NCU student to represent Jamaica in Dubai

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NCU student to represent Jamaica in Dubai

Out of 5,126 candidates across the world, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student Patrina Stewart emerged as one of the thousand youth delegates chosen to attend the Arab Youth International Model United Nations conference. Stewart will...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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