Somesh Sharma is the 2027 Jamaica Rhodes Scholar
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from Jamaica.
Somesh Sharma has been named the 2027 Jamaica Rhodes Scholar. The announcement was made on Thursday at King’s House in St Andrew by Custos Rotulorum of Kingston, Steadman Fuller. Twenty-two-year-old Sharma graduated last week from the University of the West Indies, where he studied medical physics. He was selected from a competitive cohort of seven candidates in what was his first time applying for the prestigious award.
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- Nov 12, 9:56 PM UTCFirst reportSomesh Sharma is the 2027 Jamaica Rhodes Scholarjamaica-gleaner.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:55 AM UTC+8 h· you’re reading thisSomesh Sharma is the 2027 Jamaica Rhodes Scholarjamaica-gleaner.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 9:35 PM UTC+24 hSomesh Sharma is Jamaica’s 2027 Rhodes Scholarnationwideradiojm.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 9:35 PM UTC · +24 h
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