SOURCE 1
UTT — What is uSTART?
Source extract: “students, alumni and staff of UTT”
Public record: https://utt.edu.tt/?page_key=1028&wk=48
SOURCE 2
UTT — The Road to Entrepreneurship, 11 March 2021
Source extract: “physical space, access to computer systems and mentoring”
Public record: https://utt.edu.tt/ustart/articles/8124
SOURCE 3
HEART/NSTA Trust — Business Development & Entrepreneurship
Source extract: “Conduct market research”
Public record: https://www.heart-nsta.org/business-development/
SOURCE 4
TSTT — 22 young entrepreneurs graduate from YBTT’s JumpSTART, 10 October 2025
Source extract: “If you solve a problem for someone, you have a customer. If you solve a problem for no one, you have a hobby.”
Public record: https://www.tstt.co.tt/news/bmobile-champions-innovation-as-22-young-entrepreneurs-graduate-from-ybtt%E2%80%99s-2025-jumpstart-programme
SOURCE 5
UWI St Augustine — UWI Connect Build & Pitch winner, December 2025
Source extract: “a real-time water-level sensor designed to tackle everyday challenges across Trinidad & Tobago.”
Public record: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-bephyer-parey-a5b807188_uwi-alumnus-kyle-gajadhar-captured-the-top-activity-7404248664195354624-XXw9
SOURCE 6
TSTT — CARIRI PowerUp 2025 winner, 18 November 2025
Source extract: “Steelpan Life, is a digital steelpan app that blends tradition and technology into one interactive platform.”
Public record: https://www.tstt.co.tt/news/steelpan-meets-tech%3A-bmobile-and-cariri-celebrate-teen-innovator-at-powerup-2025
SOURCE 7
Newsday — TT entrepreneur wins business pitch competition in NY, 27 June 2025
Source extract: “a virtual talent recruitment agency connecting US companies with professionals from Trinidad and Tobago”
Public record: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/06/27/trinidad-and-tobago-entrepreneur-wins-business-pitch-competition-in-ny/
SOURCE 8
Newsday — Amina Blake-Foreman makes Vibe Connections a success, 6 July 2025
Source extract: “The agency guarantees pay for employees, even if the client does not pay their bill”
Public record: https://newsday.co.tt/2025/07/06/amina-blake-foreman-makes-vibe-connections-a-success/
SOURCE 9
MIC-IT — Youth Agricultural Homestead Programme
Source extract: “equip young people with the skills to become successful 21st century agribusiness entrepreneurs.”
Public record: https://www.mic.co.tt/yahp/
SOURCE 10
Newsday — Youth Development Ministry kick starts agricultural programme, 15 May 2022
Source extract: “it received 1,400 applications but, because of space, it could only accommodate 200.”
Public record: https://newsday.co.tt/2022/05/15/youth-development-ministry-kick-starts-agricultural-programme/
SOURCE 11
CAF — Caribbean youth at the Enrique García Leadership Award, 25 August 2025
Source extract: “transforms sargassum and agricultural waste, such as cassava peels, into biodegradable materials”
Public record: https://www.caf.com/en/currently/news/caribbean-youth-shine-at-caf-s-enrique-garcia-leadership-award-2025/
SOURCE 12
CARICOM — Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, 2001
Source extract: “the unrestricted movement of capital, labour and technology”
Public record: https://caricom.org/documents/4906-revised_treaty-text.pdf
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