Motion for Debate Friday May 2nd

"And Whereas food prices internationally and locally are spiraling out of control
Be it resolved that a revival of Agriculture be impemented"

*Members should note that debate on this motion began on Friday 25th of April,therefore members are encouraged to make a contribution befroe the Prime Minister brings his closing arguments.


**Members should also note that this session will be the final one before the house goes into recess for the EXAM BREAK.The House will reconvene on Friday June 6th 2008.

The TEACH National Youth Symposium will take place on the following Wendesday, June 11th at the Grand Barbados Beach Resort at a cost of $20 to members .Members who cannot attend as a result of varoius other comittments are asked to still make a contribution of $20 to help defray costs.

Motion for Debate on April18 2008

The motion for debate is as follows :

And whereas an anomaly exists between the ages of sexual consent and the age of consent for voluntary and confidential STD testing;
Be it resolved that both ages of consent be made the same.

*Please note that debate on this motion has already begun at the last sitting,members who have not yet made a contribution are encouraged to do so before closing arguments are brought by the Prime Minister.

History of Team Action pt.6

(left) young women took their place as top debaters during the prize giving ceremony of Team Action's curtain event of 2006.

Team Action rounded off a fine 2006 by facilitating an Inter-School debate in association with The Bureau for Gender Affairs etitled "Woman Take Your Place."

The debate was centered around gender issues such as "Domestic violence"and "Gender roles."

Schools taking part in the competition were The Garrison Secondary,Deighton Griffith Memorial,

St.James Secondary and the Combermere School.

Each school fielded a team of three participants who took part in parliametary-styled debate which was modified to suit the competiton.

The Judging Panel was made up of three judges one of whom was an executive member of Team Action ,while the other was a teacher and the chief was representative form the Bureau of Gender Affairs,the Chairperson was also an executive member of Team Action .

After three rounds of intense competiton,The Garrison, Deighton Griffith and Combermere entered the finals in a three-way battle for debating supremacy.

Held at the Queen's College several prizes were up for grabs in the finals.The team from Combermere emerged victorious,while the Garrison took second spot just ahead of third place finishers Deighton Griffith.

Despite the Combermerians taking the top prize, a garrisonian who was also a member of Team Action took the top individual prize.