Trinidad And Tobago Chemistry Olympiad Holds First National Competition

The Trinidad and Tobago Chemistry Olympiad (TTChO) crowns two winners in its first national competition, according to Newsday. Junior chemist Zakareeyah Hosein of Couva East Secondary School and senior chemist Dipak Anthony Balladin of Naparima College took home the top prizes in an event that reportedly engaged over 800 students from 30 schools.

The TTChO is an outreach project of the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus. According to the article, the TTChO hopes to host the international competition and is preparing for the 2021 contest.

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