The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College will be representing Saint Lucia at the third annual Windward Islands Debating Competition (WIDC) from March 1 to 2 in Grenada. A team of eight students will represent the college.

Team will be officially introduced on Monday, Feb. 18, at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room of the Administration Building at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College.

In 2018, the team came in a close second to Dominica and copped the titles of Best Speaker in the preliminary debate as well as in the finals round. The coveted title of Overall Best Speaker of the Competition was also won by Team Saint Lucia in the person of Rahym Augustin-Joseph, who is a current second year student at the college and leads the team this year.

The aim of the WIDC is to reinforce the multidisciplinary approach which is needed to assess the needs of Caribbean societies and nurture critical thinkers who will help shape the democratic societies of the Caribbean region. It also serves to promote regional integration, collegial information sharing and cultural exchanges.