#TheBahamas, July 11, 2022 – In accordance with the provisions of the National Honours Act, His Excellency, the Governor-General, The Most Honourable Sir Cornelius Smith, O.N., G.C.M.G., Chancellor of the Societies of Honour, is pleased to announce the 2022 conferral of awards under the National Honours Act to Citizens of The Bahamas.
In making the announcements, His Excellency stated “that these Citizens, some of whom are being awarded posthumously, are being recognized for their outstanding service in various areas of our National Development, and I extend congratulations to them”.
His Excellency continued, “Further, as Chancellor, I also extend sincere congratulations to the Families of those Honourees who have died, and whose dedicated service and memories will ever be with us”.
Order of The Bahamas
Philip Bethel, Companion
Gail Saunders. Companion
Dr. Michael Symonette, Officer
Rupert Roberts Jr., Officer
George Myers, Member
Judge Joseph Strachan, Member
Henry Bowen, Companion (Posthumously)
Cadwell Armbrister, Companion (Posthumously)
Sir Clement Maynard, Companion (Posthumously)
Carlton Francis, Companion (Posthumously)
Anthony Roberts, Companion (Posthumously)
Sir Kendal Isaacs, Companion (Posthumously)
Norman Solomon, Companion (Posthumously)
J. Oswald Ingraham, Companion (Posthumously)
Robert Hanlon Symonette, Companion (Posthumously)
Sir Durward Knowles,Companion (Posthumously)
Emmanuel Osadebay, Officer (Posthumously)
Judge Neville Smith, Member (Posthumously)
Order of Distinction
Conville Brown, Companion
George Weech, Companion
Neko Grant, Companion
Raleigh Butler II, Companion
Obie Ferguson Jr., Companion
Vylma Thompson Curling, Companion
Paul A. O. Rolle, Companion
Ellison Greenslade, Companion ❖ Anthony Ferguson, Companion ❖ Paul Farquharson, Companion
William “Yahama Bahama” Brennan, Officer (Posthumously)
Elisha Obed, Officer (Posthumously)
Carl Minns, Officer (Posthumously)
Leon “Apache” Knowles, Officer (Posthumously)
Leonard “Boston Blackie” Miller, Officer (Posthumously)
Natasha Newbold, Officer (Posthumously)
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, Officer (Posthumously)
Sloan Farrington, Officer (Posthumously)
Cecil Cooke, Officer Posthumously)
Rolle Gray, Officer (Posthumously)
Billy Lowe, Officer (Posthumously)
Sir Durward Knowles, Officer (Posthumously)
Osborne “Ank” Rahming, Officer (Posthumously)
Hezron Moxey, Officer (Posthumously)
Willard Cunningham, Officer (Posthumously)
Bishop Albert Hepburn, Member (Posthumously)
Rev. Fr. Addison Turnquest, Member (Posthumously)
Billy Rolle, Member (Posthumously)
Andre Rodgers,Companion(Posthumously)
Order of Lignum Vitae
Marine Seaman Edward Williams (Posthumously)
Marine Seaman Austin Smith (Posthumously)
Marine Seaman David Tucker (Posthumously)
Able Seaman Fenrick Sturrup (Posthumously)
Medals for Acts of Bravery
Able Seaman Trevor Sands
Michelet Meronard
Captain Anthony Allens
Force Chief Petty Officer Denzil Clarke
Captain Whitfield Neely
Chief Petty Officer Anthony Russell
Chief Petty Officer Eugene Thompson
John Wallace
Leading Seaman Willard Saunders
Force Chief Petty Officer Peterson James
Samuel Mackey
Able Seaman Cladwell Farrington Sr.
Force Chief Petty Officer Gregory Curry
Petty Officer Leo Kirby (Posthumously)
Marine Seaman Edward Williams (Posthumously)
Marine Seaman Austin Smith (Posthumously)
Marine Seaman David Tucker (Posthumously)
Able Seaman Fenrick Sturrup (Posthumously)
Chief Petty Officer Oscar Miller (Posthumously)
Sub Lieutenant Wilfred Sands (Posthumously)
Distinguished Service Medal
Deslene Cumberbatch-Lowe
Melford Clarke
Aldeka Thompson
Beverly Thomas Taylor
Winifred Murphy
Patricia Bethel
Vanderson Ferguson
Yvonne Moncur
Sharon Rose-Hutchinson
Alice Inniss
William Saunders
Olive Minnis
Debra Strachan
Jeffery Forbes ❖ William Swain
Christine Lightbourne
Mirley Conyers
Wellington “Butch” Johnson
Nizamuddin Bacchus
Helen Stubbs
Diana Thompson
Joshua Culmer, Sr., JP
Cheryl Lloyd-Pinder
Fredrick Bonaby
Margarette Thompson Bain
Claudine Virgil
Francina Thurston
Christine Newbold Saunders
James Pinder
Inez Spence
Daphne Sawyer
Nurse Linda Stuart
Ashley Saunders
Fabian Stuart
Barbara Checkley
Mark Scott
Henry Bain
Luden Gibson
Francita Neely
Charlene Curry
Irene Rolle (Posthumously)
Badge of Honour
Nyoschi Brown
Kennard Mackey
Letita Campbell Parker
Father Don Haynes
Lofton Neely
Levada Ingraham
Diane Smith
Stephen Hanna
Valdamae Rahming
Maryanne Colebrooke Marshall
Robertha Edgecombe
Pandora Evans
Vyreen Bain
Sheila Blatch
Maxwell Roberts
Mable Stubbs
Veronica Saunders(Posthumously) ❖ Patrick Roberts Sr.
Vera Chase(Posthumously)
Jacqueline Estevez
Further, His Excellency, the Governor-General, acting in accordance with Section 4: 5(a) of the National Honours (Amendment) Act, 2022 is pleased to recognize the following persons for long and exceptional service to the Governor-General: