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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
consist of: * The
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
- the country's highest award. * The
Trinity Cross The Trinity Cross (abbreviated T.C.) was the highest of the National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago, between the years 1969 and 2008. It was awarded for: "distinguished and outstanding service to Trinidad and Tobago. It was awarded for gallantry ...
- the country's highest award until 2006. * The
Chaconia Medal The Chaconia Medal is the second highest state decoration of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Established in 1969, the medal honours long and meritorious service to promote national welfare or community spirit. It is awarded in three classes: ...
of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver or Bronze * The
Hummingbird Medal The Hummingbird Medal is a state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago, instituted in 1969. The medal is awarded for loyal and devoted service beneficial to the state in any field, or acts of conspicuous gallantry or other outstanding humane action. Th ...
of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver and Bronze * The Public Service Medal of Merit of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver and Bronze * The Medal for the Development of Women of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver and Bronze Holders of the various awards are allowed to use the postnominal letters O.R.T.T. (Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago), T.C. (Trinity Cross), C.M. ( Chaconia Medal), H.B.M. (Hummingbird Medal) or M.O.M. (Medal of Merit). These awards were introduced following
independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...
in 1962 to replace the Imperial royal honours available to citizens of the
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. They were approved in 1967 and first awarded in 1969. The cabinet accepted the decision made by the national awards designs Selection Committee, which selected the designs submitted by the following persons: 1. Ms Wilhelmina McDowell, who designed the Trinity Cross 2. Mrs A. Jardine, who designed the Chaconia Medal and 3. The designers of Messrs Y. DeLima and Co. Limited, who conceptualised the Hummingbird Medal. 4. Mr Ebenezer Edwards designed the Public Service Medal of Merit Some of the winners who won medals in past years are listed below:


2016 awards


Chaconia Medal

* Prof. Dave Chadee osthumous- Entomologist and Parasitologist, for science (Gold) * Prof. Andrew Jupiter - Former Permanent Secretary/Chairman of the Board of the Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago and Director of the National Gas Company, for public service (Gold) * Ramesh Lutchmedial - Former Director General of Civil Aviation, for public service (Gold) * Grace Angela Talma - Management Consultant, for community service (Gold) * William McKenzie - Former Minority Leader of the Tobago House of Assembly, for public service (Gold) * Winston Riley - Civil Engineer, for engineering (Gold) * Winston Rudder - Retired Permanent Secretary, for public service (Gold) * Justin Paul - Retired Permanent Secretary, for public service and education (Gold) * Leston Paul - Musician/arranger/composer, for culture (Silver)


Hummingbird Medal

* Irwin "Scrunter" Johnson - Calypso (Gold) * Timothy Watkins ("Baron") - Calypso (Gold) * Angelo Bissessarsingh - History and education (Gold) * Cornelius Lewis - activist, for community service (Gold) * Brenda Le Maitre - Matron/Registered Nurse, for community service (Gold) * St. Margaret's Boys’ Anglican School Youth Steel Orchestra, for culture (Gold) * Dr. Waffie Mohammed – Educator, for community service (Gold) * Jerry Baptiste - Police Sergeant, for community service (Silver) * Bibi Hallim - Retired Facilitator, for community service (Silver) * Austin Wilson osthumous- Retired sound engineer, for culture) (Silver) * Deborah De Rosia - Educator/ Community activist, for community service and education (Silver) * Anstey Lumen Payne (Silver) * Kenneth Paulsingh - Community activist, for community service (Silver) * Keith Campbell osthumous- Fireman, for gallantry (Bronze)


Public Service Medal of Merit

* Angella Jack (Gold) * Jacqueline Wilson (Gold) * Dr. Rohit Doon - Medical Doctor (Gold) * Mr. William Wilberforce Daniel - Chartered certified accountant (Gold) * Dr. Vincent Gerald Moe - Retired Permanent Secretary (Gold) * Ms. Margaret Wright – Retired Registered Nurse (Gold) * Iverne Ebenezer Yearwood osthumous- Former medical public service social worker (Silver)


Medal For The Development Of Women (Gold)

* Monica Rosalind Williams - Retired Director, Gender Affairs * Angela Martin - journalist osthumous


2015 awards


Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

* Errol McLeod *
Winston Dookeran Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran (; born 24 June 1943) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician and economist as well as international public official. Dookeran is the current Secretary-General of EUCLID, an intergovernmental institution of higher ...


