Tarrie Anselm, Jair Pendenque, Kareen George and Ashfred Morris win Windward Islands Debating Competition

​Tarrie Anselm, Jair Pendenque, Kareen George and Ashfred Morris have won the 2018 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 on Saturday March 3, 2018, they outperformed the St. Lucian team, to bring the trophy home to Dominica. 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 & the Grenadines Community College.
 
The debaters competed on the following topics: ‘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 the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD), & the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
 
One of the objectives 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.