Order of the Caribbean Community

The Order of the Caribbean Community is an award given to

"Caribbean nationals whose legacy in the economic, political, social and cultural metamorphoses of Caribbean society is phenomenal"^[1]

The award was initiated at the Eighth (8th) Conference of Heads of State and Governments of CARICOM in 1987 and began bestowal in 1992. Decisions as to award are taken by the Advisory Committee for the Order of the Caribbean Community

The Insignia of the O.C.C. set in gold and the Ribbon of the Order are presented to those honoured.

Privileges and entitlements

There are some privileges and entitlements invested upon the recipients. Some of these are as follows:

• The award confers the styling The Honourable upon the recipient and Post-nominals O.C.C.
• Members of the Order are accorded the privilege of free movement among Member States of the Community and are issued with a travel document which is assigned similar status to a diplomatic passport.
• The right to reside in and be gainfully employed in any Member State, as well as the right to acquire and dispose of property, as would citizens of Member States, are entitlements granted to Members of the Order.

Recipients

William Gilbert Demas, 1992 Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal, 1992 Derek Walton Walcott, 1992 Dame Nita Barrow, 1994 Justice Philip Telford Georges, 1994 Sir Meredith Alister McIntyre, 1994 The Rt. Hon. Michael Norman Manley, 1994 The Rt. Hon. Vere Cornwall Bird, 1998 Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, 1998 Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock, 1998 Sir Garfield Sobers, 1998 Sir George Alleyne, 2001 George Price, 2001 Slinger Francisco (The Mighty Sparrow), 2001 Dame Eugenia Charles, 2002 The Rt. Hon. Sir John Compton, 2002 Lloyd Best, 2002 Professor the Honourable Ralston 'Rex' Nettleford, 2008 The Honourable George Lamming, 2008 Brian Charles Lara, 2008 His Excellency Dr. Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool, 2008 Sir Edwin Carrington, KCN, TC, CM 2011[2] His Excellency Kamaluddin Mohammed, 2012[3]

References

1. CARICOM Official website
2. Caribbean Journal staff (July 2, 2011). "Sir Edwin Carrington Receives Order of Caribbean Community". Caribbean Journal.
3. "Mr. Kamaluddin Mohammed receives the region's highest honour" (PDF). Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. Retrieved 7 July 2012. External link in |work= (help)