Some of the eight – a record number – received their awards at a send-off lunch hosted by the British High Commissioner, Keith Scott, on 18 August. Three topped the list of candidates from across the Pacific.
The scholars are John Matlam, Kellyanne Limbiye, Albert Gigmai, Timothy Ngembil, Wilma Mavea, Ian Laki, Hansley Gumbaketi, and James Valakvi.
