A team of six confidently-looking Anguillian debaters, drawn from the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, will be competing in the 47th Annual Leeward Islands Debating Competition this weekend in Antigua.
The Anguillian competitors are – Team I: Aaron Adams and Damarai Gumbs, coached by Mr. Dwayne Adams; Team 2: Samisha Connor and Aaivor Adams, coached by Mrs. Kristy Richardson; and Michelle Morancie and Alysha Carty, coached by Mrs. Vanessa Thompson.
Those accompanying the debaters include the Chief Staff Sponsor, and Deputy Principal, Mrs. Charmaine Rey-Richardson.
The schedule and the topics for the debates are as follows:
Debate 1: St. Maarten versus Montserrat: “Emphasis on environmental conservation retards the capacity of developing nations to compete in the global economy;”
Debate 2: St. Kitts versus Anguilla: “Regional Integration in the Caribbean is more of a theoretical concept than a practical reality;”
Debate 3: Winner of Debate 1 versus Antigua: “Dependence on tourism is stymieing the economic development of the Caribbean region;”
Debate 4: Winner of Debate 2 versus Nevis: “The lack of trust in our people is the main reason why the majority of CARICOM states are yet to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice as their final Court of Appeal;”
Debate 5: Winner of Debate 3 versus Winner of Debate 4: “Caribbean countries have not done enough to afford the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community the same legal rights and protections as other citizens.”