Chaconia Medal

* Daphne Bartlett - businesswoman (Gold) * Selby Wilson - Telecommunications Authority chairman and former Finance Minister (Gold) * Reynold Cooper - retired Head of the Public Service (Gold) * Victor Mouttet - businessman (Gold)


Hummingbird Medal

* Dil-e-Nadan (Gold) * Harrypersad Maharaj - President of the Inter- religious Organisation (IRO), for community service (Gold) * Nobel Khan - former President of the IRO, for community service (Gold) * Fred “Composer” Mitchell - calypso (Silver) * Kelwyn Hutcheon - calypso (Silver) * Andrew “Lord Superior” Marcano - calypso (Silver) * Anthony “All Rounder” Hendrickson - calypso (Silver) * Sharlene Flores - parang singer (Silver) * Sherman Maynard osthumous- Policeman, for loyal service (Bronze) * Kal-el Alleyne - 4 year old, for bravery * Fernando Smith - soldier, for bravery * Edric Hargreaves - Coast Guard, for bravery


2014 awards


Chaconia Medal

* Michael Ronald Als – Trade unionist/community activist (Silver) osthumous* Rudolph Charles (Silver) osthumous* Velma Jardine - Educator (Bronze)


Hummingbird Medal

* John Gillespie – architect (Silver)


2013 awards


Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

* Justice
Ivor Archie Ivor Archie (born August 18, 1960) is a Trinidadian jurist who has served as chief justice of Trinidad and Tobago since 2008. He was formerly solicitor general of the Cayman Islands. Personal life He was born on August 18, 1960 in Tobago. He ...
* Makandal Daaga


Chaconia Medal

* Jehue Gordon (Gold)


Hummingbird Medal

*
Ramesh Maharaj Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC (; born 16 September 1945) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician. Early life Ramesh Maharaj was born to Hindu Indo-Trinidadians, Dolly and Nanan Maharaj, on the 16th of September 1945 in Diamond Village, Trinidad ...
(Gold) * John Jaglal (Silver)


2012 awards


Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

* Keshorn Walcott


Chaconia Medal

* Therese Mills (Gold) * Selwyn Ryan (Gold) * Swami Prakashananda (Gold)


Hummingbird Medal

* Ade Alleyne-Forte (Gold) * Keston Bledman (Gold) * Marc Burns (Gold) * Emmanuel Callender (Gold) * Lalonde Gordon (Gold) * Deon Lendore (Gold) * Jarrin Solomon (Gold) * Richard Thompson (Gold) * Peter Elias * Liam Teague (Silver)


2011 awards


Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

* Ulric Cross


Chaconia Medal

* Desmond Allum (Silver) osthumous* Susan Craig-Jones (Silver)


Hummingbird Medal

* Denyse Plummer (Gold)


Medal for the Development of Women

* Hazel Brown * Brenda Gopeesingh * Diana Mahabir-Wyatt


2010 awards


Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

* Karl Hudson-Phillips, QC *
Kamaluddin Mohammed Kamaluddin Mohammed Majeed, mononymously known as Kamal, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He works in Malayalam cinema. He was the former Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Kamal made his directorial debut with ...


Chaconia Medal

* Brian Mac Farlane (Gold) * Julian Kenny (Gold) * Margaret Elcock – broadcaster (Silver)


Hummingbird Medal

*Harripersad Dass - Chairman (Silver)


2009 awards


Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

* Jizelle Salandy


Chaconia Medal

* Dr. Geraldine Roxanne Connor – ethnomusicologist (Gold) * Dr. Cuthbert Joseph (Gold) * Len "Boogsie" Sharpe (Gold)


Hummingbird Medal

*
Alvin Corneal Alvin Ainsley Corneal (born 13 October 1937, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidad and Tobago former footballer. Corneal also played three unofficial matches with Barbados in 1962 when the latter was not yet a FIFA member. He also played ...
(Silver)


2008 awards


Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

* Brian Copeland - Professor * Bertram “Bertie” Lloyd Marshall, steelpan innovator * Anthony Williams, steelpan innovator


Chaconia Medal

*
Aaron Armstrong Aaron Nigel Armstrong (born 14 October 1977) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in 4 × 100 metres relay. Armstrong attended the University of Florida in Ga ...
(Gold) * Keston Bledman (Gold) * Marc Burns (Gold) * Emmanuel Callender (Gold) * Bernard Dulal-Whiteway (Gold) * Richard Thompson (Gold) * Meiling Esau (Silver)


2007 awards


Chaconia Medal

* Kenneth Gordon (Gold) * Jizelle Salandy (Gold)


Hummingbird Medal

* Gerard Besson (Gold) * Knolly Clarke (Gold) *
Daren Ganga Daren Ganga (born 14 January 1979) is a former Trinidadian cricketer. He was a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm offbreak bowler. After debuting as a 19-year-old he has found himself in and out of the West Indian cricket t ...
(Gold)


