The 2nd annual National Honor and Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday in the Nation’s Capital.
There was some skepticism as to where or not the event would be held as up to this week there were no releases nor names released. RTC understands that organizers were unsure as to whether or not Matthew would have affected the arrangements.
Some members from the Premiers office were busy today in trying to make the necessary arrangement for the staging of the awards ceremony.
Mrs. Marjorie Basden, & Mrs. Ianthe Sybil Pratt, will receive the award for ORDER OF TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS – For service with distinction in any field of discipline. Mrs. Basden Acted as headmistress on numerous occasions; assisted pupils outside hours; a disciplinarian and taught five generations of students. While Mrs. Pratt started public education in the Bight back in 1956.
THE PATRIOTIC AWARDCAYOS MEDAL – For demonstration of a keen sense of national consciousness and for rendering exceptional sacrificial service to the islands and the people will be awarded to Mrs. Elaine Clare-Brooks, Mrs. Juanita Coalbrooke, Mr. Austin Robinson OBE and Mrs. Delphine Williams Scott.
Nurse Elaine was a practitioner, supervised clinics on the Caicos Islands; delivered sterling healthcare services to the Islands for over 35 years; she was the Founder & President of TCI Diabetic Assoc. long serving President TCI Nurses Association; secured passage of the helmet law, while Mrs. Coalbrooke was the Founder of the Senior Citizens Club; she dedicated more than 16 years of sacrificial service to seniors & the challenged. Mr. Robinson served our Islands over 40 years as an Accountant at Salt Co, he joined government service, worked hard & became the Financial Secretary and later served as Speaker of the House.
Mrs. Williams contributed 35 commendable years in the education sector; served TCI with commitment to the development of fine & visual arts; exemplary service in visual arts, inspiring young TCI artist; her sacrifice & commitment continues in retirement.
THE LONG SERVICE MEDAL – For outstanding and exemplary public service to the islands and its people will be presented to a Former Deputy Governor & current politicians now serving this country. The awardees are Mr. Aswaldo Ariza, Mrs. Beatrice Burton, Mrs. Kathleen Durham, Mrs. Elaine Forbes, Gardiner, Enos, Mr. Walter Gardiner Snr, Mrs.Valeria Houseman, Mr. Lamuel Johnson, Mrs. Lillian Jolly, Inspector Claudius Lightbourne, Ms Debby-Lee Mills, Ms. Madeline Mills, The Hon. Charles W. Misick, Mrs. Carolyn Jean Outten, Mrs. Aldora Robinson, Hon. Norman W Saunders, Mrs Sarah Simmons, Hon. Oswald Skippings, Mrs. Claudia Smith, Mrs Susan Swann, Hon Derek Taylor, Mrs. Olga Taylor, Mrs. Almaida Wilson and Ms. Mahalia Wynns.
There are 4 awardees for the MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL – For sacrificial and meritorious service in a field of service that is inherently challenging or for a brave or humane act in the islands or abroad and 7 selected for the NATIONAL YOUNG ACHIEVER’S MEDAL – this is for Turks and Caicos Islanders between the ages of twelve and twenty-five years who has performed exceptionally well on a national, regional or international level in the areas of culture, academics, performing arts and sports among others.
The spectacular event will be held at the parade grounds in Grand Turk and will be live on Monday on Radio Turks & Caicos.
