The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT), the highest national honor in the country, will be given to three individuals.
In honor of the nation’s 48th anniversary of being a republic, the Office of the President has made public the names of the 65 individuals who will be honored upon receiving their national honors.
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The recipients are Prof. Patrick Hosein for Technology, Innovation, and Engineering, Russell Martineau SC (ORTT) JRC; Sydney Russell Martineau, SC, former president of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT), for Law; and Mark Loquan, former president of the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC), for National Service (Energy and Steelpan Innovation).
Eleven recipients will receive the second-highest honor, the Chaconia Medal Gold.
Several entrepreneurs and financial specialists are among the honorees.
This award will be given to Mohan Persad, director of Persad’s The Food King Supermarkets, and executive chairman of Xtra Foods Supermarket Anon Naipaul.
A Gold Chaconia Medal will also be awarded to Eustace Nancis, the founder of Arima Door Centre Ltd.
First Citizens Bank’s CEO One recipient in this category is Karen Darbasie, who works in the banking and financial industry.
The Chaconia Medal Silver is awarded to seven people, including two former police commissioners and one former assistant police commissioner.
Stephen Williams, a former acting top officer, will be honored in the fields of public service and national security.
The term of Williams’ commissionership ended in 2020. He worked as a police officer for more than 35 years, holding positions ranging from commissioner to constable.
James Anthony Philbert, a former commissioner of police, will be awarded the Silver Chaconia Medal. With more than 43 years of experience in active law enforcement, the Office of the President said he gave special focus to managing illicit firearms and drugs, detecting transnational organized crimes, stopping human trafficking, and conducting crime scene investigations.
The recipient of the Silver Chaconia Medal is Joanne James, a former assistant commissioner of police with forty years of experience in the legal field. James creates a curriculum and leads introductory and advanced training sessions for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service in his capacity as a training expert.
In recognition of bravery or other acts of kindness toward the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as for loyal and committed service in any field of human endeavor, recipients receive the Hummingbird Medal.
The Hummingbird Medal Gold will be awarded to a total of eighteen honorees.
Six physicians are among them, including Dr. Khamedaye Basdeo Maharaj, a dermatologist. Basdeo-Maharaj is well known for her groundbreaking studies in the fields of dermatology, keloids, hair, and nails, as well as T-cell research.
Leader of Pan-African For her services to culture, the arts, and community development, Beverly Ramsey-Moore is the recipient of the Hummingbird Medal Gold.
The Hummingbird Medal Silver was given to 15 people, and some of them received recognition for their services to education. Among them is Zena Ramatali, the National Parent Teachers Association’s (NPTA) first vice president. Among the recipients are vice principals, teachers, and principals.
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago bestows the Public Service Medal of Merit upon those who have rendered exceptional and meritorious service.
According to the Office of the President, eight recipients of the Public Service Medal of Merit Gold were recognized, among them ombudsman Jacqueline Sampson Meiguel, a former House clerk. Sampson Meiguel served as the head of a department and accounting officer for the Parliament’s office.
Fitzgerald Mc Arthur Jeffrey, the late high commissioner, received the Public Service Medal of Merit Silver for his posthumous contributions to fostering closer relations between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
Rowena Martineau Pitt, director of Tabitha’s Home for Women and Children, received the Medal for the Development of Women, Gold.
St. Mary’s village farmer Giselle Granger received the Bronze Medal for the Development of Women.
