National awardees announced

May 27, 2015 News

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-Hamilton Green, Sister Mary Noel Menezes, Brynmor Pollard head list

As the country celebrated its 49th Independence Anniversary yesterday, an announcement was made during President David Granger’s official inauguration, of a number of outstanding individuals who have been recognised as national awardees.

The appointments of Order of Roraima of Guyana and the Order of Service of Guyana were made by the recently elected Head of State.

Heading the list are Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, who under the Forbes Burnham People’s National Congress regime, served as Prime Minister; historian and educator Sister Mary Noel Menezes and former Chief Parliamentary Counsel Brynmor Pollard for his contributions in the field of law at the National, Regional, Commonwealth and International levels.

Below is the full list of awardees:

 

ORDER OF RORAIMA

For his long and outstanding involvement in the struggle for independence and for his role in providing public service for three generations.

 

HAMILTON GREEN

FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND

PRESENT MAYOR OF GEORGETOWN

For her long and outstanding service as an historian and educator at the secondary and tertiary levels and as the administrator of the Mercy Boys’ Home.

SISTER MARY NOEL MENEZES, AA,

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

For his contributions in the field of law at the National, Regional, Commonwealth and International levels.

BRYNMOR THORNTON INNISS POLLARD, CCH, SC,

FORMER CHIEF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL, GUYANA

 

CACIQUE’S CROWN OF HONOUR

1. For long, outstanding and dedicated service in the field of politics, the public service and community work.

EDITH MYRTLE BYNOE,

FORMER MINISTER OF THE GOVERNMENT  

2. For long and dedicated service as an Ambassador in the Guyana Foreign Service and in the field of politics.

           OSCAR CLARKE, 

           GENERAL SECRETARY, PEOPLE’S NATIONAL CONGRESS/REFORM

3. For long, dedicated and outstanding service in the fields of education and politics, as a Minister of the Government and in the Guyana Foreign Service.

YVONNE HAREWOOD-BENN

FORMER TEACHER, MINISTER OF THE GOVERNMENT AND CONSUL GENERAL, NEW YORK

4. For long and exceptional service as Minister of the Government and in the field of law.

CLIFTON MORTIMER LLEWELLYN JOHN

FORMER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, HOME AFFAIRS

AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

5. For long service with exceptional dedication as a religious leader, educator and sports commentator.

APOSTLE WINSTON FRANKLIN McGOWAN, AA,

MINISTER OF RELIGION

6. For long and dedicated service of an exceptionally high standard in the Public Service, the Foreign Service and to the Presidency.

ESHWAR VEVAKANAND PERSAUD, AA

PROTOCOL ADVISOR, MINISTRY OF THE PRESIDENCY

7. For service of an exceptionally high quality in the field of youth and women’s empowerment, community renewal projects, raising awareness, nationally and internationally, of the urgent need to address mental health issues and in the field of politics.

SUPRIYA SINGH-BODDEN, FOUNDER OF THE GUYANA FOUNDATION

8. For his outstanding contributions in the fields of Law, Legal Education, Literature, Human Rights and in Community and Public Service.

DONALD ASHLEY BEVIL TROTMAN,FORMER JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEAL

9. For his involvement and outstanding contributions in religious and community work, especially among the poor and needy.

ELSWORTH QUINTEL WILLIAMS, APOSTLE, FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP

           GOLDEN ARROW OF ACHIEVEMENT

1. For long and dedicated service as Captain, Pilot Coast Guard Commander and Marine Surveyor.

EDGAR WRENSFORD ADAMS

FORMER TRANSPORT AND HARBOURS DEPARTMENT,

MINISTRY OF WORKS AND

GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE OFFICER

2. For long and outstanding service in the public sector, in the field of politics and in business.

IVOR ALLEN

BUSINESSMAN/CONTRACTOR

3. For long and dedicated service to the indigenous peoples of Guyana.

JEANNE SHARON ATKINSON

PRESIDENT, AMERINDIAN PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION

4. For long and dedicated service in the Maritime Sector.

BASIL BRENTNOL BLACKMAN,

FORMER COAST GUARD OFFICER,

GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE

5. For her outstanding contribution to environmental education, training, research and the development of national policies on natural resource management issues.

PAULETTE EURANIE BYNOE,

SENIOR LECTURER, DIRECTOR OF THE EARTH

AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

6. For long service with exceptional dedication in the public and private sectors and in social work.

 

MITZY GAYNOR CAMPBELL, OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF GUYANA

7. For long, dedicated service and outstanding service in the field of aviation.

 

MALCOLM CHAN-A-SUE, MS,

FORMER CHIEF PILOT, GUYANA AIRWAYS CORPORATION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AIRCRAFT OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION

AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ART WILLIAMS/HARRY WENDT AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL

 For his outstanding service in the field of medicine, for surgery in general and neuro-surgery in particular.

 

IVOR WINSTON CRANDON,

PROFESSOR OF NEUROSURGERY,

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

 For long and dedicated service as a teacher and as a community worker in Region 2.

 

DOREEN PATRICIA DUNCAN, RETIRED HEADMISTRESS.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

10. For outstanding  service in the printing industry for over thirty-five years

 

FAZIL SHAHIBBDEEN IBRAHIM HAKH,

PROPRIETOR, F & H PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT

11. For long, dedicated and outstanding service as a Public Servant.

 

MARUICE BERTWINSDEL HENRY

FORMER DEPUTY CLERK OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

AND PERMANENT SECRETARY

MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND

MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

12. For long and dedicated service in regional administration, in the Cabinet Secretariat and in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana.

