Dominica Award of Honour explained

Dominica Award of Honour
Awarded For:	Meritorious service
Post-Nominals:	D.A.H.^[1]
Higher:	None
Lower:	Sisserou Award of Honour^[2]
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The Dominica Award of Honour is a decoration of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Created in 1967, it is the highest honour presented by the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica on behalf of the state.^[3]

Insignia

The badge of the Dominica Award of Honour is an oval-shaped golden coloured medallion. The outer ring of the medallion bears the inscription in relief THE DOMINICA AWARD OF HONOUR. The center of the medallion is depicts the Coat of arms of Dominica. The area around the coat of arms and the outer ring is cut out.^[3]

The badge is suspended from a ring attached at the top, and hangs from a yellow ribbon with a center stripe of black bordered on its outside by white.^[3]

Grades : one, rank of member

Notable recipients

• Nicholas Liverpool^[4]
• Monsieur Jaques Le Connec, Esq. (1975)
• Private Raphail Registe, Esq. (1975)
• Inspector Percival "Skerret" James, Esq. (1975)
• Edward Oliver Le Blanc, Esq. (1976)
• Irving Theodore Shillingford, Esq. (1976)
• Phillip Nassief, Esq. (1977)
• Cecil A. Burton, Esq. (1977)
• R. E. Henry, Esq. (1977)
• Miss Norma Garrard (1977)
• Mrs. Alexia Le Blanc (1977)
• Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue O.B.E., Esq. (1978)
• Hon. Patrick John J.B., O.F.de M., Esq. (1978)
• Hon. L. I. Austin O.B.E., Q.C., Esq. (1978)
• Dr. Phillip Boyd, M.D., D. Ge., Esq. (1978)
• Elizabeth II (1985)^[3]
• Rev. Dr. Phillip Potter, Esq. (1988)
• Sir Clarence Seignoret G.C.B., C.O.L., Kt. M., O.S.J., O.B.E., Esq. (1993)
• Sister Alicia De Tremmerie (1994)
• Justice Phillip Telford Georges OCC, Esq. (1996)
• Archbishop Kelvin Felix, Esq. (1999)
• Dame Mary Eugenia Charles (2000)
• H.E. Vernon Lorden Shaw, Esq. (2001)
• Crispin Sorhaindo, Esq. (2001)
• Mrs. (2002)
• The Carib People (2003)
• CARICOM (2006)^[5]
• Franklyn Andrew Merrifield Baron, Esq. (2006)
• H.E. Fidel Castro Ruz, Esq. (2008)^[6]
• H.E. Eliud Williams, Esq. (2012)^[7]
• Charles Savarin, Esq. (2013)
• Dr. Carissa F. Etienne (2015)
• Dr. Lennox Honychurch (2018)
• United Nations Development Programme UNDP (2021)
• Reginald Austrie (2022)

Notes and References

1. Book: French, ed. by Richard Allsopp. With a. Dictionary of Caribbean English usage. 2003. Univ. of the West Indies Press. Kingston, Jamaica [u.a.]. 9789766401450. 187. [New ed.].. Allsopp, Spanish suppl.by Jeanette.
2. Web site: Meritorious Service Honours Act, Chapter 19:09. Revised Laws of Dominica 1990, Acts & Statutory Rules and Orders 1991 - 2009. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. 8 May 2013.
3. Web site: Dominica - Award of Honour. Royal Collection. 8 May 2013. 17 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115720/http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/queenandcommonwealth/MicroObject.asp?row=15&themeid=946&item=15. bot: unknown.
4. Web site: National Service Awards Register . www.dominica.gov.dm . Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
5. Web site: CARICOM Secretary-General receives the Dominica Award of Honour on behalf of the Caribbean Community . Caricom.org . 3 November 2006 . 8 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203023954/http://caricom.org/jsp/photo_gallery/awards_carrington/national_award_dominica/photogallery_awards_carrington_dominica.jsp . 3 February 2013 .
6. Web site: Fidel Castro to receive Dominica\'s highest award - caribbeannewsnow . Island Journal . 8 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221183100/http://www.islandjournal.net/reportc.htm?section=caribbeannewsnow&story=Fidel-Castro-to-receive--Dominica%27s-highest-award&id=11894&catid=31 . 21 February 2014 . dead .
7. Web site: Eluid Williams receives nation's highest award . Dominica News Online . 8 May 2013.