Falklands : NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR FALKLAND ISLANDS QUEEN’S CERTIFICATE AND BADGE OF HONOUR 2012
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 02.06.2012 (Article Archived on 16.06.2012)
Nominations from members of the community are sought for the 2012 Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour.
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR FALKLAND ISLANDS QUEEN’S CERTIFICATE AND BADGE OF HONOUR 2012
By J. Brock (FINN)
Nominations from members of the community are sought for the 2012 Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour.
Such awards allow the Falkland Islands Government to recognise persons having connections with the Falkland Islands who have, by their loyalty and meritorious conduct, provided services of exceptional benefit to the people of the Falkland Islands.
The Queen’s Certificate and its accompanying Badge of Honour will be awarded by H E the Governor Mr Nigel Haywood acting on the advice of Executive Council on or around Falkland Day (14 August). The number of recipients will normally be restricted to three a year and the names of Queen’s Certificate recipients will be published in the Official Gazette.
It is open for anybody to nominate a person for the Honour and nomination forms are available on request from Gilbert House. Nominations should be submitted before Friday 15 June for the Executive Council at Gilbert House Tel 27451 or by email to cclifford@sec.gov.fk allowing time for consideration.
The Queen’s Certificate carries with it the right to wear a Badge to be worn on the breast on official occasions when full-sized medals are worn. This award does not replace, but is in additional to the award of other Honours such as the OBE and MBE, as part of the Diplomatic and Overseas List. These are awarded by HM The Queen on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
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