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Organisers are putting the final touches on preparations for this year\u2019s National Youth Rally, set for Thursday at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium.<\/p>

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Hundreds of students from primary and secondary schools across Antigua and Barbuda are expected to take part in the annual event, which forms part of the nation\u2019s Independence celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As tradition dictates, schools will participate in a march-past, saluting peers who have excelled academically, athletically, and artistically.<\/p>

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The programme will begin with the arrival of dignitaries and an opening prayer by a youth representative from Barbuda, followed by remarks from the President of Youth Arise and the island\u2019s top Grade Six national assessment student.<\/p>

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This year\u2019s rally will again incorporate the \u201cNo Violence\u201d campaign, complementing the Independence theme, Solid, Stable, and Soaring<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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