By Precious Mills
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 21st September 2023)- Longstanding Executive Member of the St. Kitts and Nevis Trades and Labour Union (a workers representation organisation), Comrade Mitchel Slader is among a field of thirteen (13) recipients honoured with the Companion of the Star of Merit award as part of the Independence 40 anniversary celebrations.
His area of recognition is Trade Unionism/Labour Relations, and he has been awarded in this category-likewise the other recipientsfor long and meritorious service, or for loyal and devoted service to the Nation. The national awardees were spotlighted by Prime Minister Dr.
Terrance Drew on the occasion of National Heroes Day-Saturday 16th September 2023. The other Companion of the Star of Merit awardees are as follows: Daniel Arthurton – Agriculture, Farming, and Small Business Development, Ima Stanley – Nursing, Ian Queeley – Law Enforcement, Carmen Ward – Education, Ingrid Berridge – Education, Prisca Hyligar – Education and Religion.
Dr. Osbert Liburd -Agro-Business, Corporate Business and Diplomacy, Cynthia Williams – Education, Avril Noel – Education, Peter Jenkins – Sports and Community Activism, Eldora Samuel – Education and Rubie Taylor – Social Security Additionally, awarded for outstanding and meritorious service to the Nation, the
31 October: CCC vs Barbados Pride at UWI SPEC – 9am 1 November: West Indies Academy vs Guyana Harpy Eagles at UWI SPEC – 9am 2 November: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Jamaica Scorpions at QPO – 9am 2 November: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride at BLCA – 1pm 3 November: West Indies Academy vs Windward Islands Volcanoes at UWI SPEC – ADVERTISEMENT 17 Medal of Honour has bestowed upon sixteen awardees, namely:Felix Hodge – Law Enforcement, Sydney Matthew – Music and Sports (Table Tennis), Altagracia Nero – Entrepreneurship, Austin Williams – Law Enforcement, Joseph Liburd – Law Enforcement, B Janetta Morgan – Education, M Astona Browne – Public Service, Lenos Douglas – Law Enforcement, Charles ‘Ronnie Rascal’ Davis – Culture, Music, and the Arts, Margaret Douglas – Education, Lynn Williams – Culinary Arts, Allister Williams – Culture, Alva Bradley – Broadcasting, Donald Freeman – Sports and Community Activism, Patrick Wallace – Law Enforcement and Austin ‘Deco’ Huggins – Sports. While speaking about the legacies of the nation’s five National HeroesThe Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Sir Caleb Azariah Paul Southwell, Sir Joseph Nathaniel France, Sir Simeon Daniel and Sir Kennedy Alphonse Simmonds-the only living national hero, Dr.
Drew encouraged all citizens and residents to heroes in their daily lives. “These heroes’ legacies remind us that dedication knows no bounds. They urge us to see failures not as setbacks but as opportunities to grow sustainably, develop maturely, and build resiliency.
As they did, we too can transform our lives and our nation,” he stated. Dr. Drew went on to say: “But heroes are not just found in history books; they walk among us every day. They are the educators shaping young minds, the healthcare workers saving lives, the community leaders forging bonds, and the individuals who, through small acts of kindness, make our nation stronger.” “On this National Heroes Day, I challenge each of us to recognize the hero within ourselves.
We can all be heroes in our daily lives, not through grand gestures but through simple acts of kindness, and empathy, and being our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers.” Front Page Photo: Longstanding Executive Member of the St. Kitts and Nevis Trades and Labour Union (a workers’ representation organization), Comrade Mitchel Slader – recipeint of the Companion of the Star of Merit award as part of the Independence 40 anniversary celebration in the area of Trade Unionism/Labour Relations.
