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| Subject: $$ millions for UTT musicians Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:45 pm | |
| Well, well...That is where the money gone! - Quote :
By Mark Pouchet Story Created: Jan 29, 2011 at 11:41 PM ECT
Foreign musicians hired on contract at the music faculty of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) are raking in pay packages of at least $1 million annually, per person. Twenty-four out of the 35-member UTT music department are foreigners—16 from the United Kingdom, six from the USA and two from India.
These musicians were reportedly hired through the UTT for a consolidated UTT Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the Academy for the Performing Arts programme. Some of these musicians, all of whom are highly qualified in their various areas, were hired since 2009 on two- and three-year contracts. The UTT programme was only approved, however, in December last year, and only begun three weeks ago, on January 10. An estimated 100
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