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June 2011
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Cacique Crowns
President Bharrat Jagdeo, who delivered a lecture on “Guyana’s evolving relationship with Brazil and its implications for the Caribbean” at The UWI on June 11, made the appointments in his capacity as Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana. The award ceremony will take place later this year. Prime Minister of Guyana, Sam Hinds was conferred the Order of Excellence (OE), the nation’s highest award. Dr Arlington Chesney of CARDI was conferred the Golden Arrow of Achievement (AA), as was Dr Edward Greene, former CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General. Other recipients of the Cacique Crown of Honour, are the late Minister in the Ministry of Education Dr Desrey Fox; Bank of Guyana Governor, Lawrence Williams; Chief Statistician, Lennox Benjamin; Donna Yearwood; Clyde Roopchand; Former Chief Justice, Ian Chang; GRA Commissioner-General, Khurshid Sattaur; Malcolm Parris; doyen of the art community, Phillip Moore; Miles Fitzpatrick; and Clinton Collymore.
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Vice Chancellor of The UWI, Professor E. Nigel Harris and Pro Vice Chancellor and St. Augustine Campus Principal, Professor Clement Sankat have been conferred the Cacique Crown of Honour, the third highest honour of Guyana under the National Awards, to mark the country’s 45th Independence anniversary on May 26.