In any other year, Rosalee Ann Marshall would have been a key part of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team charged with guiding and attending to the needs of media personnel and attendees at the annual National Honours and Awards ceremony. Known for her strong organisational skills, ability to adapt to and manage challenging conditions, and remain calm and composed...

Former Vice Principal of Academics at Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), Carol Dawn Walters, has been a transformative force in Jamaica’s hospitality and tourism sector, dedicating more than 40 years to its development. Her passion for the industry has become an integral part of her life’s journey, driving her to elevate hospitality training both locally and regionally. In recognition of...

Returning resident, Elaine Allen-Bradley, who worked as a nurse practitioner in England for 40 years, continues to contribute to the health sector in Jamaica. On National Heroes Day, October 21, Mrs. Allen-Bradley will be conferred with the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service for her contribution in the field of health in Negril, Westmoreland, at the annual National Honours and...

Gimme-Me-Bit in Clarendon is known for its unique name, and on National Heroes Day (October 21), one of its natives, Chemical Engineer, Worrell George Lyew You, will be acknowledged for making a significant contribution to the country. Mr. Lyew You, who has spent the past 40 years at the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), recalls fun-filled childhood memories with his many...

For five and half decades Norman Jones has given distinguished service to the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC). Mr. Jones, who hails from Retrieve in St. James, lived in proximity to the Cambridge Railway Station and recalled that as a schoolboy he often observed the station brimming with people and activity. From announcements echoing through the speakers, reunions and goodbyes between...

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...