Her Majesty the Queen has approved awards to the following people in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in this year’s Birthday Honours, it was announced at 5.30pm on Friday, 14 June 2013.
· An OBE is awarded to Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles, Deputy Attorney General, Turks and Caicos Islands, for services to the development and reform of the public service of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
· A BEM to Shirlen Forbes, Chief Statistician, Turks and Caicos Islands, for services to the development of statistics in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
· A BEM to Mrs Angela Musgrove, Director, Youth, Ministry of Health and Education, Turks and Caicos Islands for services to youth development in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
· A BEM to Norman Watts, Chartered Civil Engineering Advisor to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government, for services to infrastructure development in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
In addition, a further honorary MBE is to be bestowed upon Desiree Downes, Chief Legislative Drafter, Turks and Caicos Islands, for services to legislative drafting in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
This Honorary award was approved by Her Majesty as part of the New Year 2012 round. All awards to non-UK citizens require the approval of that individual’s home country, in Desiree’s case Guyana, which has now been received.
“Her Majesty’s decision to recognise the hard work and efforts of these five individuals, all of whom play a significant public role in the life of the Turks and Caicos, is the highest recognition of how public servants are working together to make TCI an even better place in which to live and work.”
“I am sure that we can all come together at this special time to say a hearty congratulations and to say thank you by way of appreciation for all of their hard work on our behalf,” said His Excellency Governor Ric Todd.
