National Awardees, 2024

Order of the Republic of T&T (For Distinguished and Outstanding Service)

Mark Loquan: National Service (Energy and Steelpan Innovation)

For over two decades Mark Loquan has been a highly respected senior leader in the T&T energy sector and has made huge contributions to the industry through both his direct professional career at Yara, the National Gas Company (NGC), and his contribution to wider industry initiatives and developments.

Throughout the steelpan and music industry, Loquan is universally known and loved. His presence is felt globally as an award-winning music composer, songwriter, and documentary filmmaker. Loquan creates without thought for profit.

Professor Patrick Hosein: Technology, Innovation and Engineering

Dr Patrick Hosein’s professional excellence is characterised by his transformative contributions to telecommunications engineering, his advocacy for multi-stakeholder collaboration, and his commitment to fostering inclusivity and innovation in the digital landscape.

Dr Hosein’s philanthropic contributions are a testament to his unwavering commitment to leveraging technology, particularly in underserved communities. As the administrator of T&T’s country code top-level domain, Dr Hosein has not only championed but financed the initiatives aimed at bridging the digital divide and empowering individuals to harness the transformative power of the Internet.

Russell Martineau, SC: Attorney-at-Law

Martineau was admitted to practice law as a barrister in T&T in 1972. In 1981 he was appointed Senator and Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago until 1986. In 1993, he became Senior Counsel, and was president of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago for four years.

Martineau has served as a director of many companies such as BWIA, First Citizens Bank, Republic Bank and Republic Financial Holdings Limited. He is a long-standing Director of the Point-a-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust, and a member of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club for many years.

Chaconia Medal (For Long and Meritorious Service/tending to promote national welfare/or strengthen community spirit)

GOLD:

Dr Anne Osborne (Posthumously—Music)—Pianoforte and Steelpan

Anon Naipaul (Business)—Chairman Xtra Foods Supermarket

Dr Christopher Laird (Film Industry)—Former Director of Banyan

Eustace Nancis (Business and Community Service)—Managing Director

Karen Darbasie (Banking and Finance)—CEO of First Citizens

Marilyn Stollmeyer (Health and Education) -Retired nurse, midwife and lactation consultant

Mohan Persad (Business & Community Service) – Director of Persad’s the Food King Supermarkets

Lt Col A.R. Norris Baden-Semper (Retired) – Retired Defence Force Officer

Dr Robert Jeffrey Edwards (Medicine/Community) – Lecturer, Director Medical Research Foundation of Service

Ruth Lindyann Bodden-Ritch (Posthumously – Culture and the Arts Music) -Former Educator in Music

Sandra Pyke-Anthony (Community Development) – Facilitator

SILVER:

Dr Andrew Dhanoo (Healthcare and volunteerism) – President of the Diabetes Association/Biochemist/Researcher

Imran Khan (Business) – Chairman of KC Confectionary Ltd.

James Philbert (National Security and Public Service) – Retired Acting Commissioner of Police

Joanne James (National Security and Public Service) – Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police

Linda Hewitt (Posthumously – Statistics and Community Service) – Former Statistician

Nazir Khan (Business) – Retired

Stephen Williams (National Security and Public Service) -Former Acting Commissioner of Police

Hummingbird Medal (For Loyal and Devoted Service/in any field of human endeavour/or for gallantry/or other humane action)

GOLD:

Amjad Ali (Business) – Director of Advance Foam Ltd.

Arlene Alleyne-Daniel (Culture/Arts/Community Development) – Retired Teacher

Beverly Ramsey-Moore (Culture/Arts/Community Development – President of Pan Trinbago

Dr Elaine Davis Iton (Health and Community Development) – Medical Doctor/Educator/Diplomat

Dr Gillian Paul (Posthumously – Education) Former President of COSTAATT

Glenn de Souza (Culture) – Welder/Culture Teacher

Dr James Armstrong (Arts and Public Service) – Artist

Kenwyn Crichlow (Arts) – Chairman of the National Museum and Art Gallery

Dr Khamedaye Basdeo Maharaj (Dermatology) – Medical doctor/Dermatologist

Dr Krishna Kumar Sundaraneedi (Public Health/Research and Development) – Medical Doctor

Merissa Aguilleira (Sport) – Former West Indies and T&T cricketer

Navin Stewart (Sport) – Former T&T cricketer, Athletics Development Officer TTSport

Dr Richard Anthony Clerk (Medicine and Community Service) – Medical Doctor

Dr Ronnie Bhola (Medicine) – Eye care doctor

Sister Roberta O’Flaherty (Education and Community Service) – Executive Director Credo Foundation for Justice

Professor Sanjay Garth Bahadoorsingh (Engineering and Education) – Professor of Electrical Engineering

Stanford Callender (Public and Community Service) – Former Member of Parliament

Dr Solaiman Juman (Medicine and Research) – Senior Lecturer

SILVER:

Cindy Ramnarine (Education) – Principal of Bishop’s High School, Tobago

Derek Philip (Education) – Director of Planning and Engineering Services at University of Southern Caribbean

Duvone Stewart (Culture and the Arts) – Musician

Major Edouard Wade (Retired – Music and Culture) – Retired Defence Force Officer

Phillip Fraser (Education and Sport) – Director of San Juan Jabloteh Sports Club

Kathryn Nicole Mc Connie (National Service) – Lecturer/Tour guide

Dr Jennifer Rouse (National Service and Social Work) – Gerontologist and policy analyst

Michael Bradshaw (Youth Development and Community Service) – Quality Assurance Professional & Adjunct Lecturer

Nasser Khan (Education and Literacy) – Author, Researcher, Journalist, Editor, Producer.

Naomi Adonis-Woodsley (Education) – Vice principal Naparima Girls’ High School

Roger Boothman (Culture and the Arts) – Songwriter/Tutor/Artist

Romeo Gunness (Education) – Principal Debe Secondary School

Rhonda Jones (Community Service and Sports) – Teacher 1 Primary

Rhondall Feeles (Community Service) – Businessman and Social Activist

Zena Ramatali (Education) – First Vice President of the National Parent Teachers Association.

Jacqueline Sampson Meiguel (Public Service Governance) – Ombudsman

Dr Janet Stanley-Marcano (Education) – Retired

Nadira Maharaj (Health care -Medical Laboratory Service) – Manager, Laboratory Services

Narieman Hosein-Ahmad (Posthumously -Public Service) – Former Chief Personnel Officer

Raj Badhal (Public Service) – Retired

Shaheed Allaham (Education and Community Service) – Retired teacher

Sonia Mahase-Persad (Education/Nation building) – Retired principal

Stephanie Lewis (Public Service) – Former Chief Personnel Officer

Fitzgerald Mc Arthur Jeffrey (Posthumously) – National Service

Medal for the Development of Women (Awarded for Outstanding Contribution to the development of Women’s Rights and Issues)

GOLD:

Rowena Martineau Pitt (Development of Women) – Director of Tabitha’s Home for Women and Children

BRONZE:

Giselle Granger (Development of Women in Agriculture) – Farmer

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