2006 awards


Trinity Cross

* none awarded


Chaconia Medal

*The 2006 World Cup squad and management (Gold) ** Ivee Pendo ** Sherie Leen Surla ** Roda Andrade ** Haide Esparrago **
Marvin Andrews Marvin Andrews CM (born 22 December 1975) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Andrews's career includes spells at Livingston, with whom he won the Scottish League Cup in 2004, and Rangers, where he ...
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Chris Birchall Christopher Birchall CM (born 5 May 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He scored 21 goals in 322 league and cup appearances in a 16-year professional career, and scored four goals in 44 international matches ...
** Atiba Charles **
Ian Cox Ian Gary Cox CM (born 25 March 1971) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer. Cox was most recently joint manager at Whitstable Town, a post he took up in November 2015. He was part of the Trinidad and Tobago national team' ...
** Carlos Edwards **
Cornell Glen Cornelius "Cornell" Glen CM (born 21 October 1981) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Glen began his professional career in 1999 with Trinidadian club FUTGOF. After two years with FUTGOF, Gle ...
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Cyd Gray Cyd Gray CM (born 21 November 1976) is a former professional footballer from Trinidad and Tobago. He previously played as a defender for San Juan Jabloteh, as well as the islands' national team. He made his debut for the Soca Warriors against ...
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Shaka Hislop Neil Shaka Hislop CM (born 22 February 1969) is a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he played for them at under-21 level before representing Trinidad and Tobago at senior international level. The majority of his ...
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Clayton Ince Clayton Ince CM (born 13 July 1972) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and had lengthy spells in the English Football League at Crewe Alexandra and Walsall. He is his country's most capped goalkeeper wit ...
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Kelvin Jack Kelvin Kyron Jack CM (born 29 April 1976) is a Trinidadian former professional football goalkeeper who is goalkeeping coach at Dover Athletic. He earned 33 caps for Trinidad and Tobago between 1997 and 2006, playing for his country in the 2006 ...
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Avery John Emery Avery John CM (born 18 June 1975) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Youth and College John was born in Point Fortin. He attended Vessigny ntillesGovernment Secondary School and ...
** Stern John **
Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones CM (born 5 October 1984) is a Trinidadian football manager and retired professional player who played as a forward. He currently manages the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. He began his football career with Joe ...
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Russell Latapy Russell Nigel Latapy CM (born 2 August 1968) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant coach of Macarthur. In a senior career which spanned more than twenty years at b ...
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Dennis Lawrence Dennis William Lawrence CM (born 1 August 1974) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer and current first-team coach at Coventry City. He was the manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team from 2017 to 2019. Prior to coa ...
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Collin Samuel Collin Andrew Samuel CM (born 27 August 1981) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer who played as a winger or striker. He represented Trinidad and Tobago at senior international level and played in the 2006 World Cup. He p ...
** Brent Sancho ** Jason Scotland ** Densill Theobald ** Aurtis Whitley ** Evans Wise **
Anthony Wolfe Anthony Wolfe CM (born 23 December 1983) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He represented the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 35 occasions. As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cu ...
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Dwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian former professional footballer and current manager of Australian A-League club Macarthur FC. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester Uni ...
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Leo Beenhakker Leo Beenhakker CM (; born 2 August 1942) is a Dutch international football coach. He has had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. He led both Ajax and Feyenoord to Dutch championships and also had domestic s ...
(coach) *Professor David Picou MD (Gold) *Professor Hubert Daisley (Gold) *Glenn Erwin Tucker (Gold) *William Laurence Chen (Silver)


Hummingbird Medal

*Anetta Archer (Gold) *Feroza Rose Mohammed (Gold) *Indi-Art Orchestra Musical Orchestra (Gold) *Soroptimist International of Port-of-Spain (Gold) *The Toco Foundation Organisation (Gold) *Elizabeth Helena Percy (Silver), (posthumous) *Cousilla Persad (Silver) *Carlton Phillip (Silver) *Ralph St Clair Davies (Silver) *Kelvin Guy Choy Aming (Silver) *Gary Straker's Pan School Organisation (Silver) *Edwin Joseph Skinner (Silver) *Dudnath Ramkeesoon (Silver) *
Renny Quow Renny Quow (born 25 August 1987) is a Trinidadian male track and field sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and has made it to both the Olympic and World Finals in the event, a rare feat for athletes from the Caribbean in the 400m. He comp ...
, sprinter (Silver) *Rhonda Watkins (Silver)


Public Service Medal of Merit

*Deosaran Jagroo (Gold) *Andrew Llewellyn Tyson (Gold) (posthumous) *Carol Clark (Gold) *Victoria Mendez-Charles (Gold) *Paula Hazel-Dawn Daniel (Gold) *Jagdeo Maharaj (Gold) *Valerie Minnie Foster (Silver) (posthumous) *Irma Sanowar (Silver)


2005 awards


Trinity Cross

* Edwin Carrington, Caricom Secretary General


Chaconia Medal

*Keith Chiang Awong (Gold) *Prof Andrew Madan Ramroop (Gold) *Justice Lionel Jones (Gold) *Dr Aleem Mohammed (Gold) *Carol Keller (Gold) * Bertille St Clair, football manager (Silver) *Francis Mungroo (Silver) *Rudranath Indarsingh (Silver) *Edward Henry Sealey (Silver)


Hummingbird Medal

*Noble Douglas (Gold) *Elise Joseph (Gold) *Edward Beharry (Gold) *John Frankie Asche (Gold) * Sedley Joseph (Gold) *Trinidad Steel Percussion Orchestra (Gold) *Heeralal Rampartap (Silver) *Wayne Naranjit (posthumous) (Silver) *Molly Boxhill (Silver) *Bill Trotman (Silver) *Kirk Fakira (Silver) *Michael Marcellin (Silver) *Alix Archer De Silva (Silver) *Peter Samuel (Silver) *Ria Ramnarine (Silver)


