One hundred and forty-three Jamaicans who have made outstanding contributions to nation building will be duly recognised at the annual National Honours and Awards Ceremony, to be held on Heroes’ Day, Monday, October 18. This made-for-television virtual event will start at 9:00 a.m. and air on Television Jamaica (TVJ), CVM, Love TV, and the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ)....

Cabinet has approved the Public Officials Protection System (POPS) Policy, which aims to provide an objective assessment-based framework for providing close-protection support to public officials. Delivering a statement in the House of Representatives on October 6, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the policy will allow for the repositioning of some experienced police...

Former Deputy Matron of the Kingston Public Hospital, Lilian Lucella Bent-Miller, is grateful to be honoured for her outstanding performance in the field of nursing. She will receive the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony on National Heroes Day, on Monday, October 18. Mrs. Bent-Miller is one of 146 persons, excluding...

Close to 200 Jamaicans were honoured for their exemplary contribution to the development of the nation, during a virtual ceremony aired on National Heroes Day, Monday (October 19). The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most. Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, conferred the nation’s fourth highest honour, the Order of Merit (OM) on this year’s sole recipient, Professor Orlando Patterson; while five equally...

The 2020 National Honours and Awards ceremony, to be held on National Heroes Day, Monday (October 19), will take place in virtual format. The made-for-television event will be aired on national television and social media platforms beginning at 8:15 a.m. with a floral tribute from National Heroes Park. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who has...

Friends, colleagues and family members of Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, on Monday evening (October 21), celebrated his Order of Jamaica (OJ) award, which was presented to him earlier at a ceremony at King’s House. Mr. Henry received the country’s fourth highest award for 40 years of distinguished service to public service,...

Six residents of St. Ann were, on Monday (October 21), honoured for their contribution to community development and nation-building. The honourees were recognised by the St. Ann Municipal Corporation Civic Affairs and Community Relations Committee, during its National Heroes Day Civic Ceremony at Lawrence Park in St. Ann’s Bay, held under the theme ‘Celebrating the Good in our Neighbourhood’. Those...