The youth of the country got a chance to have their say on the ongoing threat of HIV/AIDS when the National AIDS Program/HIV Prevention Unit
hosted its 14th annual HIV/AIDS Inter High School debate under the theme Getting to zero, Community participation towards Eradication at the
Felix Morley Community Center on Thursday, 26th January 2012.
The six participating schools were British West Indies Collegiate, Champions for Christ, Helena Jones Robinson High School, Maranatha High
School, Marjorie Basden High School and Turks and Caicos Institute for Professional Studies (TCIPS) Comprehensive High School.
The moot debated was Be it resolved: It is the Communitys Civic Duty to participate in the Eradication of HIV
This year’s winning school was the TCIPS Comprehensive School, followed by Helena Jones Robinson High in 2nd place and the MarjorieBasden High
School in 3rd place. The Best Speaker award went to To-chu-kwu O-tuon-ye of the Helena Jones Robinson High School.
Winners of the Essay competition 2011 World AIDS Day are:
1st Place Chelsea Stubbs of B.E.S.T Institute
2nd Place Davonte Missick of B.E.S.T Institute
3rd Place Lanardia Robinson of Newmans Preparatory
Winners of the Poster Competition 2011 World AIDS Day are:
1st Place Davis Gardiner of the Adelaide Oelmar Primary School
2nd Place Audrea Stubbs of the Adelaide Oelmar Primary School
3rd Place Jada Ingham of B.E.S.T. Institute
‘The National AIDS Program/HIV Prevention Unit would like to thank the Judges and time keeper of the debate, the markers and judges of the Essay
and Poster competition for their contribution to making World AIDS day celebrations a success, we could not have done it without you. Thank you
for your commitment and continued support.’
‘Finally, in reaching the masses we could not do it without Radio Turks and Caicos, WIV and PTV, thank you for your support, partnership and
commitment to assisting us in bringing HIV/AIDS awareness to the TCI.
Thanks also to the listening audience remember, we each have a responsibility in reducing the impact of HIV on our society. Zero
tolerance of discrimination as we get to zero new infections and zero AIDS related deaths,’ said AIDS Coordinator, Aldora Robinson.
The National AIDS Program/HIV Prevention Unit has expressed special thanks to its sponsors:- Digicel, LIME, Scotia Bank, Kishco, AIDSAwareness
Foundation, Circle G food Store, Kiwanis, A1 Business Machine and the National Youth Department for their kind donations and support.