Public Service Medal of Merit

*Yolande Gooding (Gold) *Sr Petronella Joseph (Gold) *Hyacinth McDowall (Gold) *Ahmed Ali (Gold) *Annette Alfred (Gold) *John Antoine (Gold) *J. David Ramkeesoon (Gold) *Nature Seekers (Gold) *MOMS for Literacy (Caribbean) (Gold) *Mother's Union Children's Home (Gold) *Louise Angelina Mc Intosh (Gold) *Myra Catherine Greaves (Silver) *Daisy Maria James McClean (Silver) *Gloria Elizabeth Nurse (Silver)


2004 awards


Trinity Cross

* none awarded


Chaconia Medal

* Stephen Ames (Gold) * Arthur Lok Jack (Gold) * Zadia Rajnauth (Gold) * Sarah Whiteman (Gold) * Malcolm Jones (Gold) * Joan Massiah (Gold) *
George Bovell George Richard Lycott Bovell (born 18 July 1983) is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and former world record holder from Trinidad and Tobago. Bovell is also a two-time World Championship bronze medalist. Olympic career George Bovell represen ...
, Olympic swimmer (Gold) * Fenrick De Four (posthumous) (Silver) * Malick Folk Performing Company, Dance Company (Silver) * Clico Shiv Shakti Dance Company, Dance Company (Silver)


Hummingbird Medal

* Cynthia Bell (Gold) * Alyson Brown (Gold) * Roy Cape (Gold) * Barnabas Ramon-Fortune (Gold) * Felix Roach (Gold) * The WR Torres Foundation for the Blind (Gold) * Edward Williams (posthumous) (Gold) * Jacqueline Koon How (Gold) * Veera Bhajan (Silver) * Vishwanath Arjoon (Silver) * Raj Karan Jadoo (Silver) * Emmanuel Juman (Silver) * The Lara Brothers
Parang Parang is a popular folk music originating from Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago that was brought to Trinidad and Tobago by Venezuelan migrants who were primarily of Amerindian, Spanish, Mestizo, Pardo, and African heritage, something which ...
Group (Silver) * Albert "Al" Ramsawack (Silver) * Chandardath Sookram (Silver) * Rhonda Charles (Silver)


Medal of Merit

* Joseph Allard (Gold) * Cislyn Baptiste (Gold) * Pamella Benson (Gold) * Carl de Souza (posthumous) (Gold) * Kenneth Phillip (Gold) * Frank Porter (Gold)


2003 Awards


Trinity Cross

* Ken Julien


Chaconia Medal

*
André Tanker André Michael Tanker (25 September 1941 – 28 February 2003) was a Trinidad and Tobago musician and composer. Background and career Born in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Tanker was considered one of the most original musicians that his country pr ...
(Gold) (
posthumously Posthumous may refer to: * Posthumous award - an award, prize or medal granted after the recipient's death * Posthumous publication – material published after the author's death * ''Posthumous'' (album), by Warne Marsh, 1987 * ''Posthumous'' (E ...
) *Exodus Steel Orchestra (Gold) * Robert Riley (Gold)


Hummingbird Medal

*
George Bovell George Richard Lycott Bovell (born 18 July 1983) is an Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and former world record holder from Trinidad and Tobago. Bovell is also a two-time World Championship bronze medalist. Olympic career George Bovell represen ...
(Gold) * Winston Bailey ("Shadow") (Silver) * Jean Talma (Silver) * Wayne Crooks (Silver)


Medal of Merit

* Shireen Dewan-Mc Ken (Silver)


2002 awards


Trinity Cross

* The Right Honourable Dr Eric Eustace Williams (posthumous)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Prof. Hylton McFarlance * Professor Thomas Ainsworth Harewood * Trevor Michael Boopsingh * Arthur Reginald Roberts (posthumous)


2001 awards


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Vindar Rabindrath Dean-Maharaj * Dr Iqbal Mohammed * Dr Rajandaye Ramkissoon-Chen * Mr Colin Laird


2000 awards


Trinity Cross

* Archbishop Anthony Pantin osthumous


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Annette Des Isles * Dr Neville Jankey * Courtney Andrew Walsh * Patrick Brennan Burke * Professor Harrinath D. Maharaj * Dr Norbert Masson


1999 awards


Trinity Cross

* Dr Henry Wesley Moulton Collymore MBBS, FRCS * Chief Eleazar Chukwuemeka Anyaoku, Con Adazie of Obosi, Ogwumba of Idemili (Honorary)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Justice Zainool Hosein * Trevor A. Lee, SC *
Dwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian former professional footballer and current manager of Australian A-League club Macarthur FC. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester Uni ...
, footballer * Lawrence Duprey * Dr Tim Dhanraj Gopeesingh


1998 awards


Trinity Cross

* Bowles, Sylvan ]posthumous]


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Sharma, Justice Satnarine (Mr) * Ibrahim, Justice Mustapha (Mr) * Fitzwilliam, Wendy (Miss) * Sabga, Anthony Norman (Mr)


