'2012 Trinidad & Tobago
National Awardees



The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
(The highest award in TnT for distinguished and outstanding service to Trinidad & Tobago)
Keshorn Walcott ­ AthleteSport
George Michael Chambers (posthumous) - Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and TobagoPublic Service
Adrian Cola Rienzi (posthumous) - Former Labour leaderLabour
The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has replaced The Trinty Cross, which was changed by Government following a High Court ruling in 2006 that the award indirectly discriminates against certain religions


The Chaconia Medal (Gold)
(For long and meritorious service to Trinidad & Tobago)
Dr Hamid Alfredo Ghany - EducatorEducation
Justice Amrika Tiwary-Reddy - Retired judge of the High CourtLaw
Sandra Marchack - Former head of the Public ServicePublic Service
Justice Clebert Rudolph Brooks - Retired judge of the High CourtLaw
Justice Anthony Amos Lucky - Retired Justice of AppealLaw
Yacoob Ali — ImamReligion
Russell Martineau, SC - Attorney-at-LawLaw
Prof Emeritus Selwyn Ryan - EducatorHigher Education
Prof John Gaffar La Guerre - EducatorHigher Education
Therese Mills - JournalistJournalism
Swami Prakashananda - PunditReligion
Archbishop Joseph Everard Harris - Archbishop of Port of SpainReligion
Dr George Laquis - Medical DoctorMedicine
Hannah Janoura - BusinesswomanBusiness


The Chaconia Medal (Silver)
(For long and meritorious service to Trinidad & Tobago)
No recipient(s) this year nominated for the Chaconia Medal (Silver)


The Chaconia Medal (Bronze)
(For outstanding and meritorious service to Trinidad & Tobago)
No recipient(s) this year nominated for the Chaconia Medal (Bronze)


Hummingbird Medal (Gold)
(For loyal and devoted service to Trinidad & Tobago)
Joyce Harbuckhan - Community ActivistCommunity Service
Ansar Ali - ConsultantCommunity Service
Phoolo Danny-Maharaj - JournalistJournalism
Wendell Eversley - Community ActivistCommunity Service
Anthony Gabriel Maharaj - Promoter and BusinessmanCulture
John Babb - JournalistJournalism
Clevon Raphael - JournalistJournalism
Lennox Cecil Grant - JournalistJournalism
Laurence Felix Bartholomew - BusinessmanBusiness
Flemming Emmanuel Joseph - BusinessmanBusiness
Bertrand Kelman - Pan Maker/TunerCulture
Ramdeo Rambalack - BusinessmanBusiness
Anthony Emrold Phillip (aka Brother Valentino) - CalypsonianCulture
Surujdeo Mangaroo - BusinessmanCulture
Liseli Daaga - EducatorCommunity Service
William Munro - Promoter and BusinessmanCulture
Samraj Jaimungal (aka Rikki Jai) - Artiste and BusinessmanCulture
Ackbar Khan - Justice of the PeacePublic Service
Lalonde Gordon - AthleteSport
Marc Burns - AthleteSport
Keston Bledman - AthleteSport
Emmanuel Callender - AthleteSport
Richard Thompson - AthleteSport
Ade Alleyne-Forte - AthleteSport
Jarin Solomon - AthleteSport
Deon Lendore - AthleteSport
Sharmain Baboolal - JournalistJournalism


Hummingbird Medal (Silver)
(For loyal and devoted service to Trinidad & Tobago)
Winston Nanan - BusinessmanBusiness
Hugo Francis (posthumous)Athlete—Sport
Patricia Turpin - EnvironmentalistCommunity Service/Environmental
Shamoon Mohammed - JournalistCulture
Liam Teague - Associate Professor of MusicCulture
Sandra Sookdeo - ArtisteCulture
Du-Marouis Horsley - BusinessmanCommunity Service
Jennifer Daulat-Araujo - Welfare OfficerPublic Service
Edward George Hart - Games CoachCommunity Service
The Harvard Club - Sports ClubCommunity Service
Beatriz Ramoutarsingh - BusinesswomanBusiness
Roxborough Police Youth Club - NGOCommunity Service
Harrilal Kissoon - Cricket CoachSport
Peter Elias - BusinessmanCommunity Service
Baldath Mahabir - BusinessmanCommunity Service


Humming Bird Medal (Bronze)
(For loyal and devoted service to Trinidad & Tobago)
Paul Regis - Retired Public ServantSport
Tyron Best - Fire Service OfficerGallantry
Victor Curtis Cowan - Retired EducatorSport


The Public Service Medal of Merit (Gold)
(For outstanding and meritorious service to Trinidad & Tobago)
Fitzjames Williams - Retired EducatorPublic Service
Brigadier General Roland Maunday - Retired Chief of Defence StaffPublic Service
Brig Gen Carlton Alfonso - Retired Chief of Defence StaffCommunity Service
Maureen Myrna Manchouk - EducatorEducation
Michael Leong Poi - Medical DoctorMedicine
Rajendra Prakash Maharaj - Medical DoctorMedicine
Joycelyn Rampersad - EducatorEducation
Lalman Nanan - EducatorCommunity Service
Ruby Esla Thompson - Retired PrincipalEducation
Fitzroy Frederick - Assistant Commissioner of PolicePublic Service
Krishna Maharaj - Retired Senior Superintendent of PolicePublic Service
Haseena Ali - Retired Public ServantPublic Service


The Public Service Medal of Merit (Silver)
(For outstanding and meritorious service to Trinidad & Tobago)
No recipient(s) this year nominated for the Public Service Medal of Merit (Silver)


The Public Service Medal of Merit (Bronze)
(For outstanding and meritorious service to Trinidad & Tobago)
No recipient(s) this year nominated for the Public Service Medal of Merit (Bronze)


Medal For the Development of Women (Gold)
(For Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Women's Rights and Issues in Trinidad and Tobago)
Prof Rhoda Elizabeth Reddock ­ EducatoHigher Education
Lynette Seebaran-Suite - Attorney-at-LawLaw







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