Order of Barbados
Awarded by

Government of Barbados
TypeNational Honour
Established25 July 1980
EligibilityCitizens of Barbados.
Awarded forService to Barbados.
StatusCurrently constituted
ChancellorPresident of Barbados
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of National Heroes
Next (lower)Various awards

Ribbon of the order (1980 to 2021)

The Order of Barbados is a national Order of honours and decorations for Barbados.

History

The first Order of Barbados was instituted by Queen Elizabeth II by letters patent dated 25 July 1980.[1][2][3] With Barbados becoming a republic on 30 November 2021, a new Order of Barbados came into force that was established with the Barbados National Honors and Decorations Act 2021 by the Parliament of Barbados on 28 October 2021, and which replaced the former Order of Barbados that existed under the monarchy.[4]

Order of Barbados (2021–present)

The Order under the Republic of Barbados consists of the following honours and decorations:[4]

Honours and decorations of the Order of Barbados
Award Grade Post-nominal letters Style
Order of Freedom of Barbados Member FB The Most Honourable[5]
Order of the Republic Member OR The Honourable
Gold Award of Achievement — GA[6] —
Trident of Excellence Gold Trident of Excellence GTE —
Silver Trident of Excellence STE —
Barbados Service Award Barbados Service Star BSS —
Barbados Service Medal BSM —
Barbados Services Medal of Honour — — —
Barbados Humanitarian Service Award — — —
Award of Pride of Barbados — — —
Prime Minister’s Award for Leadership — — —

Order of Barbados (1980–2021)

The Order while Barbados was still a Commonwealth realm (1966–2021) consisted of four classes of members, two of which were subdivided into two grades. There was a limit as to how many appointments could be made to each grade each year.[3][7]

Grades of the Order of Barbados
Class Grade Post-nominal letters Style
Knight or Dame of St. Andrew — KA/DA Sir or Dame
Companion of Honour of Barbados — CHB The Honourable
Crown of Merit Gold Crown of Merit GCM —
Silver Crown of Merit SCM —
Barbados Service Award Barbados Service Star BSS —
Barbados Service Medal BSM —

When the Order of the Commonwealth realm of Barbados became obsolete, no further appointments were made with this former Order, although "all appointments, awards or decorations conferred prior to 30 November 2021 pursuant to the Letters Patent shall continue to be acknowledged as validly conferred; and all holders of appointments, awards or decorations conferred pursuant to the Letters Patent shall be deemed to be members of the (new) Order".[4]

Officers

References

  1. ^ a b "The History". The Barbados Parliament. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ Parliament of Barbados. "The Barbados Parliament: Independence". Government Printer. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Esther (29 November 2020). "2020 Independence Day Honours List". Government Information Service. Government of Barbados. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Government of Barbados (28 October 2021). "Official Gazette, October 28, 2021 – Part A – No.125". Government Information Service. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. ^ Government of Barbados (19 August 2019). "Official Gazette – No. 67 (Package)". Government Information Service. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Gold Award of Achievement Act 2001" (PDF). Government of Barbados. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. ^ "National Honours and Awards". Government of Barbados. Government of Barbados. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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