Lions Club Secondary Schools Public Speaking Preliminaries begin tomorrow

Secondary Schools throughout the State will once again compete for a place in the finals of the Lions Club St Vincent South/ FLOW National Secondary Schools Public Speaking competition with the start of the preliminary round on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

A Club release said after unavoidable delays due to the impacts of Hurricane Beryl, schools across four Zones will this week participate in the preliminaries starting on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m at the Frenches House in Kingstown.

Schools in Zone two will speak on the first day on the topic, “The Caribbean region is properly equipped for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution”.

Then, on Thursday October 17, schools in Zone three will address the topic “For developing countries, hosting of global sporting events can only result in benefits”.

To conclude the preliminary round, on Friday, October 18, schools in Zone one will present on the topic, “Is CARICOM exerting its best efforts in natural hazards preparedness and the management of natural disasters”? Those in Zone four will explore the topic, “Can the Cannabis industry be considered a viable proposition for farmers and emerging entrepreneurs”?

The six finalists representing their respective schools will be selected to meet on the night of November 5, 2024, at the Methodist Church Hall in Kingstown commencing at 7:00 p.m.

The preliminaries will be broadcast live each afternoon on VC3 Television, Channel 114, and through the Facebook Pages of VC3 Television, the Agency for Public Information (API), and the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), and on local radio from 1:30 p.m each afternoon. The preliminaries will also feature addresses from FLOW, the sponsors; the Ministry of Education; and the President of the Lions Club St Vincent South, Lion Janeil George.