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An
Honour |
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An
honour is a made by His Excellency The Governor General under the National Honours and
Awards Act and the Regulations made under Section 7 of the said Act. The term
‘award’ is oftentimes used in the JDF without distinction whether the award is
an appointment to an Order or is a decoration or a medal. Awards of medals to members of
the uniformed forces are normally announced on Labour Day whereas the civil list is
normally announced on Independence Day. Awards are always published in the Jamaica Gazette |
| 2. |
An
Order |
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The
award of an Order signifies appointment to one of the five Societies of Honour named at
Section 3 of the National Honours and Awards Act, and gives the awardee the right of
membership of that Order and to wear the insignia of the Order. The insignia of Orders
vary in style and in the manner of wearing. Every person appointed to the Order of
National Hero is entitled to be styled "Right Excellent" and persons appointed
to the other Societies are entitled to have the post nominals of the Order to which they
are appointed placed after their names when the use of such post nominals is appropriate. |
| 3. |
A
Decoration |
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A
decoration is an award approved by Her Majesty The Queen but is not an appointment to an
Order. The award of a decoration entitles the holder to wear the appropriate insignia and
to have the appropriate post nominals placed after his or her name where the use of such
is customary. Insignia vary in style and hang from a ribbon attached to the tunic. There
is no provision in the National Honours and Awards Act and related Regulations for the
award of a decoration. |
| 4. |
A
Medal |
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A
medal is a circular or oval piece of metal bearing images and inscriptions, and hangs from
a ribbon attached to the tunic. The medal may carry a post nominal which may be placed
after the name of the recipient where the use of such post nominal is customary. |
| 5. |
A
Mention in Dispatches |
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A
Mention is Dispatches is an award for service in an operational area for an act of bravery
or for exceptional conduct or efficiency or performance over and above the call of duty.
It is denoted by the wearing of bronze oak leaf emblem on the ribbon of the Medal of
Honour for General Service. |
| 6. |
A
Bar |
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A
bar (a strip of metal) is awarded to recognition of further service under the conditions
for which the medal is awarded and is worn affixed tot he ribbon of the related medal. A
bar may be awarded to recipients of Medal of Honour for Gallantry, the Medal of Honour for
Meritorious Service , the Medal of Honour for Long Service and Good conduct and the Medal
of Honour for Efficient Service. |
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A
Clasp |
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A
clasp is a bar bearing the name of the country in which the operation occurred and the
duration of the operation for which the medal is awarded. Subsequent operations may be
recognised by the award of further clasps. Clasps are related to the Medal of Honour for
General Service. |
| 8. |
A
Ribbon |
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A
ribbon is a narrow band of fabric of a width and with colours, which are of significance,
as specified by the relevant Regulations. |
| 9. |
Medal
Ribbon |
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Ribbon(s)
mounted on a brooch and worn in lieu of medal(s). |
| 10. |
A
Rose/Rosette |
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A
rose (sometime referred to as a rosette) is a very small moulded ornament made of medal
and resembling a rose, and a rose on a ribbon denotes a bar. |
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Ordinary
Style Mounting |
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The
mounting of a medal, or medals in their order of precedence, on a brooch but with the
medal(s) hanging loosely. No part of the brooch should be visible from the front. |
| 12. |
Court
Style Mouting |
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The
mounting of medal, or medals in their order of precedence, on a stiff backing which
concealed by the relevant medal ribbon(s) and to which backing a brooch is affixed, with a
medal(s) firmly affixed to the backing. No part of the brooch should be visible from the
front. |
