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Jamaica's Reggae Girl named 2016 Rhodes Scholar

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Jamaica's Reggae Girl named 2016 Rhodes Scholar
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  • <span style="font-weight: 400;">Twenty four year old Reggae Girl Sherona Forrester has been named the 2016 Jamaican Rhodes Scholar.</span> The announcement was made on November 19 during a ceremony at King’s House, by Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen.
  • A former Glenmuir High Head Girl, Forrester, a member of Jamaica's Senior Football team since 2014, holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Statistician.
  • Currently an assistant lecturer in the Department of Economics, UWI and a tutor at the university’s Academic Support Unit, Forrester topped a field of eight candidates to win the covered scholarship to study at the prestigious Oxford University in London.
  • Established in 1902, the coveted Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award given to study at the prestigious University of Oxford in London.

Twenty four year old Reggae Girl Sherona Forrester has been named the 2016 Jamaican Rhodes Scholar.

The announcement was made on November 19 during a ceremony at King’s House, by Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen.

A former Glenmuir High Head Girl, Forrester, a member of Jamaica's Senior Football team since 2014, holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Statistician.

Currently an assistant lecturer in the Department of Economics, UWI and a tutor at the university’s Academic Support Unit, Forrester topped a field of eight candidates to win the covered scholarship to study at the prestigious Oxford University in London.

Established in 1902, the coveted Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award given to study at the prestigious University of Oxford in London.

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