1997 awards


Trinity Cross

* Robinson, Arthur N. R. (His Excellency)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Boldon, Ato Jabari (Mr), athlete * Davis, James Anthony (Hon. Mr Justice) * Gopeesingh, Lloyd Balraj (Hon. Mr Justice) osthumous* Hubah, Clarence Evans (Dr), MBE * Lalla, Kenneth Ramsanta (Mr), SC * Thomas, Christopher Roy (Mr), Ambassador * Tim Pow, Ainsley Vincent Maurice (Mr)


1996 awards


Trinity Cross

* De la Bastide, Michael Anthony (Mr) * Minshall, Peter (Mr), Carnival artist


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Andrews, John Peter (Mr) * Gomez, Gerald Ethridge (Mr) osthumous* Petrotrin Invaders Steel Orchestra * Pierre, Lennox Oscar (Mr) osthumous* Queen's Park Cricket Club * Ramchand, Kenneth (Professor)


1995 awards


Trinity Cross

* Bishop, Patricia Alison (Miss), HBM * Pantin, Gerard Arthur (Fr), C.S.Sp.


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Alcantara, Joyce Angela (Miss) * Furness-Smith, John Gerald (Mr), SC * Ramadhin, Sonny (Mr), cricketer * Selvon, Samuel Dickson (Mr), writer osthumous


Public Service Medal of Merit (Silver)

* Browne, Elaine Lenora


1994 awards


Trinity Cross

* Lara, Brian (Mr), international cricketer


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Bobb, Euric (Dr) - Ph.D. * De Leon "Roaring Lion", Rafael (Mr) * Pitt-Miller, Phyllis Leonora (Dr)


1993 awards


Trinity Cross

* Hassanali, Noor M. (His Excellency) * Walcott, Derek (Mr) (Honorary), writer


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Barrow, Russell William (Dr) * Barsotti, Frank Andral (Mr) - M.A. Cantab * Francisco "Mighty Sparrow", Slinger (Mr), calypsonian * James, Alphonso Philbert Theophilus (Mr) osthumous* Jorsling, Mc Donald Phillip (Mr) * Roopnarinesingh, Syam Sundar (Professor) * Sawh, Lall Ramnath (Dr)


1992 awards


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Addo, Edward Adotey (Dr) * AMOCO Renegades Steel Orchestra * Griffith, Elton George (The Most Reverend His Grace Dr) * Henry, Mervyn Ulrick (Dr) * John, Selwyn Alfred (Mr) * Marshall, Bertie Lloyd (Mr) * Murray, Lance Esme Hamilton (Mr) * Vyas, Ramdath (Pundit) * WITCO Desperadoes Steel Orchestra * Wong Sang, Joyce Angela (Mrs)


1991 awards


Trinity Cross

* The Regiment of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force * The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Freeman, William E. (Mr) osthumous B.Sc. (Lond), A.R.C.S. * Glean, Vernon (Mr) * Knox, Wilfred Sidney (Mr) * Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago * Naraynsingh, Vijay (Dr) * Neehall, John Edward (Dr) * Norton, Noel Patrick (Mr) * Richards, Rolf (Professor) * The Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service * The Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service


Chaconia Medal (silver)

*Anand Yankarran (Mr) ntertainer


1990 awards


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Aziz, Mohammed Ali (Dr) * Busby, George Oliver David (Dr) * Campbell, Alton A. (Mr) * Des Iles, Gerard Emmanuel (Hon. Mr Justice) * Deyalsingh, Lennox (Hon. Mr Justice) * Lai-Fook, Arthur E. (Rev. Fr) * Mahase, Anna (Dr) * Ratan, Premchand N. (Dr) * Sinanan, Ashford (Mr)


Hummingbird Medal (Gold)

* Beddoes, Andrew * Connor, Maurice * Eckels, Juliet Mary * Griffiths, Jason * Hanoonmansingh, Hans * Saidwan, Dean * Sealey, Joslynne * Taylor, Gretta Patricia


1989 awards


Trinity Cross

* McBurnie, Beryl Eugenia (Dr), H.B.M. * Naipaul, Vidia S. (Mr) - H.B.M.


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Boswell-Inniss, Kathleen Sheila (Mrs) * Capildeo, Simbhoonath (Mr) * Ghouralal, Samuel (Dr) * Ince, Winston Edghill (Dr) * National football Team (Strike Squad)


Hummingbird Medal (Silver)

* Marshall, Stanley Laurie (Mr) - Drama (Silver)


1988 awards


Trinity Cross

* Demas, William Gilbert (Mr) * Duprey, Cyril (Mr)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Abidh, Stella (Dr) * Hosein, Inayat (Mr) * Lequay, Alloy (Mr) * Lovelace, Earl (Mr) * Narine, Ralph (Justice) * Omah-Maharajh, Deonarayan (Dr), President General of the
Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), , colloquially known as the Maha Sabha, is the largest and most influential Hindu organization in Trinidad and Tobago. It operates 150 mandirs, over 50 schools, and has its own radio station, Radio Jaagri ...
* Sammy, George (Professor) osthumous* Warner, Alcalde (Justice)


