Grenada wins CTO Youth Congress Debate

by Michael Bascombe

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, October 27 - Fifteen year-old Jesma Noel of Westmorland Secondary School has won the Caribbean Tourism Youth Congress Debate held in Trinidad and Tobago on the weekend. Ms. Noel, who was selected to represent Grenada following her successful showing in a debate organised by the Grenada Board of Tourism (GBT), held off stiff competition from other participants. In the essay competition, Kemisha Sylvan of the St Joseph’s Convent St George’s placed third. Kemisha, was Grenada’s finalist in the 2008 “My Caribbean” essay competition. At the time of the contest she was a student of the St David’s R.C. School. It was the first time that Grenada has won the debating competition. “I was extremely delighted in the performances of these young ambassadors who represented Grenada,” said Tourism Minister Peter David who is also attending the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s Annual Tourism Conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Port of Spain. “This augurs well for their personal development and should inspire other students and young people about their potential,” he said. The Minister, who is accompanied by Director of Tourism William Joseph, is also attending the CARICOM Ministers of Tourism Meeting.