 

SHERLOCK EWART ISAACS,

CLERK OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

13. For long and outstanding service in the Guyana Book Foundation.

 

LEILA JAGDEO FORMER GENERAL MANAGER,

GUYANA BOOK FOUNDATION

14. For long and dedicated service in indigenous rights activism.

 

JEAN BENEDICTA IMELDA La ROSE, PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATOR,

AMERINDIAN PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION

15. For her extensive and exceptional contributions in education and culture at the national and international levels.

 

1. PALOMA RAMONA FRANCIS MOHAMED, SENIOR LECTURER, FACULTIES OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND

MEDICAL SCIENCES

16. For long, dedicated and outstanding service in the field of local government and in politics.

 

PRINCE ALBERT POMPEY COUNCILLOR

WOODLANDS/FARM NEIGHBOURHOOD COUNCIL

17. For long and meritorious service to the People of Guyana and as a Minister of the Anglican Diocese.

 

EVAN BREWSTER BRIDGEWATER SEMPLE

CANON, CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURAITON

18. For long and dedicated service as an educator in nursing and for her pioneer role in the establishment of the degree nursing programme at the University of Guyana.

 

GWENDOLIN AGATHA TROSS,

RETIRED LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

19. For service of an exceptionally high quality as a water resources and hydropower engineer in the Ministries of Works and Energy and Mines.

MAURICE WILFRED VEECOCK

SENIOR LECTURER,

UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

 

GROUP AWARD

20. For its outstanding service to the community in the West Demerara area.

ANNA CATHERINA ISLAMIC COMPLEX

 

POSTHUMOUS

21. For long and dedicated service in the field of education.

 OLGA BONE

FORMER HEAD OF THE EXAMINATIONS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF EXAMINATIONS,

UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

 

22. For long, dedicated and outstanding service to Guyana, especially for his research and celebration of Guyana’s cultural heritage and as a broadcaster.

WORDSWORTH McANDREW BROADCASTER/FOLK RESEARCHER

 

MEDAL OF SERVICE

1. For long and dedicated service in the field of politics.

MABEL BAVEGHEMS FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

2. For long service, with exceptional dedication, in the Guyana Public Service.

 GORDON CHASE

SPECIAL ASSISTANT, MINISTRY OF THE PRESIDENCY

3. For long and dedicated service in the field of education

ROYLANCE PATRICIA DAVID

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

4. For long and dedicated service in the Public Service and more recently in the Parliament Office.

 JAITUN HANIFF-PERSAUD

CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY TO THE SPEAKER

5. For long and dedicated service in the field of nursing.

 NOSHELLA LALCKECHARAN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NURSING SERVICES, GEORGETOWN PUBLIC HOSPITAL CORPORATION

6. For long and dedicated service as a Forest Officer.

 GODFREY EMERSON MARSHALL

ADVISOR ON FORESTRY, GUYANA FORESTRY COMMISSION

7. For long and outstanding service in sustainable tropical forest management, wood utilization and marketing of forest products in the development of Guyana’s Forestry Sector.

SHEIK SHAKUR NIAMATALI

MANAGING DIRECTOR, VARIETY WOODS AND GREEN HEART LIMITED

8. For long service in the field of women’s affairs and in politics.

 DIONYSIA NIEWENKERK

CHAIRPERSON, WOMEN’S GROUP, LETHEM

9. For service of a consistently high quality to the residents of Region 7.

 AMRITA THOMAS VICE-CHAIRMAN, REGION 7

 

POSTHUMOUS

10. For his long and outstanding involvement in the field of culture and in politics.

BURNELL LANCELOT THOMAS

BETTER KNOWN AS ACKU

FORMER VICE-CHAIRMAN, REGION 10

 

 MILITARY SERVICE STAR

1. For service of an exceptionally high quality and beyond the normal call of duty in the Guyana Defence Force.

BRIGADIER MARK ANTHONY PHILLIPS

CHIEF OF STAFF, GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE

 

MILITARY SERVICE MEDAL

1. For distinguished service beyond the normal call of duty as an officer in the Guyana Defence Force.

WILBERT ARLINGTON LEE

COLONEL (RET’D), GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE

2. For distinguished service beyond the normal call of duty as an officer in the Guyana Defence Force.

WALTER LEYLAND FRANCIS MORRIS

LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RET’D), GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE

 

DISCIPLINE SERVICES MEDAL

1. For sustained and dedicated service of a high order in the Guyana Police Force.

CAROL AUDREY LEWIS-PRIMO

FORMER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, GUYANA POLICE FORCE

2. For sustained and dedicated service of a high order in the Guyana Police Force.

DAVID KENNETH RAMNARINE

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, GUYANA POLICE FORCE

3. For sustained and dedicated service of a high order in the Guyana Prison Service.

CARL VONLUDWIG GRAHAME

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PRISON, GUYANA PRISON SERVICE

4. For sustained and dedicated service of a high order in the Guyana Prison Service.

WELTON CUTHBERT TROTZ

DIRECTOR OF PRISON, GUYANA PRISON SERVICE

5. For sustained and dedicated service of a high order in the Guyana Fire Service.

DESIREE D’SANTOS-MOORE

RETIRED STATION OFFICER, GUYANA FIRE SERVICE

6. For sustained and dedicated service of a high order in the Guyana Fire Service.

PETER WILSON

RETIRED STATION OFFICER, GUYANA FIRE SERVICE

 

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