Press Release – Government of Belize – Belmopan, 13th September, 2010 – Twenty-five distinguished Belizeans will be honoured during this year’s Tribute to Belizean Patriots ceremony, scheduled for Thursday, September 16th, at 7:00PM, at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, Belize City. Those nominated to receive national honors and awards are:
Order of Belize
- Dr. Lennox A. PikeFor contributions to Belize’s Consular Service, Medicine, and the Belizean Community in Detroit
- Hon. Curl Osmond Thompson (posthumously) For contributions to Public Service and Industrial Relations
Order of Distinction
- Hon. Faith Babb For contributions to Public Service
- Mr. Nestor A. Vasquez For contributions to Telecommunications
- Mrs. Floss Cassasola (posthumously) For contributions to Education and Music
- Mr. Terence Leo Keating (posthumously) For contributions to Scouting and the Uniformed Services
Meritorious Service Award – Male
- Mr. Edison Staine For contributions to Music
- Mr. Delhart L. Courtney, Sr. For contributions to Sports
- Mr. Theodore “Ted” Burrowes For contributions to Music
- Mr. Owen “Sonny” Meighan For contributions to Sports
- Mr. Bonifacio Moh For contributions to Industry and the Credit Union Movement
- Mr. Bartolome Rodriguez, Sr. For contributions to Community Service
- Mr. Evert Coe For contributions to Community Service
- Mr. Bedford Richie For contributions to Community Service
- Mr. Walter Panting, JP For contributions to Community Service
- Mr. Salvador “Jorge” Iglesias For contributions to Community Service
Meritorious Service Award – Female
- Mrs. Alberta Cano For contributions to Education and Community Service
- Ms. Barbara Harris For contributions to Community Development
- Ms. Myrna Manzanares For contributions to Culture and the Arts
- Ms. Sonia Lenares For contributions to Social Services and Community Development
- Ms. Andrea Gabriel For contributions to Culture
- Mrs. Olga Myers For contributions to Public Service and Community Service
- Ms. Rose Armstrong For contributions to Social Services and Community Development
- Mrs. Velda M. Aguet, MBE, JP For contributions to Voluntary and Community Services
- Ms. Melba Nora Bodden For contributions to Community Service
The National Honours and Awards Act, 1991, provides that each year on Independence Day, or at such other times as may be deemed expedient, honours and awards may be conferred on persons, living or deceased, who have rendered outstanding and meritorious service to Belize, or who have distinguished themselves in other endeavours worthy of national recognition. (END)
