00:00Prime Minister Kamala Pesad-Besessa said in her message on World Steel Pan Day that Trinidad and Tobago's national instrument
00:06is more than music, it is a symbol of our creativity, resilience and innovation.
00:12The Prime Minister said that from our communities to the world's greatest stages, its rhythm continues to unite, inspire and
00:19showcase the spirit of our people.
00:21The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed August 11th as World Steel Pan Day in 2023.
00:27Prime Minister Pesad-Besessa said she was especially pleased that United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Lando had the
00:35opportunity to experience the sweet melodies of the steel pan during his visit to Trinidad and Tobago.
00:41Deputy Secretary Lando was in Trinidad and Tobago on a two-day visit that began on Sunday.
00:46On Monday, Deputy Secretary Lando, Works and Infrastructure Minister Jolene John, U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Philip Kuhn, Pinnacle
00:56Steel and Vanadium Corporation Chairman Dave Caldwell and the company's Chief Executive Officer Edwin Bennett officially cut the ribbon to
01:05reopen the Ibis Steel Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate in Coover.
01:13Mr. Lando delivered the keynote address at the event.
01:16The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State also met with Prime Minister Pesad-Besessa on Monday at the Diplomatic Center.
01:22Following their meeting, the Prime Minister gave a speech in which he announced that in addition to the reopening of
01:28the steel plant,
01:29there's also to be Curlew Midstream's proposed fuel storage and bunkering terminal
01:34and agreements between NGC and BP relating to the mannequin coquina cross-border gas development.
01:42But before he engaged in the business of state diplomacy,
01:46the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State participated in cultural diplomacy,
01:50visiting the shell invaders' port of Spain panyard shortly after arriving in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.
01:56On Monday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Lando and Prime Minister Pesad-Besessa shared what the Prime Minister said
02:04was
02:04a special moment playing the steel plant together at the Diplomatic Center,
02:09celebrating friendship, culture and the strong ties between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.
02:16Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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