9 excessive colleges throughout St. Thomas, Portland, and St. Andrew are integrating vital pondering and public talking expertise for an opportunity to win thrilling prizes within the 2025 ‘Paul Bogle and the Warriors’ Debate Competitors.
Now in its fifth yr, the competitors, organised by the St. Thomas Renaissance Basis, showcases the skills of younger Jamaicans whereas honouring the legacy of Nationwide Hero, the Rt. Glorious Paul Bogle, a local of the parish.
This yr’s renewal kicked off on Thursday, September 18, with a spirited showdown between Morant Bay Excessive College and Seaforth Excessive College on the Social Improvement Fee (SDC) workplace in St. Thomas.
Talking forward of the opening spherical match, Advertising and marketing and Communications Guide with the Basis, Shelly-Ann Thompson, famous that the match “seeks to enhance tutorial efficiency, vital pondering and self-worth amongst college students.”
Training Officer for Area Two on the Ministry of Training, Expertise, Youth and Info, Lanceford Grant, described the event as each a celebration and a strong demonstration that younger individuals “can categorical from their minds moderately than their fists and different weaponry.”
He additionally reaffirmed the Ministry’s continued help for the growth of initiatives such because the match.
The moot for the opening spherical was: ‘This Home believes that Governor Eyre was Responsibility-bound to Advance the Strategic Curiosity of Britain over that of Black Jamaica’.
Seaforth Excessive College emerged victorious within the match.
Spherical two matches are scheduled for Friday, September 26, adopted by the semi-finals on Friday, October 3. The grand finals will happen on Friday, October 10.
The prize package deal consists of: academic scholarships, digital gadgets, and a visit to a global match.
Sponsors of the initiative embody First Heritage Cooperative Credit score Union, the Nationwide Council on Drug Abuse, Magnificence Issues Salon, Royale Computer systems, Double Scoops Restaurant, and different valued companions.
The competitors can be supported by the Jamaican Affiliation for Debating and Empowerment (JADE) Restricted, which carried out pre-contest coaching classes with college students and coaches to strengthen their analysis, argumentation, and presentation expertise.
