Somesh Sharma is the 2027 Jamaica Rhodes Scholar

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November 12, 2026

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Somesh Sharma is the 2027 Jamaica Rhodes Scholar

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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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