Mackenzie High School of Region 10 has been declared the overall winner of the 2025–2026 J.O.F. Haynes Memorial Secondary Schools Debating Competition, following the finale held on June 12, 2026, at the St. Rose’s High School Auditorium.
In the final round, Mackenzie High School took on Region 7’s Three Miles Secondary School, with Mackenzie representing the Opposition and Three Miles defending the Proposition.
Mackenzie High School’s team comprised First Speaker, Nephlyah Farrel; Second Speaker, Tahir Gomes; and Third Speaker, Rhea Persaud. Three Miles Secondary School’s team comprised First Speaker, Richard Mohabeer; Second Speaker, Mia Shanks; and Third Speaker, Bhavani Sieucharran, a release from the Ministry of Education said.
The students debated the socio-economic moot: “Be it resolved that implementing a Universal Basic Income from oil revenues is the most effective way to eliminate poverty in Guyana.”
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