UWI Mona student wins UTCs Internovate Competition

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UWI Mona student wins UTCs Internovate Competition

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News From left: Unit Trust Corporation executive director Nigel Edwards, Internovate winner Sydney St Clair Douglas, Troy Roberts, Toni Boucaud and vice-president marketing and operations Natasha Davis. PHOTO COURTESY UNIT TRUST CORPORATION - A 22-year-old UWI Mona Campus graduate student has won the Unit Trust Corporation’s inaugural Internship Competition. In a statement on Thursday, it said Sydney St Clair was awarded a six-month contract and $2,000 in units. The competition had […]

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