Last Updated on March 6, 2023, 3:30 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The six-member St Kitts and Nevis debaters team competed at The 51st Leeward Islands Debating Competition 2023. They emerged winners of the semi-final round by winning their second debate over Antigua, Accordingly, The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, congratulated the team for their success.
The competition was held in Antigua on Saturday, March 4, 2023. St Kitts and Nevis team consisted of Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College students Jonathan Bass, Daneisy Rawlins, Jahzara Greene, Shadesia Greene, Kayla Butler, and Hadassah Cuffy.
The team, represented by Shadesia Greene and Jahzara Greene debated with their opposing team on the Topic: EFFORTS TO REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE ARE DOOMED TO FAIL. The St Kitts team of representatives had to oppose the motion in their debate while their opponents spoke in support of the event. After the round, the St Kitts team was declared the winners of their second debate over Antigua. The St Kitts team of representatives competed for the finals of the debate competition on Sunday, March 5, against St. Maarten.
Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew extended his best wishes to the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College students for further success in the competition. The Prime Minister wrote: Congratulations are for Team St.Kitts-Nevis represented by the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) having won the first round of the Leeward Islands Debate competition in Antigua. Congrats to the team!
Further, Dr drew also shared brief introductions of the six student representatives of St Kitts and Nevis on his social media account. Social media users under the post of Dr Terrance Drew also extended their heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the students.
The social media users urged the students to perform well in the further rounds, and Rabuka Bass wrote on her social media, Congrats to the team. Keep up the fight. Stay in the lead every time.
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