at the Minister’s office, Main Street said that in addition to the school bands competition, there will be competitions in the categories of Big Bands, Church Bands, Solos – both Adult and Junior, and duets.
Minister Anthony said that the Ministry is very pleased to be partnering with Republic Bank and this is one of the partnerships that the Ministry always looks forward to. He highlighted that last year there were steel pan workshops where youths were given the opportunity to enhance their skills and the bank was also supportive of that initiative.
Minister Anthony added that Mashramani is not just about the competitions, but the development of celebration for everyone to get involved in national life.
Ms. Johnson said that she was delighted to be at the 5th Sponsorship of the event for the Mashramani Panorama and urged everyone to come out and have a good time and be a part of the celebrations.