{"id":18995,"date":"2024-04-22T21:16:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18995"},"modified":"2024-04-22T21:16:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:16:55","slug":"kast-talent-management-youth-group-clinches-victory-in-speakers-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/kast-talent-management-youth-group-clinches-victory-in-speakers-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kast Talent Management Youth Group Clinches Victory in Speakers Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the ongoing Speaker&#8217;s Regional Youth Debating Competition 2024, the discourse on pressing social issues continues to unfold, shedding light on challenges faced by Guyana and the world at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the recent round of debate, the Kast Talent Management Youth Group emerged triumphant in Match 2, Round 1 for District 11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group secured victory over the opposing Progressive Youth Movement Youth Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposition centered around the moot &#8220;mental health is the most neglected social issue.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carl Pedro, the first speaker of the proposing team, underscored the significance of mental health awareness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted alarming statistics, citing a report by the World Health Organization revealing that mental disorders account for 30% of global non-fatal diseases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pedro also drew attention to the Ministry of Health&#8217;s findings, indicating that 15% of Guyana&#8217;s population suffers from some form of mental illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representing the opposing side, Hayden Mentore argued that while mental health is important, issues such as poverty, homelessness, and racial discrimination demand more urgent attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentore referenced a news article published by PAHO, emphasizing Guyana&#8217;s efforts to address mental health concerns through community-based services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debate concluded with Kast Talent Management Youth Group securing victory by a narrow margin of one point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This debate serves as a platform for youth to engage in critical discourse on pressing social issues, fostering awareness and understanding among participants and spectators alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis In the ongoing Speaker&#8217;s Regional Youth Debating Competition 2024, the discourse on pressing social issues continues to unfold, shedding light on challenges faced by Guyana and the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18997,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18995\/revisions\/18997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}