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. • National Honours and Awards(The National Honours and Awards Act -1969)On the occasion of the 46th Anniversary of Independence, His Excellency The Governor-General, the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Octavius Hall, ON, GCMG, OJ, acting in accordance with the Regulations made under Section 7 of the National Honours and Awards Act, and on the advice of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Orette Bruce Golding, MP, is pleased to make the following appointments to the Orders of the Societies of Honour and to award the Badge of Honour, with effect from Independence Day, Wednesday, the 6th August 2008, in respect of the undermentioned:THE ORDER OF MERIT {OM}For appointment as Members of the Order of MeritProfessor Abraham Anthony CHENFor distinguished contribution in the field of ClimatologyProfessor Edward ROBINSONFor distinguished contribution in the fields of Geology, Oceanography and Environmental ScienceTHE ORDER OF JAMAICA {OJ}For appointment as Members of the Order of JamaicaProfessor Barbara Evelyn BAILEYFor distinguished contribution to Education and Gender StudiesProfessor John Peter FIGUEROAFor outstanding service in the field of Epidemiology and in the development of HI V/AFDS Awareness and Prevention ProgramitieMr. Roald Nigel Adrian HENRIQUES For service to the Legal ProfessionFather Richard Ryan HO LUNG, ODFor outstanding service to Religion and thd care of the PoorMr Michael Anthony LEE-CHINFor outstanding service in Business and PhilanthropyMr Danville Anthony WALKER For outstanding Public ServiceTHE ORDER OF DISTINCTION in the rank of COMMANDER {CD}For appointment as Members of the Order of Distinction - in the rank of Commander(Posthumous Award)Dr Percival Alwyn BRODERICKFor dedicated service as a ParliamentarianMr Ryiand Theophilus CAMPBELLFor service to the Banking Sector and for Community and National ServiceThe Reverend Dr Byron Keith CHAMBERS •THE ORDER OF DISTINCTION in the rank of OFFICER {OD} (cont’d)Dr Pamclla Geraldine APPELTFor dedicated service to Jamaica and the Jamaican Diaspora in CanadaMrUsain BOLTFor achievements in the field of AthleticsMiss Vera Victoria BUCKLEY For service to EducationMrs EHoreece B. BURREIXIFor service to the Nursing Profession and for service to the Jamaican Community of Central FloridaMrs Veronica Angella CAMPBELL-BROWNFor achievements in the field of AthleticsMiss Jossette Marina CHARLTON For service to Local GovernmentMr Everald ‘Blackic’ CHRISTIAN■ For outstanding achievements as an Entrepreneur ‘in the development of Little Ochie’Brother Samuel James CLAYTONFor enduring contribution to Jamaican CultureMr Thomas ‘Tommy’ COWANFor contribution to the Jamaican Music IndustryMrs Joy CROOKSFor service in the care of th6 Homeless/Mr Edward Emanuel DIXONFor over forty years of dedicated Public ServiceMrs Hyacinth Jacqueline FORDEFor service to Education(Posthumous Award)Mr Joel Augustus ‘Joe Gibbs’ GIBSON For contribution to the Jamaican Music IndustryMrs Enid Veronica GONSALVES*For service in the field of Education and Community DevelopmentTHE BADGE OF HONOUR FOR GALLANTRY {BH(G)} (cont’d)(Posthumous Award)Miss Verona Patricia JOHNSONFor her courageous effort.in rescuing two members of her family who were trapped in a burning house in Kilmarnock, St Elizabeth on the 10th of December 2007. However, in attempting to rescue her mother and niece who were also trapped in the house, she, along with them, perishedMs Harriet Adina PHILLIPSFor her courage in assisting with the rescue of tliree of Four persons who were trapped in a bus which plunged from a precipice into the sea in Spring Gardens, Portland on the 18th of January 2008. Ms Phillips tried desperately to rescue the fourth person but was unsuccessful as the vehicle had begun to sinkMr Oliver Anthony ROSEFor his courage in assisting with the rescue of three of four persons who were trapped in a bus which plunged from a precipice into the sea in Spring Gardens, Portland on the J8th of Januaiy 2008. Mr Rose tried desperately to rescue the fourth pei'son but was unsuccessful as the vehicle had begun to sinkTHE BADGE OF HONOUR FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE {BH(M)}Mr Elias L. AZANFor service as Honorary Consul for Jamaica in BarbadosMr Aon George BASCOEFor long and dedicated Public ServiceMr Hilton Alpheus BRYANFor dedicated and unselfish service to the Indigent in his CommunityMr Paul Edward BURGESSFor Public ServiceMr Jeremiah Alexander DEHANEYFor service to the St James Parish Council, and in particular to the ,, Indigent and HomelessThe Reverend Harold DIXONFor service to Jamaica in the fields of Religion, Education andAgriculture
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Wed, Aug 06, 2008
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