Dominica Award of Honour
The Dominica Award of Honour is a decoration of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Created in 1967, it is the highest honour presented by the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica on behalf of the state.[3]
| Dominica Award of Honour | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Meritorious service |
| Presented by |  Dominica |
| Post-nominals | D.A.H.[1] |
 Ribband of the award | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Sisserou Award of Honour[2] |
Insignia
The badge of the Dominica Award of Honour is an oval-shaped golden coloured medallion. The outer ring of the medallion bears the inscription in relief THE DOMINICA AWARD OF HONOUR. The center of the medallion is depicts the Coat of arms of Dominica. The area around the coat of arms and the outer ring is cut out.[3]
The badge is suspended from a ring attached at the top, and hangs from a yellow ribbon with a center stripe of black bordered on its outside by white.[3]
Grades : one, rank of member
Notable recipients
- Nicholas Liverpool[4]
- HRH Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro[5]
- Monsieur Jaques Le Connec, Esq. (1975)[4]
- Private Raphail Registe, Esq. (1975)[4]
- Inspector Percival "Skerret" James, Esq. (1975)[4]
- Edward Oliver Le Blanc, Esq. (1976)[4]
- Irving Theodore Shillingford, Esq. (1976)[4]
- Phillip Nassief, Esq. (1977)[4]
- Cecil A. Burton, Esq. (1977)[4]
- R. E. Henry, Esq. (1977)[4]
- Miss Norma Garrard (1977)[4]
- Mrs. Alexia Le Blanc (1977)[4]
- Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue O.B.E., Esq. (1978)[4]
- Hon. P. R. John J.B., O.F.de M., Esq. (1978)[4]
- Hon. L. I. Austin O.B.E., Q.C., Esq. (1978)[4]
- Dr. Phillip Boyd, M.D., D. Ge., Esq. (1978)[4]
- Elizabeth II (1985)[3]
- Rev. Dr. Phillip Potter, Esq. (1988)[4]
- Sir Clarence Seignoret G.C.B., C.O.L., Kt. M., O.S.J., O.B.E., Esq. (1993)[4]
- Sister Alicia De Tremmerie (1994)[4]
- Justice Phillip Telford Georges OCC, Esq. (1996)[4]
- Archbishop Kelvin Felix, Esq. (1999)[4]
- Dame Mary Eugenia Charles (2000)[4]
- H.E. Vernon Lorden Shaw, Esq. (2001)[4]
- Crispin Sorhaindo, Esq. (2001)[4]
- Mrs. Elizabeth Israel (2002)[4]
- The Carib People (2003)[4]
- CARICOM (2006)[4][6]
- Franklyn Andrew Merrifield Baron, Esq. (2006)[4]
- H.E. Fidel Castro Ruz, Esq. (2008)[4][7]
- H.E. Eliud Williams, Esq. (2012)[4][8]
- Charles Savarin, Esq. (2013)[4]
- Dr. Carissa F. Etienne (2015)[4]
- Dr. Lennox Honychurch (2018)[4]
References
- French, ed. by Richard Allsopp. With a; Allsopp, Spanish suppl.by Jeanette (2003). Dictionary of Caribbean English usage ([New ed.]. ed.). Kingston, Jamaica [u.a.]: Univ. of the West Indies Press. p. 187. ISBN 9789766401450.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - "Meritorious Service Honours Act, Chapter 19:09" (PDF). Revised Laws of Dominica 1990, Acts & Statutory Rules and Orders 1991 - 2009. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- "Dominica - Award of Honour". Royal Collection. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- "National Service Awards Register". www.dominica.gov.dm. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
- "Duke of Castro". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- "CARICOM Secretary-General receives the Dominica Award of Honour on behalf of the Caribbean Community". Caricom.org. 3 November 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- "Fidel Castro to receive Dominica\'s highest award - caribbeannewsnow". Island Journal. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- "Eluid Williams receives nation's highest award". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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