For service to the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States, Dr. Karren Dunkley will be conferred with the Order of Distinction (OD), in the rank of Officer, on National Heroes Day, October 21. The daughter of a corrections officer and an insurance salesman, Dr. Dunkley, whose mantra is “To serve is to live”, recalls spending many summers in Elderslie, St....

“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” The well-known verse from Proverbs 22:6 is the testament of the life of Dr. Noel Delrio Morgan, a 2024 recipient of the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service. From humble beginnings as one of 12 children of rural St....

For 29 years of service to the Houses of Parliament as the Senior Hansard Writer, Sandra Clemmings will be conferred with a Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service, on National Heroes Day in October. Born in Woodhall, Clarendon, the Edwin Allen High School past student pursued secretarial studies at Durham College of Commerce in Kingston. She began working...

When the phone rang in his London hotel room on the morning of August 19, businessman, Gary “Butch” Hendrickson, found himself facing a moment of disbelief and overwhelming gratitude. The voice on the other end of the line informed him that he was to receive the prestigious Order of Jamaica (OJ) during the 2024 National Honours and Awards ceremony at...

For his almost 50 years of service in the field of television production and broadcasting, Senior Production Coordinator in the Television Department, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Lavern Seaton Richards, has been honoured by the Government. On National Heroes Day (October 21), Mr. Richards will receive the Order of Distinction, in the Rank of Officer (OD), for dedicated contribution of 50...

Born in Burma on the Asian continent, Dr. Myo Oo travelled over 9,600 miles to the land of wood and water, where he has made a remarkable impact. On National Heroes Day 2024, he will be conferred with the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service for 33 years of service in the field of Psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Oo...

The Rev. Patrick Anthony Jordan’s entry into the venerable role of Justice of the Peace (JP) was born out of the need to be of greater service to those around him. The Pastor of The Door Christian Fellowship Church on Slipe Road, Kingston, tells JIS News that, initially, his focus was on making it easier for church members to have...

Leading the process of change is a passion for Maria Thompson Walters, who heads the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU). As such, it is no surprise that she puts her all into ensuring that the TIU achieves its mandate of implementing projects to achieve a modern public service that is efficient and effective and delivers high-quality services. She tells JIS News...

Immediate Past President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, who was awarded the Order of Distinction, Officer Class (OD), on National Heroes Day (October 16), deems it an honour to be recognised by his country. Mr. Grant acknowledges that representing public-sector workers is no easy feat but contends that “it is never expected that such an honour...