Trinidadian wins 2026 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship

Trinida­di­an El­liot Ross-Dick has been se­lect­ed as the win­ner of the 2026 Com­mon­wealth Caribbean Rhodes Schol­ar­ship, earn­ing the op­por­tu­ni­ty to pur­sue post­grad­u­ate stud­ies at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Ox­ford.

Ross-Dick was an­nounced as the re­cip­i­ent dur­ing an awards cer­e­mo­ny on Tues­day evening, fol­low­ing a com­pet­i­tive se­lec­tion process which saw eight can­di­dates ad­vance to the fi­nal stage.

An­nounc­ing the win­ner, Pres­i­dent of Bar­ba­dos, His Ex­cel­len­cy the Most Ho­n­ourable Jef­frey Bostic, said the se­lec­tion com­mit­tee had been im­pressed by the can­di­dates, but ul­ti­mate­ly had on­ly one schol­ar­ship to award.