Rawletta Barrow of Guyana is the 2022 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason made the announcement on Tuesday evening at Government House, following a full day of interviews, according to the Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS).
The BGIS said that Barrow was chosen from among 12 candidates, who were interviewed virtually by the selection committee. The other interviewees vying for the scholarship came from Barbados, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Kitts.
According to the BGIS, Dame Sandra described the interview process as an “exciting, yet compelling exercise”, which showed that “the Caribbean is crammed with able, erudite, articulate, engaging, brilliant and passionate young people”, who are committed to regional development.