1987 awards


Public Service Gold Medal of Merit

* Charles, Randolph T, Former Commissioner of Prisons Public Service


Trinity Cross

* Bernard, Clinton (The Hon. Mr Justice) * James, C. L. R. (Mr), historian * Pan Trinbago * Weekes, George (Mr)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Butler, Knolly (Professor) * Byam, Neville (Dr) * Carrington, Edwin (Sir), former Secretary-General of CARICOM * Laronde, Giselle (Miss), beauty pageant titleholder * Rambachand, Anand (Professor) * Stewart, Leslie "Tiger" (Mr), boxer


Chaconia Medal (Silver)

* Girdharie, Sohan * Malloon, Grace Atteck * Minshall, Peter * Sharpe, Len (Boogsie)


1986 awards


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Alleyne, Doddridge Henry Newton (Mr) * Lewis, James O'Neil (Mr) (Awarded in 1974) * Rampersad, Frank Budhoo (Mr)


1985 awards


Trinity Cross

* Kelsick, Cecil (The Hon. Mr Justice)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Braithwaite, John (Mr) * Seukeran, Lionel Frank (Mr)


1984 awards


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Wooding, Hugh Arthur Selby (Mr)


1983 awards


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Cross, Ulric, (Mr) * Rees, Evan (Mr) * Sosa, Thomas Gregorio (Mr)


1982 awards


Trinity Cross

* Hosein, Tajmool (Mr)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Annisette, Emmanuel B. (Mr) * Besson, Herman Alexander (Mr) osthumous* Bramble, Cecil (Mr) osthumous* Crichlow, Verna Mercedes (Mrs) osthumous* Lewis, Anthony Clyde (Mr) * Noel, Claude Benjamin (Mr) * Pollonais, Rene Joseph (Mr) * Richardson, Reginald Kenneth (Dr)


1981 awards


Trinity Cross

* Teshea, Isabella (Mrs) osthumous


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Corbin, Maurice (Mr) * Date-Camps, Ada (Dr) * Harnarayan, Percival (Mr) * Kirton, Gertrude (Mrs) * Padmore, Marjorie (Miss) osthumous* Scott, Garvin (Mr)


1980 awards


Trinity Cross

* Bruce, Victor (Mr) - H.B.M. * Burroughs, Randolph (Mr), M.O.M. * Gregoire, Errol (Mr) * Williams, Mervyn (Commander), M.O.M.


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Bonnett, Lionel (Mr), Chairman, Tobago County Council * Chadee, Dalton (Mr), Former Alderman and Deputy Mayor of San Fernando Borough Council * Mahabir, Bisram (Dr) * Quamina, Elizabeth (Dr) * Roopnarine, Errol (Mr) osthumous* Scott, Winfield (Mr) * Spence, John A. rofessor* Wilson, Oswald (Mr)


1979 awards


Trinity Cross

* Montano, Gerard (Mr) * Phillips, Clement Ewart Gladstone (Mr) * Pierre, Eugenia Theodosia (Mrs), C.M.T., H.B.M. * Sinanan, Mitra G. (Mr)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Blackman, Ingrid (Mrs) * Burke-Browne, Angela (Mrs) * Castagne, Patrick Stanislaus (Mr), composer * Castanada, Peggy (Miss) * Charleau, Heather (Miss) * Charles, Cyrenia (Mrs) * Dimsoy, Marcia (Miss) * Gatcliffe, Thomas (Mr) * Lutchman, Solomon (Mr) osthumous* Nurse, Jennifer (Miss) * Peters, Sherril (Mrs) * Phelps, Harry Orville (Professor) * Pierre, Eugenia Theodosia (Mrs) * Prescod, Veryl (Miss) * Sellier, Robert (Mr) * Stollmeyer, Jeffrey (Mr), cricketer and footballer * Thomas-Luces, Althea (Mrs) * Williams, Jennifer (Miss)


1978 awards


Trinity Cross

* Serrette, Joffre Charles Harold (Brigadier) * Solomon, Patrick Vincent Joseph (Dr) * Wharton, Joseph Algernon (Mr), QC


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Dolly, Reynold Cartright (Dr) * Galt, Kenneth Victor (Mr) osthumous* Garcia, Ignacio Adrian (Mr) * Murray, Eric Hugh (Mr) * Patrick, Alan Leslie (Dr) * Rostant, Louis Gerald (Mr) * Seemungal, Lionel Augustine (Mr), S.C., M.A., LL.B. (Cantab.)


1977 awards


Trinity Cross

* Ali, Wahid (Dr) * Amoroso, Emmanuel Ciprian (Professor) * Commissiong, Janelle Penny (Miss), former beauty pageant titleholder * Reece, Sir Alan


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Bailey, Emmanuel McDonald (Mr), athlete * Duprey, Cyril, OBE, businessman, founder of
CLICO CL Financial was the largest privately held conglomerate in Trinidad and Tobago and one of the largest privately held corporations in the entire Caribbean, before the company encountered a major liquidity crisis and subsequent bailout in 2009. ...
* Ghany, Noor Mohammed (Mr) * Holder, Joseph Hamiltion (Mr) * Inglefield, Geoffrey Robert (Mr) * Murray, Arthur (Mr) * Richards, George Maxwell (Mr)


