A number of Jamaicans within the diaspora have been named on this yr’s record to obtain nationwide honors and awards.
Heading the record is Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Audrey Marks, who has been awarded membership within the Order of Jamaica.
Additionally receiving nationwide honors are Dr Karren Dunkley, who joins the Order of Distinction within the Rank of Officer (OD); Dr Novlet Davis-Bucknor, who has additionally been made a member of the OD; Mary Bishop, who will obtain the Badge of Honor, and Marie Ruth Gill, who may also obtain the Badge of Honor.
Marks receives the OJ for her excellent service to the federal government and folks of Jamaica in her contribution to financial growth, promotion of social growth enterprises and to nation-building.
Dunkley receives her honor for service to the Jamaican diaspora in america.
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Davis-Bucknor has been acknowledged for her contributions to group growth and philanthropy.
Davis-Bucknor leads a medical mission yearly to Clarendon in Jamaica.
Gill receives the Badge of Honor (Meritorious Service) for contributions to the financial and technical growth of Jamaican enterprise homeowners in america.
Bishop will get the Badge of Honor (Meritorious Service) for providers within the discipline of philanthropy and contributions to the event of the diaspora in Canada.
Jamaicans within the diaspora have been marking Jamaica’s Independence anniversary with a number of flag-raising occasions, church providers and Independence galas.
Most occasions for the 2024 independence celebration had particular assortment geared in the direction of Hurricane Beryl relief efforts. Beryl brought about intensive harm in Jamaica, Barbados, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, leading to no less than 12 deaths and vital infrastructure loss earlier than shifting west into Mexico and Texas. Since then the diaspora has been working diligently to assist the rebuilding efforts.
