{"id":319487,"date":"2024-03-25T12:09:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=319487"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:17:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:17:39","slug":"live-now-inter-secondary-schools-debate-competition-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/live-now-inter-secondary-schools-debate-competition-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE NOW: Inter-Secondary Schools Debate Competition Semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inter-Secondary Schools Debate round 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rd1U1_Ito2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s debate action sees St. Mary&#8217;s Academy, Sir Arthur Waldron SDA Academy, Isaiah Thomas Secondary and Orion Academy all vie for their place in the Final round of the Inter-Secondary School Debate.<\/p>\n<p>Follow DNO live to see which two schools will secure a position in the finals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The first match is between St. Mary&#8217;s Academy and Sir Arthur Waldron SDA Academy and begins at 2pm.<\/p>\n<p>The topic: It is the responsibility of the government to urgently implement strategies to mitigate the damaging impacts of brain drain in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the second match Isaiah Thomas Secondary faces Orion Academy from 3:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>The Topic: Dominican youth have been given sufficient opportunities to positively impact the economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DNO&#8217;s coverage is made possible by the kind compliments of Josephine Gabriel and Brenton Hilaire Insurance specialist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s debate action sees St. Mary&#8217;s Academy, Sir Arthur Waldron SDA Academy, Isaiah Thomas Secondary and Orion Academy all vie for their place in the Final round of the Inter-Secondary School Debate. 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