1976 awards


Trinity Cross

* Crawford, Hasely Joachim * Maingot, Rodney * Pitt, David Thomas (Lord) * Thomasos, Clytus Arnold


Chaconia Medal

* Barcant, Malcolm (Gold) * Beaubrun, Michael Herbert (Gold) * Dieffenthaller, Raymond Edwin (Gold) * McNish, Althea (Mrs John Weiss) (Gold) * Reece, Erna (Gold) * Ward, Joshua Emmanuel (Gold) * Hingwan, Edwin (posthumous) (Silver) * Melchor, M. NACION GOLD CROSS MEDAL P/C SOLDIER G,O.627


1975 awards


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Bartholomew, Courtenay (Dr) * Crichlow, Nathaniel (Senator) - trade unionist * Dymally, Mervyn (Senator) * Henry, Zin (Dr) * Hudson-Phillips, Henry, QC * Lloyd, Clive, CBE, AO - West Indies cricketer (Honorary) * Murray, Deryck (Mr) * Poon King, Theodosius (Dr) * Robinson, Sir Harold * Walls, Victor (Rev. Dr)


1974 awards


Public Service Gold Medal of Merit

* Beard, Eugene Edwin * Beckles, Agatha * Bruno, Winzey Anthony * Busby, Arthur Hamilton * Clemendore, Anthony * D'Abadie, Raymond Joseph * Duncan, Vincent Gregory * Hargreave, Evelyn Victoria * Holder, George Ethelbert * Kalloo, Emmanuel Nicholas * McShine, Irene Umilta * Maraj, James * Mitchell, Lionel Paul * Munroe, George * Pyles, Oscar Emmanuel * Sawyer, Olive Theodore * Shepherd, Gertrude Enid * Simon, Winston "Spree" * Siung, Oswald Horace * Smith, John Lyon * Telemaque, Harold Milton * Thomasos, Theodora * Wellington, Oswald Elrick


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Blackman, Fitzgerald (Alderman) osthumous* De la Bastide, Karl Phillipe De Jacques (Justice) * Gibbs, Lance (Mr) (Honorary) * Julien, Bernard (Mr) * Kanhai, Rohan (Mr) (Honorary) * Pierre, Joseph Henry (Sir) * Rowe, Lawrence (Mr) (Honorary) * Wattley, George Hippolyte (Dr)


1973 awards


Trinity Cross

* La Borde, Charles Harold (Mr) * La Borde, Mary Kwailan (Mrs) * Boos, Werner James (Sir), CBE osthumous * Hyatali, Isaac (The Honourable Sir)


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Archbald-Crichlow, Beryl May (Mrs) * Armoogam, George Victor (Mr) * Atteck, Sybil (Miss) * O'Connor, Quintin (Mr) osthumous* Vaucrosson, Walter Ferdinand (Dr) * Waite, Joan Teresa (Sister)


1972 awards


Trinity Cross

* Archbald, Rupert Carlyle, QC * Marcano, George Roderick (Dr) * Sobers, Garfield St. Auburn, West Indies cricketer AO, OCC - onorary


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Boucard, Dennis (Mr) * Girwar, Norman (Mr) * Mc Naughton-Jones, Cynthia (Mrs)


1971 awards


Trinity Cross

* Barboza, Mario Gibson (Mr) * Constantine, Learie (Baron) - osthumous* Maurice, Julius Hamilton (Mr) * Mc Shine, Arthur Hugh (Sir) - Kt. Bach.


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Francis, Aldwin Gerard (Dr) * Hoyte, Ralph Allan St. Clair (Dr) * Johnstone, Helen May (Mrs) - CBE * Julien, Kenneth (Professor) * Julien, Mark Thomas Inskip (Senator) * Lewis, Leon Ferdinand Earle (Dr)


1970 awards


Trinity Cross

*
Tubal Uriah Butler Tubal Uriah "Buzz" Butler (21 January 1897 – 20 February 1977), was a Grenadian-born Spiritual Baptist preacher and labour leader in Trinidad and Tobago. He is best known for leading a series of labour riots between 19 June and 6 July 1937 and ...
(Mr), labour leader * Donald C. Granado (His Excellency) * George Richards QC


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Wilfred D. Best (Mr) * Edwin Lee Lum (Mr) * Grant E. Pilgrim (Mr) * Elbert Robertson (Dr) * David A. Wyke (Dr)


Chaconia Medal (Silver)

* Lystra Charles * Stephen Moosai-Maharaj * Clive Spencer


Chaconia Medal (Bronze)

* Eileen Douglas-Shaw * Talbot Paul


Hummingbird Medal (Gold)

* Wesley Hall * Vidia S. Naipaul * Jankie Persad Sharma


Hummingbird Medal (Silver)

* Allan Aaron * Henry Archer * Allan Carr * Errol Dickerson * Clement A. Moonsammy * Jocelyn Pierre * Kelvin "Mighty Duke" Pope * Stephanie Scipio-Pollard


Hummingbird Medal (Bronze)

* Neville Jules * Narsaloo Ramaya * Kathleen "Auntie Kay" Warner


Public Service Medal of Merit (Gold)

