Order of Distinction (Jamaica)
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| Order of Distinction | |
|---|---|
| File:Honours badge2.jpg Officer's badge of the order | |
| Awarded by File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | |
| Type | Order |
| Motto | "Distinction Through Service" |
| Eligibility | Distinguished citizens of Jamaica and other countries |
| Awarded for | Outstanding and important services to Jamaica |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Chancellor | Governor-General of Jamaica |
| Grades | Commander (CD) Officer (OD) |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Jamaica |
| Next (lower) | Badge of Honour |
| File:Baton Order of Distinction Jamaica.jpg Ribbon of the order | |
The Order of Distinction (OD) is a national order in the Jamaican honours system. It is the sixth in order of precedence of the Orders of Societies of Honour,[1] which were instituted by an Act of Parliament (The National Honours and Awards Act) in 1968. The motto of the Order is "Distinction Through Service".
The Order of Distinction is conferred upon citizens of Jamaica who have rendered outstanding and important services to Jamaica, or to distinguished citizens of a country other than Jamaica.[2] The former are made Members of the Order, and the latter are made Honorary Members.
The Order has two ranks: the higher class of Commander, and the lower class of Officer. Commanders take place and precedence immediately after Members and Honorary Members of the Order of Jamaica. A Member or Honorary Member may be promoted from the rank of Officer to that of Commander.
Commanders of the Order of Distinction are entitled to use the post-nominal letters CD in the case of Members, or CD (Hon.) in the case of Honorary Members. Officers of the Order of Distinction are entitled to use the post-nominal letters OD in the case of Members, or OD (Hon.) in the case of Honorary Members.
Officers
[edit | edit source]Art
[edit | edit source]Theatre
[edit | edit source]Education
[edit | edit source]Journalism
[edit | edit source]- Charles Kinkead
- Laura Tanna[4]
Law
[edit | edit source]Medical
[edit | edit source]Music
[edit | edit source]- Owen Gray
- Ernest Ranglin
- David Rodigan
- Prince Buster
- Alton Ellis
- Ken Boothe
- Jah Jerry Haynes
- Carl Brady
- Lloyd Brevett
- Lennie Hibbert
- Olive Lewin
- Burning Spear
- Roland Alphonso
- Tommy McCook
- Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Phil Chen
- Gregory Isaacs
- Derrick Morgan
- Rexton Gordon "Shabba Ranks"
- Steven Woodham
- Sean Paul
- Rita Marley
- Judy Mowatt
- Chris Chin
- Yellowman
- Wayne Marshall (Wayne Mitchell)
- Bounty Killer
- King Jammy
- Sonia Pottinger
- Mighty Diamonds[7]
- Lord Creator[8]
Politics
[edit | edit source]Social work
[edit | edit source]- Hazel Monteith
- Noel Earl Alexander
Sport
[edit | edit source]- Jimmy Adams
- Gerry Alexander
- Simone Edwards
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
- Chris Gayle
- George Headley
- Merlene Ottey
- Rovman Powell[9][10]
- Stafanie Taylor
- Theodore Whitmore
- Arthur Wint
- Elaine Thompson-Herah
- Shericka Jackson
Commanders
[edit | edit source]Biotechnology
[edit | edit source]Art
[edit | edit source]Journalism
[edit | edit source]Broadcasting
[edit | edit source]Communication, media, education and culture
[edit | edit source]- Fae Ellington[13]
- Daphne Elaine Innerarity[14]
- Cynthia Reyes
- Madge Sinclair
Tourism and the Hotel Industry
[edit | edit source]Economics
[edit | edit source]Law
[edit | edit source]Music
[edit | edit source]- Coxsone Dodd
- Millie Small
- Bob Andy
- Sonny Bradshaw
- Dennis Brown
- Tommy Cowan
- Marcia Griffiths
- John Holt
- Byron Lee
- Duke Reid
- Shaggy
- Lloyd Hall
- Delroy Wilson
- Monty Alexander
- Barry Moncrieffe
- Phyllis Dillon
- Shabba Ranks
Politics
[edit | edit source]- Patrick Allen
- R. James deRoux
- Neville Eden Gallimore
- Douglas Saunders
- Ransford Smith
- Clifford Everald Warmington
- Audley Shaw
- Fenton Ferguson
Sport
[edit | edit source]- Alia Atkinson[19]
- Usain Bolt
- Veronica Campbell-Brown
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
- Deon Hemmings-McCatty
- Shericka Jackson
- Asafa Powell
- Donald Quarrie
- Molly Rhone
- Khadija Shaw
- Yohan Blake[20]
- Elaine Thompson-Herah
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ JAMAICA'S HONOURS Archived 26 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021
- ^ "National Awards of Jamaica" Archived 20 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Information Service, accessed 12 May 2015.
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- ^ Berg, Aimee (November 20, 2018). "Alia Atkinson: Jamaica's Tour de Force" Archived 19 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. FINA. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- National Awards of Jamaica (archived 2 October 2014)
- Order of Distinction – Office of the Prime Minister.
- Jamaican Dental Association
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