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Three Miles Secondary School wins ‘Green Bartica’ debate
– St. Anthony’s Primary sweeps spelling Bee
As part of the ‘Green Bartica’ Campaign, the Office of Climate Change (OCC) kicked off
Winners of the debate, Three Mile Secondary School, with their Head Teacher, Ms. Deborah Gomes.
the ‘Inter-School Green Bartica Debating and Spelling Bee’ competition in Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven).
The series commenced with a Debate Competition and a Spelling Bee contest on April 20. The aim was to promote environmental awareness and highlighting the roles and responsibilities of the citizens of a ‘green’ community. Both activities were done in collaboration with the Education Ministry, the Ministry of the President said Monday.
The Bartica Secondary School proposed Waste separation should be done at home.” Three Mile Secondary School formed the opposition.
Oshea Mingo was adjudged the best debater.
On April 22, students from the St. Anthony’s, St. John the Baptist, Two Miles and Agatash primary schools took part in the Green Spelling Bee contest. Of the four schools, students from the St. Anthony’s Primary copped the first, second and third places.
Presidential Advisor on the Environment, Rear Admiral (ret’d) Gary Best said, “The effort behind this is to ensure that students at the primary and secondary levels should become more familiar with the term ‘greening’ and with the activities surrounding the greening of Bartica.”
He added that the selection of Bartica for a model green town is testimony to the level of
Presidential Advisor on the Environment, Rear Admiral (ret’d) Gary Best and Head of the Office of Climate Change, Janelle Christian, flank the first, second and third place winners of the Green Bartica Spelling Bee contest.
confidence that President David Granger has in the community.
Bartica, he said, stands in a good position to demonstrate to the rest of the country how a town can incorporate sustainable practices in its daily activities.
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