Ten men and women were honored for their contributions to nation building with national awards at the 2017 Independence Ceremonial Parade this morning.
Taking place at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, the ten received their awards from the Governor General.
The highest award conferred was a knighthood to Sir John St Luce, a former Antigua Labour Party MP for St John’s City East serving from 1976 to 2004. He was also minister of Finance for many years.
See the full list of Awardees below:
1. Sir John St. Luce
Distinguished and outstanding contribution made in the field of politics and development.
Knight Grand Cross, The Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (KGCN)
2. Mr. Elton Martin
Distinguished contribution in the field of law enforcement.
Commander, The Most Illustrious Order of Merit (CM)
3. Mr. Gilbert Laudat
Distinguished contribution to cultural development.
Officer, The Most Precious Order of Princely Heritage (OH)
4. Mrs. Barbara Gore-Charles
Distinguished contribution to technical, vocational education and training.
Officer, The Most Illustrious Order of Merit (OM)
5. Dr. Radcliffe Robins
Distinguished contribution made in the field of veterinary medicine.
Officer, The Most Illustrious Order of Merit (OM)
6. Mrs. Ada Mae Elizabeth Sheppard-Johnson
Distinguished contribution to technical, education and training.
Officer, The Most Illustrious Order of Merit (OM)
7. Ms. Dulcie Wynter-King
Distinguished contribution to education and community development.
Officer, The Most Illustrious Order of Merit (OM)
8. Sgt Veldon Ragguette
Distinguished contribution to law enforcement, humanitarian and social development.
Officer, The Most Precious Order of Princely Heritage (OH)
9. Mr. Charles Alphonso Jarvis
Distinguished contribution in the field of Sports and development.
Officer, The Most Precious Order of Princely Heritage (OH)
10. Ms. Valerie Gonsalves-Barriero
Distinguished contribution in the field of community development.
Member, The Most Illustrious Order of Merit (MM)
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Congratulations To All My Fellow Antiguans! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL ANTIGUANS!🌍❤💙💚🌴
Are we really independent? Time to abolish these nonsensical white , British traditions.
The masters still have not left.
So true… These slavery traditions are crippling the growth and development of our country. I hate to see these uniform outfit.
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