Granted the competition was named 'Business Plan Competition' and we
must assume that the Judges chose the best plan and not the product, but
surely the second place product was of more value to the country....

"Second place winners Kimberly and Crystel Gay were awarded for their
idea of an intensive breeding programme for goats."

- peter

Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:
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> /Heaven's Gate/ Cult Speaks: Mass Suicide
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYZD7Y-PDEk>.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)
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> http://www.heavensgate.com/
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> Is this the “positive influence” that is “ needed in the country”??
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> And the judges gave this a win? Heaven’s Gate, the Journey? What
> rubbish. We are to head off on a journey on the Hale-Bopp comet?
>
> Jacqueline
>
> *From:* ttcs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ttcs@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf
> Of *Raul Bermudez
> *Sent:* Friday, 10 July 2009 12:44 PM
> *To:* TTCS List
> *Subject:* [ttcs] Heavenly game takes $100,000 UTT prize
>
> http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_business?id=161502506
>
> *Heavenly game takes UTT prize*
>
> Kim Boodram
>
> *Friday, July 10th 2009*
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> A board game that leads players to Heaven has captured the first prize
> of $100,000 in the University of Trinidad and Tobago's first Business
> Plan Competition.
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> Miguel Jagessar and Fiona Harry-Jagessar were presented with a cheque
> for the first prize amount on Wednesday, when the UTT held an awards
> ceremony at The Atrium at its O'Meara Industrial Estate Campus.
>
> The husband-and-wife team, who live at Preysal, beat a number of
> competitors who came with various business ideas ranging from a
> folklore-themed amusement park to eco-friendly stationery in an
> attempt to win money which will be invested into their businesses.
>
> Speaking with the Express after the ceremony, the Jagessars credited
> the idea, a board game called "Heaven's Gate-The Journey", to God.
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> "It was my husband's idea but it came from God," said Harry-Jagessar.
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> "He shared that vision with me and with the help of a few family
> members, we produced 85 copies of the game. So far, we have sold about
> 75."
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> Jagessar was optimistic that the game would be a success and felt that
> its positive influence was needed in the country. Second place winners
> Kimberly and Crystel Gay were awarded for their idea of an intensive
> breeding programme for goats.
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