The Order of the Caribbean Community is an award given to The award was initiated at the Eighth (8th) Conference of

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and

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s of CARICOM in 1987 and began bestowal in 1992. Decisions as to award are taken by the Advisory Committee for the Order of the Caribbean Community The Insignia of the O.C.C. set in

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and the

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of the Order are presented to those honoured.

Privileges and entitlements

There are some privileges and entitlements invested upon the recipients. Some of these are as follows: * The award confers the styling

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upon the recipient and

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O.C.C. * Members of the Order are accorded the privilege of free movement among Member States of the Community and are issued with a

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which is assigned similar status to a

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. * The right to reside in and be gainfully employed in any Member State, as well as the right to acquire and dispose of

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, as would

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of Member States, are entitlements granted to Members of the Order.

Recipients

* William Gilbert Demas, 1992 * Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal, 1992 * Sir Derek Alton Walcott, 1992 * Dame

Nita Barrow Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, GCMG DA (15 November 1916 – 19 December 1995) was the first female governor-general of Barbados. Barrow was a nurse and a public health servant from Barbados. She served as the fifth governor-general of Barbados from 6 ...

, 1994 * Justice

Philip Telford Georges Philip Telford Georges, OCC, DAH was Chief Justice of Tanzania from 1965 to 1971, and several other appellate positions. He was born to John Henry Duport Georges and Milutine Cox and in Roseau, Dominica on January 5, 1923. Education Unive ...

, 1994 * Sir

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, 1994 * The Rt. Hon. Michael Norman Manley, 1994 * The Rt. Hon.

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, 1998 *

Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson (16 December 1926 – 9 April 2014; known as A. N. R. or "Ray" Robinson), was the third President of Trinidad and Tobago, serving from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was also Trinidad and Tobago's third Prime ...

, 1998 * Sir

Philip Manderson Sherlock Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

, 1998 * Sir

Garfield Sobers Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, (born 28 July 1936), also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, is a former cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled bowler, an aggressive batsman and an excellent fielder, ...

, 1998 * Sir

George Alleyne Sir George Allanmore Ogarren Alleyne (born in St. Philip, Barbados, on 7 October 1932) served as United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean region 2003–2010. He was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-G ...

, 2001 * The Rt. Hon.

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, 2001 * Slinger Francisco (The Mighty Sparrow), 2001 * Dame

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, 2002 * The Rt. Hon. Sir

John Compton Sir John George Melvin Compton, (29 April 1925 – 7 September 2007) was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first Prime Minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton ser ...

, 2002 *

Lloyd Best Lloyd Algernon Best, OCC (27 February 1934 – 19 March 2007) was a Trinidadian intellectual, columnist, professor, and economist. Biography Lloyd Best first attended the Tacarigua Anglican School. He then won a Government Exhibition Scholarshi ...

, 2002 * Professor the Honourable Ralston 'Rex' Nettleford, 2008 * The Honourable George Lamming, 2008 * Brian Charles Lara, 2008 * His Excellency Dr. Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool, 2008 * Sir Edwin Carrington, KCN, TC, CM 2011 * His Excellency Kamaluddin Mohammed, 2012 * Professor the Honourable Kevin Dion Cavendish, 2019 * Sir

Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born 7 March 1952) is an Antiguan retired cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991. Batting generally at number three in a dominant West Indies side, Richards is widely ...

, 2022 *Dame

Billie Miller Dame Billie Antoinette Miller, DA, OOC (born 8 January 1944) is a Barbadian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister. Miller is a member of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP). Early life and education Billie Miller's father, the late F ...

, 2022 * Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, 2022

References

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