Debate dialogue
Claudine Allen (from left), general manager, JN Foundation, in conversation with Germaine Barrett, founder of the Jamaican Association for Debating and Empowerment (JADE), and Rushana Jarrett, special projects manager, JADE, during a courtesy call at JN Group’s corporate offices in New Kingston on Tuesday, September 19. Members of JADE’s Gold Club in high schools across the country were also among the visitors. High school students coached by the association won the Rollins College Great Debate in the United States in October 2022. The students’ participation was sponsored by JN Foundation. Barrett shared information about JADE’s plans for the upcoming National Debaters Week, October 7-14, which includes a launch on September 28. The association is also preparing a sustainability plan to promote debates as a healthy form of public discourse and empowerment.