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Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda Sir Rodney Williams has congratulated two outstanding Antiguans and Barbudans for inclusion in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.<\/p>

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Dear Mr. Braithwaite,<\/em><\/p>\n

“This serves to confirm that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of the official celebration of her birthday in June 2021, has been pleased to appoint you as a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for services to economic and community development in Antigua and Barbuda. Your appointment was officially announced in the London Gazette on June 12, 2021. Lady Williams and I convey heartiest congratulations to you!<\/em><\/p>

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I am also pleased to advise that your appointment by Her Majesty authorizes the use of the letters (post-nominal) MBE after your name.”<\/em><\/p>

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Dear Mrs. Mason,<\/em><\/p>

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This serves to confirm that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of the official celebration of her birthday in June 2021, has been pleased to appoint you as a recipient of the Queen\u2019s Police Medal (QPM) for services to the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda. Your appointment was officially announced in the London Gazette on June 12, 2021. Lady Williams and I convey heartiest congratulations to you!<\/em><\/p>\n

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I am also pleased to advise that your appointment by Her Majesty authorizes the use of the letters (post-nominal) QPM after your name.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

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Here’s More About Mrs Mason:<\/h1>\n

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Here’s more about Mr Braithwaite:<\/h1>\n

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Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda Sir Rodney Williams has congratulated two outstanding Antiguans and Barbudans for inclusion in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. \u00a0 Dear Mr. Braithwaite, “This serves to confirm that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of the official celebration of her birthday in June 2021, has been pleased to appoint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":131828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nTwo outstanding Antiguans receive Queen's Birthday Honours - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two outstanding Antiguans receive Queen's Birthday Honours\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda Sir Rodney Williams has congratulated two outstanding Antiguans and Barbudans for inclusion in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. \u00a0 Dear Mr. Braithwaite, “This serves to confirm that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of the official celebration of her birthday in June 2021, has been pleased to appoint […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-25T14:12:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-25T14:23:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/queen.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"976\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"549\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"Two outstanding Antiguans receive Queen’s Birthday Honours\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-25T14:12:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-25T14:23:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/\"},\"wordCount\":234,\"commentCount\":7,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:976\/h:549\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/queen.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-outstanding-antiguans-receive-queens-birthday-honours\/\",\"name\":\"Two outstanding Antiguans receive Queen's Birthday Honours - 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