Tarrie Anselm, Jair Pendenque, Kareen George and Ashfred Morris have brought home victory for Dominica at the Windward Islands Debating Competition.
The Dominica State College team was accompanied by their coach and mentor Trudy Christian. In the final leg of the competition held on Saturday 3rd March 2018, they edged out the team from St. Lucia to take home the trophy. This is the second straight win for the DSC team and Ms. Christian.
Apart from the DSC, the other three participating colleges were the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College from St. Lucia, T.A Marryshow Community College of Grenada and St. Vincent and Grenadines Community College.
The debaters battled on the following topic: ‘There should be fixed terms (in office) for Prime Ministers of OECS countries’, ‘The perpetual heavy reliance on tourism by Caribbean countries is unwise’, and ‘The lack of good governance is more debilitating to sustainable development in the Caribbean than the likely impacts of climate change’.
The competition was held with the support of Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD), and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
One of the stated aims of the Windward Islands Debating Competition is to reinforce the multidisciplinary approach which is needed to assess the needs of the Caribbean societies and nurture critical thinkers who will help shape the democratic societies of the Caribbean region.
Congratulation, Team DSC!!
I agree the debate topics were substantial and intellectually thought provoking. And congrats to the students and their debate coach. Great job folks and continue to make us proud.
By the way, is there a transcript or video of the debate. I would love to read/hear some the winning and persuasive arguments.
congrats. good job
Congratulatons DSC. If it was a porn video DSC released the comments would reach 1000. Its something good so the snakes are hiding under the grass, typical Dominicans.
Job well done…. Congrats
Really a proud movement for students and country! Thanks for sharing this inspiring post. I would share this article at https://qanda.typicalstudent.org/ a platform for students, teachers and other related people to discuss their thoughts and experiences on learning and other topics.
This is fabulous, and I want to congratulate all the victors and those who assisted in their preparation. I also want to commend the organizers, as there is need for the oral skills for our youth to be improved. We are in a war with social media for our younger generation’s writing and oral abilities.
Profound congratulations to DSC students! You have done both yourselves and hour country proud. These students should be lavished with praise and something tangible for their sterling efforts. I must commend the organizers for the choice of topics, they are quite pertinent in these times. The person(s) who coached should be also commended.