Order of Merit (Jamaica)

The badge of the Order of Merit

The Order of Merit is a Jamaican order . It can be awarded to Jamaican citizens who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of science, art, culture or other achievements. Foreign citizens can be made honorary members. Originally, the Order of Merit was an order introduced by the Jamaican Parliament on July 18, 1969 with the National Honors and Awards Act , which was awarded to foreign heads of state and government as the third highest order in Jamaica until the Order of Excellence was newly created for it in 2002 .

The Order of Merit is awarded to a maximum of two people per year and the number of members should remain limited to 15 people, not counting honorary members from abroad. The motto of the order is " He that does truth comes into the light " (German: " Whoever does the truth comes to the light "). The members are entitled to wear the order's emblem, the salutation for the members is " The Honorable ". They are also authorized to add the letters OM (so-called post-nominal ) to their names .

Medals

The medal of the Order of Merit consists of a six-armed, twelve-pointed star made of white enamel with a similarly shaped silver star on top of it, carried around the neck and held by a maroon, silk ribbon . Between the outer tips there is a blue lignum vitae ( Guaiacum officinale ), the Jamaican national flower. In the middle is the Jamaican national coat of arms in gold on a silver background, surrounded by the order's motto in gold letters on a red enameled background.

Members

If indicated, the year of the award is given in brackets.

• James "Jimmy Cliff" Chambers , reggae singer, songwriter and actor (2003)
• Anthony Abraham Chen (2008)
• Albert Belville Lockhart
• Meredith Alister McIntyre , Former Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Citizens of Grenada
• Shridath Surendranath Ramphal , Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations; Citizens of Guyana
• Mervyn Eustace Morris (2009)
• Edward Robinson (2008)
• Derek Alton Walcott , poet, playwright, journalist and painter; Citizen of St. Lucia
• Manley Elisha West
• Willard Wentworth White , opera singer and actor
• Cicely Delphine Williams
• Bunny Wailer , reggae musician (2017)

Deceased members

• Fidel Castro , President of Cuba
• Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley , writer (2001)
• William Knibb , Baptist clergyman; UK citizen
• Thomas Phillip Lecky
• Edna Manley , sculptor and painter
• Michael Norman Manley , Prime Minister of Jamaica
• Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley , reggae musician (1981)
• Herbert Henry "Herb" McKenley , athlete and Olympic champion (2004)
• Ralston "Rex" Milton Nettleford , Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Founder and Artistic Director of the National Dance Theater Company of Jamaica (1975)
• Mary Seacole , nurse (1990, posthumous)
• Phillip Manderson Sherlock , Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
• Michael Garfield Smith , Professor of Anthropology, University College, London
• Carl Ebenezer McDougall Stone , Professor of Political Sociology, University of the West Indies
• Peter Tosh , reggae musician (2012, posthumous)

Web links

• Office of the Prime Minister: Order of Merit (OM)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Honors and Awards Act (PDF file) ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Jamaican Department of Justice. Retrieved May 4, 2011. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chancery of the Societies of Honor - Ensuring that Jamaicans are Rewarded for Excellence  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Jamaica Information Service March 10, 2005. Retrieved May 3, 2011.  
3. ↑ corresponds roughly to Gospel of John 3:21 , King James Version
4. ↑ Honor for 'the rebel' ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Jamaica Observer, October 21, 2003. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Glory for ordinary heroes ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Jamaica Gleaner October 21, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
6. ↑ National Civil Honors and Awards 2009 ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Office of the Prime Minister, July 27, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
7. ↑ http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20171016/bunny-wailer-receive-membership-order-merit-today
8. ↑ Short biography ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at the Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved January 30, 2012. 
9. ↑ Jamaican honor for Marley home , BBC News, February 8, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
10. ↑ 146 receive Nat'l Honors ( Memento of the original from June 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Jamaica Gleaner October 19, 2004. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 
11. ↑ Rex Nettleford ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Famous Jamaicans , Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved January 13, 2013. 
12. ↑ Short biography ( memento of the original from October 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved February 5, 2012. 
13. ^ Posthumous: Order of Merit to Peter Tosh , Der Standard, October 16, 2012. Accessed November 6, 2012.