{"id":19389,"date":"2024-05-03T19:49:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19389"},"modified":"2024-05-03T19:49:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:49:41","slug":"youth-debate-ends-with-joshua-generation-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/youth-debate-ends-with-joshua-generation-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Debate Ends with Joshua Generation Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Samuel Gillis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Speaker&#8217;s Regional Youth Debating Competition saw a riveting exchange of arguments as the Joshua Generation Youth Ministry emerged victorious over the St. Joseph\u2019s High Law Society Youth Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moot of the debate centered on &#8220;Sports as a cohesive element is underutilized.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The St. Joseph\u2019s High Law Society Youth Group, as the proposing side, argued that prior to 2020, sports in Guyana lacked official recognition, being governed by a department rather than a Ministry of the Government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They emphasized the potential of sports in fostering team spirit, cooperation, and boosting self-esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, the opposing Joshua Generation Youth Ministry Youth Group countered by citing a UNDP article highlighting the role of sports in promoting social cohesion and reducing crime rates at a community level, both locally and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a rigorous debate, the combined scores from the judges tipped in favor of the Joshua Generation Youth Ministry Youth Group, with a total of 193 points, narrowly surpassing the St. Joseph High Law Society Youth Group&#8217;s 190 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition showcased the eloquence and critical thinking skills of the youth participants, underscoring the importance of engaging young minds in constructive discourse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis The Speaker&#8217;s Regional Youth Debating Competition saw a riveting exchange of arguments as the Joshua Generation Youth Ministry emerged victorious over the St. Joseph\u2019s High Law Society&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19389","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\/19389","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=19389"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19391,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19389\/revisions\/19391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}