* George L. Bowen * Joffre Serrette


Public Service Medal of Merit (Silver)

* Cyril Barnes * David Bloom * Keith Brathwaite * Clebert Grayson * Marjorie Guy * Claud Anthony May * Eric Mc Carthy * Ignatius Mc Phillip * David Munro * Victor Noel * Wallace Pedro * Ernest Pierre * Victor Rique * Louis J. Rodriguez * Enos Sewlal * Julian A. Spencer * Evelyn Tracey * Leslie Oliver Weekes * Mervyn Williams


Public Service Medal of Merit (Bronze)

* Aubrey Adams * William Charles * Hubert Cox * Franklyn De Gale * Fitz James Demas * Hansley Greaves * Oscar Joseph * Sieunarine Maraj * Francis Rigaud * Percival Roach * Ethelbert Sorzano * Evans Cornelius Wilson


1969 awards


Trinity Cross

*
Rudranath Capildeo Rudranath Capildeo (; 2 February 1920 – 12 May 1970) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, mathematician and barrister. He was a member of the prominent Hindu Indo-Trinidadian Capildeo family. Capildeo was the leader of the Democrati ...
(Dr) *
Ellis Clarke Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke (28 December 191730 December 2010) was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and the second and last Governor-General. He was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitu ...
(Sir), CMG, QC * Solomon Hochoy (His Excellency Sir), GCMG, GCVO, OBE * Finbar Ryan (His Excellency Count), OP, (former Archbishop of Port of Spain) *
Hugh Wooding Sir Hugh Olliviere Beresford Wooding (14 January 1904 – 26 July 1974) was a lawyer and politician from Trinidad and Tobago. Legal career Hugh Wooding was born in Trinidad and Tobago into a family that hailed from Barbados. In 1914, he was a ...
(The Right Honourable Sir), PC, CBE, QC


Chaconia Medal (Gold)

* Lloyd Brathwaite (Professor) * Leonard Joseph Graf (Reverend Father) * Kenneth Lindsay Grant (Sir), OBE * John A. V. Harper (Mr) osthumous*
Audrey Jeffers Audrey Layne Jeffers CM, OBE (12 February 1898 – 24 June 1968) was a Trinidadian social worker and the first female member of the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago. Life Born in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad, ...
(Miss) osthumous* Karoo Ojah Maharaj (Pundit) MBE * Louis Anselm Halsey Mc Shine CBE * James A. Waterman (Dr) OBE


Chaconia Medal (Silver)

* George Bowen * Margaret Bynoe * Harry Joseph * Ralph Kelshall * Cevella Niki McBride * Cleopatra Romilly


Hummingbird Medal (Gold)

*
Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914There is some uncertainty over her date and year of birth. Many sources suggest 27 February 1914, but there is a strong suggestion that her birthday was 27 April. Most sources give her ye ...
* Victor Bruce * Andrew Carr * William Demas * Hugh Harris * Ralph James * Beryl McBurnie * Carlyle Missette *
Samuel Selvon Samuel Selvon (20 May 1923 – 16 April 1994)"Samuel Selvon"
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* Derek Walcott onorary* Olivia Walke M.B.E. * William Williams


Hummingbird Medal (Silver)

* George Baileye – carnival bandleader * Carlisle Chang * Margaret Cowie * Slinger "Mighty Sparrow" Francisco * Roger Gibbon * Ellie Mannette * Aldwyn Roberts


Hummingbird Medal (Bronze)

* Ken Morris * Krishna Persad * Edwin Roberts * Anthony Williams


Public Service Medal of Merit (Gold)

* M. P. Alladin(Gold) * Randolph Burroughs * Stanely Johnson * Mathieu Lee Sing * Sylvester Nicholas * Carlton Ottley * James P. Reid


Public Service Medal of Merit (Silver)

* Norbert Brown * Helen De Verteuil MBE * Reginald V. Hogan * Eric James MBE * Lystra Lewis MBE * Fitz G. Maynard * James Mc Donald * George Mose * Marjorie Padmore * Sydney Ramdial * Mary M. Scandella * Sydney Turpin * Raymond Watkins * Willoughby Weekes * Charles F. Worme


Constitutional controversy

On 17 April 2008 the Cabinet agreed that the name of the highest national award should be ''The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago'', that the name of the Society to replace the Order of the Trinity should be ''The Distinguished Society of Trinidad and Tobago'', that the highest national award should be re-designed so as to replace the Cross with a Medal and that the Letters Patent should be amended to give effect to those decisions. Subsequently, in '' Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha of Trinidad and Tobago Inc & Ors v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago'' 009UKPC 17 (28 April 2009) the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom. Established on 14 Aug ...
in London, on appeal from the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago, held that the creation of the Trinity Cross of the Order of the Trinity breached the constitutional rights of non-Christians to equality and to freedom of conscience and belief. However, the council also made a declaration that the judgment should not have retrospective effect: "nothing in this judgment should be taken to apply to any awards of this high honour that were made under the system that the Letters Patent established before the date of the.. judgment." (''per'' Lord Hope of Craighead at para 42).


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