#TurksandCaicos, January 9, 2018 – Grand Turk – The entire Turks and Caicos community is invited attend the National Honours and Awards Ceremony to celebrate with this year’s award recipients. The third annual ceremony will be held at the Parade Grounds, Grand Turk, on Saturday January 20th at 11:00am.
The National Honours and Awards programme confers upon Turks and Caicos Islanders accolades for demonstrating a keen sense of national consciousness and rendering meaningful and significant service to the Turks and Caicos Islands and its people. The National Honours and Awards Committee reviews the nominations submitted from throughout the country and carefully selects the honourees that are awarded in one of seven (7) categories.
This year’s Honourees include:
The Order of Turks and Caicos Islands (OCTI)
Hon. Paul Higgs (Posthumously)
The Patriotic Award – Cayos Medal (PA)
Dr. Conrad Howell (Posthumously)
Mr. Williams “Bill”Clare
Mr. Mervin Cox
Mark and Barbara Pankhurst
The Long Service Medal (LSM)
Mrs. Patronella Been
Mrs. Helen Talbot
Capt. Paul Thomas
Capt. Harold Williams
Capt. Lloydel Swann
Capt. Lyndon Gardiner
Capt. Richardson Arthur
Ms. Eunice Blythe Clare
Mr. Alpheus Gardiner
Mrs. Sadie-Jean Williams
Mr. William Jennings
Mr. George Penn
Mr. Joseph Williams
Mr. Ronnie Simmons
Mrs. Rosabelle Adams
Mr. Kenneth Williams
Mr. Joseph Toussaint
Mrs. Claudette Dean
Mr. Thomas Swann
Mr. Holton Dickenson
Mr. Herbert Simmons
Ms. Alvera Williams
The Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
Mr. William ‘Edison” Brooks
Mr. Lee Sutton
Mrs. Marion Williams
Mr. Clifford Gardiner
National Young Achiever’s Medal (NYAM)
Mr. Wellington Williams
Ms. Asia Thompson
Ms. Kadis Simmons
Ms. Willandra Elliot
Mr. Leonardo Glasgow
Ms. Nadidja Parker
The event will be broadcasted live on Radio Turks and Caicos and live streamed from the Office of the Premier’s Facebook page.
Press Release: TCIG
