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Description Ribbon Comment The Order of the National Hero is conferred upon any citizen of Jamaica who has rendered service of the most distinguished nature to Jamaica. . Membership in the order entitles the recipient to the pre-nominal style of 'The Right Excellent' and to the post-nominal title of 'National Hero of Jama
The Order of Jamaica is the fifth of the six orders in the Jamaican honours system. [1] The Order was established in 1969, and it is considered the equivalent of a knighthood in the British honours system. [2] Membership in the Order can be conferred upon any Jamaican citizen of outstanding distinction.
A slightly different version of the Order of Precedence is given on the website of the Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica: [3] Governor-General of Jamaica (Sir Patrick Allen) Prime Minister of Jamaica (Andrew Holness) Deputy Prime Minister (Horace Chang) Leader of the Opposition (Peter Phillips)
This list includes the names of people who have received the Order of Jamaica, sorted alphabetically by last name, along with the year in which they were honoured. [1] Members of the Order of Jamaica are entitled to be styled "The Honourable" and have the post-nominal letters 'O.J.' and 'O.J. (Hon.)', as appropriate. [1]
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.
Office Post-nominal Honours System: The Order of National Hero: None [i] The Order of the Nation: ON [ii] The Order of Jamaica: OJ [iii] Order of Distinction [iv ...
Office of the Prime Minister: Homer Davis, MP: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (formerly Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development) assigned to Office of the Prime Minister in Western Jamaica (OPM West) to oversee and coordinate special projects and major developments (eg.
Jamaica's fourteen parishes are subdivided into sixty-three constituencies. The country follows the Westminster system and elects sixty-three Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Jamaica House of Representatives .