Order of Jamaica
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Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Order of Jamaica is the fifth of the six orders in the Jamaican honours system.[1] The Order was established in 1969, and it is considered the equivalent of a knighthood in the British honours system.[2]
Membership in the Order can be conferred upon any Jamaican citizen of outstanding distinction. Honorary membership in the Order can be conferred upon any distinguished citizen of a country other than Jamaica.
Members and Honorary Members are entitled to:[3]
- wear the insignia of the Order as a decoration,
- be styled "The Honourable",
- use the post-nominal letters "OJ" (for Members) or "OJ (Hon.)" (for Honorary Members).
The motto of the Order is "For a covenant of the people".
See also
References
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- ↑ "National Awards of Jamaica" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Jamaica Information Service, accessed May 12, 2015.
- Order of Jamaica. Office of the Prime Minister.