Over a 30-year period, on the advice of Her Majestyโs Grenada Ministers, Queen Elizabeth II has awarded 54 men and women for their service and contribution to agriculture, farming, fishing, agro-processing, horticulture, shipwright, seafaring, sugar, bananas, and poultry.
Grenada, our farmers and fisherfolk are doing their part to put food on our plates and we must be proud that they are being publicly acknowledged across the Commonwealth. I commend the nominating committee for including agriculture and fisheries for these awards, and for recognising and acknowledging these stalwarts in our communities. Our nation should be inspired by our homegrown heroes and motivated to grow what we eat, and eat what we grow.
This is the awardee list from 1987 โ 2021 as taken from the London Gazette. The awards are
- CBE:ย Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
- OBE:ย Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
- MBE:ย Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
- BEM:ย British Empire Medal
2021ย BEMย Thaddeus Claudius Pierre. For services to agriculture.
2019ย MBEย Theresa Marryshow. For services to farming.
2017ย BEMย Jarvis Kelvin Paul Lawrence. For services to horticulture and business.
2017ย BEMย Norbert Carlvin Simon. For services to the fishing industry.
2016ย BEMย Reginald Sparks. For services to farming.
2015ย BEMย Paul R. A. Jeremiah. For services to farming.
2010ย BEMย Faith Jessamy. For public service training and farming.
2010ย BEMย Ken Licorish. For services to agriculture.
2009ย BEMย John Francis. For services to farming.
2007ย BEMย Norris Marshall. For services to farming.
2007ย BEMย Godwin Michael Williams. For services to agriculture.
2006ย BEMย Leo St John. For services to fishing.
2006ย CBEย Otterson Frederick. For services to fishing.
2003ย BEMย Daul Aldrica Douglas. For services to farming.
2003ย BEMย Norma Kathleen McLeish. For services to farming.
2002ย BEMย Joseph Eric Barriteau. For service to the fishing industry.
2002ย BEMย Cebert Bernadine. For service to the fishing industry.
2002ย BEMย Mardge Holas. For service to agriculture.
2002ย BEMย McLeish Langaigne. For service to the agro-processing business.
2001ย BEMย Stressman McDonald Thomas. For services to the fishing industry.
2001ย CBEย Lennard Augustine. For services to the fishing industry.
2001ย BEMย Thomas Benjamin. For services to the farming industry.
2001ย BEMย Paul McIntosh. For services to the farming industry.
2001ย BEMย James Sylvester. For services to the farming industry.
2000ย MBEย Dr Reginald Buckmire. For services to agricultural development.
2000ย BEMย Irvin Sonnel Allert. For services to fishing and culture.
2000ย BEMย Ivan Purcell. For services to agriculture.
2000ย BEMย Lawrence Craymond Paryag. For services to agricultural development.
1999ย BEMย Julien Charles. For services to the fishing industry.
1999ย BEMย Cyprian Thaddeus Gibbs. For services to farming.
1999ย BEMย Sydney De Costa Law. For services to agriculture.
1998ย BEMย Clayton James De Roche. For services to the fishing industry.
1998ย BEMย Guy Osmond Archibald. For services to poultry farming.
1998ย BEMย Daniel Hypolite. For services to farming.
1997ย BEMย Cosmos Forrester. For services to agriculture.
1997ย BEMย Augustus Williams. For services to the fishing community.
1997ย BEMย Sarah Joseph-Mathura. For services to farming and small business.
1997ย BEMย Patrick David Lawrence. For services to farming.
1996ย MBEย Michael Bernard Noel. For services to agriculture (particularly to the banana industry).
1995ย OBEย Orgias Campbell. For services to the development of agriculture.
1994ย OBEย Samuel Joseph. For services to agriculture.
1993ย OBEย Reynold Lewis Francis Benjamin. For services to agriculture.
1993ย BEMย Andrew Martin Frank. For services to farming.
1993ย BEMย Desmond Martin. For services to fishing.
1993ย MBEย James Delcasse Campbell. For services to farming.
1992ย CBEย Edward Roy Kent. For services to agriculture.
1992ย BEMย Rupert Peters. For services to agriculture.
1991ย MBEย Naaman Joseph Lewis. For services to agriculture.
1991ย BEMย Samuel Patrice Olive. For services to fishing and agriculture.
1990ย MBEย Hezekiah Cromwell. For services to the sugar industry.
1989ย BEMย Abraham James. For services to farming.
1989ย BEMย Braveman Nicholas John September. For services to agriculture.
1987ย BEMย Anthony Augustine Lewis. For services as a shipwright and seafarer.
1987ย BEMย Durrant Beethoven Joseph. For services as a shipwright and fisherman.
To our young people, agriculture and fisheries are just the headlines of two vast and inter-connected sectors that offer opportunities for new approaches for food sustainability, medicine and healthcare, to combat climate change, to reduce poverty, and to save the world.
As we began a new decade tomorrow, 1 January 2021, and usher in the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables as designated by the United Nations, I go on record to congratulate Mr Thaddeus Claudius Pierre recently awarded aย BEMย (British Empire Medal) for services to agriculture. Mr Pierre joins this august list of awardees who represent the many generations who have contributed to Grenadaโs food security and to the economic development of this country, providing direct and indirect jobs to secure leakages of our foreign exchange.
I have known Mr Pierre for over two decades. He is always willing to cooperate and contribute and never looks near. To me, he has the same energy as many years ago, and he is not ready to give up. He has provided significant jobs on his acreage, and is an agri-preneur for the ages. Mr Pierre is a noble example for the good things happening in agriculture and others will be encouraged to follow in his footsteps. I pray God would keep him and his family and workers safe.
In closing, I thank all our farmers and fisherfolk for their resilience during 2020, and wish them strength and health for a productive new year, so they can continue to feed us in 2021 and beyond.
