National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago

The National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago consist of:

* The Trinity Cross Medal of the Order of the Trinity - the country's highest award.
* The Chaconia Medal of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver or Bronze
* The Humming Bird Medal of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold Silver and Bronze
* The Public Service Medal of Merit of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver and Bronze

Holders of the various awards are allowed to place the letters T.C. (Trinity Cross), C.M. (Chaconia Medal), H.B.M. (Humming Bird Medal) or M.O.M. (Medal of Merit).

These awards were introduced following independence in 1962 to replace the honours available to citizens of the British Empire. They were approved in 1967 and first awarded in 1969.

Source-press releases from the Office of the prime Minister, Trindad and Tobago, Public Relations Division.Press release No. 374 dated 4th July, 1969.The cabinet accepted the decision made by the national awards designs Selection Committee which selected the designs submitted by the following persons:

1. Ms. Wilhelmina McDowell, who designed the Trinity Cross

2. Mrs. A. Jardine, who designed the Chaconia Medaland

3. The designers of Messrs. Y. DeLima and Co. Limited who conceptualised the Humming Bird Medal.

Awardees

2006 Awardees

Trinity Cross
* none awarded

Chaconia Medal
*The 2006 World Cup squad and management (Gold)
**Ivee Pendo
**Precious Grace Li
**Roda Andrade
**Haide Esparrago
**Therese Ann Dizon
**Christopher Birchall
**Cornell Glen
**Cyd Gray
**Shaka Hislop
**Clayton Ince
**Kelvin Jack
**Avery John
**Stern John
**Kenwyne Jones
**Russell Latapy
**Dennis Lawrence
**Collin Samuel
**Brent Sancho
**Jason Scotland
**Densill Theobald
**Aurtis Whitley
**Evans Wise
**Anthony Wolfe
**Dwight Yorke
**Leo Beenhakker (coach)
*Professor David Picou MD (Gold)
*Professor Hubert Daisley (Gold)
*Glenn Erwin Tucker (Gold)
*William Laurence Chen (Silver)

Humming Bird Medal
*Anetta Archer (Gold)
*Feroza Rose Mohammed (Gold)
*Indi-Art Orchestra Musical Orchestra (Gold)
*Soroptimist International of Port-of-Spain (Gold)
*The Toco Foundation Organisation (Gold)
*Elizabeth Helena Percy (Silver), (posthumous)
*Cousilla Persad (Silver)
*Carlton Phillip (Silver)
*Ralph St Clair Davies (Silver)
*Kelvin Guy Choy Aming (Silver)
*Gary Straker's Pan School Organisation (Silver)
*Edwin Joseph Skinner (Silver)
*Dudnath Ramkeesoon (Silver)
*Renny Quow (Silver)
*Rhonda Watkins (Silver) Public Service Medal of Merit
*Deosaran Jagroo (Gold)
*Andrew Llewellyn Tyson (Gold) (posthumous)
*Carol Clark (Gold)
*Victoria Mendez-Charles (Gold)
*Paula Hazel-Dawn Daniel (Gold)
*Jagdeo Maharaj (Gold)
*Valerie Minnie (Silver) (posthumous)
*Irma Sanowar (Silver)

2005 Awardees

Trinity Cross
*Edwin Carrington, Caricom Secretary General.

Chaconia Medal
*Keith Chiang Awong (Gold)
*Prof Andrew Madan Ramroop (Gold)
*Justice Lionel Jones (Gold)
*Dr Aleem Mohammed (Gold)
*Carol Keller (Gold)
*Bertille St Clair (Silver)
*Francis Mungroo (Silver)
*Rudranath Indarsingh (Silver)
*Edward Henry Sealey (Silver)

Humming Bird Medal
*Noble Douglas (Gold)
*Elise Joseph (Gold)
*Edward Beharry (Gold)
*John Frankie Asche (Gold)
*Sedley Joseph (Gold)
*Trinidad Steel Percussion Orchestra (Gold)
*Heeralal Rampartap (Silver)
*Wayne Naranjit (posthumous) (Silver)
*Molly Boxhill (Silver)
*Bill Trotman (Silver)
*Kirk Fakira (Silver)
*Michael Marcellin (Silver)
*Alix Archer De Silva (Silver)
*Peter Samuel (Silver)
*Ria Ramnarine (Silver)

Public Service Medal of Merit
*Yolande Gooding (Gold)
*Sr Petronella Joseph (Gold)
*Hyacinth McDowall (Gold)
*Ahmed Ali (Gold)
*Annette Alfred (Gold)
*John Antoine (Gold)
*J David Ramkeesoon (Gold)
*Nature Seekers (Gold)
*MOMS for Literacy (Caribbean) (Gold)
*Mother’s Union Children’s Home (Gold)
*Louise Angelina Mc Intosh (Gold)
*Myra Catherine Greaves (Silver)
*Daisy Maria James McClean (Silver)
*Gloria Elizabeth Nurse (Silver)

2004 Awardees

Trinity Cross
* none awarded

Chaconia Medal
* Stephen Ames (Gold)
* Arthur Lok Jack (Gold)
* Zadia Rajnauth (Gold)
* Sarah Whiteman (Gold)
* Malcolm Jones (Gold)
* Joan Massiah (Gold)
* George Bovell (Gold)

*Fenrick De Four (posthumous) (Silver)
* Malick Folk Performing Company, Dance Company (Silver)
* Clico Shiv Shakti Dance Company, Dance Company (Silver)

Humming Bird Medal
* Cynthia Bell (Gold)
* Alyson Brown (Gold)
* Roy Cape (Gold)
* Barnabas Ramon-Fortune (Gold)
* Felix Roach (Gold)
* The WR Torres Foundation for the Blind (Gold)
* Edward Williams, (Posthumous) (Gold)
* Jacqueline Koon How (Gold)

*Veera Bhajan (Silver)
* Vishwanath Arjoon (Silver)
* Raj Karan Jadoo (Silver)
* Emmanuel Juman (Silver)
* The Lara Brothers Parang Group (Silver)
* Albert 'Al' Ramsawack (Silver)
* Chandardath Sookram (Silver)
* Rhonda Charles (Silver)

Medal of Merit
* Joseph Allard (Gold)
* Cislyn Baptiste (Gold)
* Pamella Benson (Gold)
* Carl de Souza (Posthumous) (Gold)
* Kenneth Phillip (Gold)
* Frank Porter (Gold)

2003 Awardees

Trinity Cross
* none awarded

Chaconia Medal
* André Tanker (Gold) (posthumously)

Humming Bird Medal
* George Bovell (Gold)
* Winston Bailey ("Shadow") (Silver)
* Jean Talma (Silver)
* Wayne Crooks (Silver)

Medal of Merit
* Shireen Dewan-Mc Ken (Silver)