New Year Honours 2006

Seven persons from varying fields of endeavour have received New Year’s honours from Her Majesty the Queen.

These awards were announced December 31st in a release from the office of the Governor-General Sir Frederick Ballantyne.{{more}}

The awardees include Sir Louis Straker, who was awarded the K.C.M.G. Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of St. Michael and St. George, for Distinguished Service as a Parliamentarian and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The other honourees are the Very Reverend Patrick Ezekiel McIntosh, C.M.G. or Companion of the Most Excellent Order of St. Michael and St. George for Distinguished Service in the Church and the Community; Dr. Elsworth Harvey Charles, O.B.E. or Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Distinguished Service in Medicine; Arthur Francis Williams, O.B.E for Distinguished Service in the fields of Law and Community Service; Cyprian Zephrin Hypolite, M.B.E. or Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Distinguished Service in the Insurance Business and the Community; Valcina Ash, M.B.E. for Distinguished Service as a Businesswoman and Community Activist and Angela Hinkson, M.B.E for Distinguished Service as a Restaurateur, Businesswoman and Community Activist.