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The honorific prefix "The Right Excellent" is a form of address that is used in several Commonwealth Caribbean countries.

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In the Bahamas, members of the Order of National Hero are accorded the style "The Right Excellent". Examples are Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling and Sir Roland Theodore Symonette, who were granted the Order posthumously in 2018.[1]

In Barbados, members of the Order of National Heroes are conferred the title of "The Right Excellent".[2] An example is pop singer Rihanna, who is a Barbadian native.[3]

In Grenada, a person upon whom the Prestige Order of National Hero has been confirmed shall be referred to as “Right Excellent”.[4]

In Jamaica, members of the Order of the National Hero are entitled to use the style of "The Right Excellent".[5] An example is Sir Alexander Bustamante, who was the first Prime Minister of Jamaica.

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the style is used by people who are members of the Order of the National Hero.

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Order of National Hero (Bahamas)

Order of National Hero (Bahamas)

The Order of the National Hero is the highest honour that can be given by the government of the Bahamas. It was founded in 2016. The first dedicatees of the Order were Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, Sir Roland Theodore Symonette, Sir Milo Boughton Butler, and Sir Cecil Vincent Wallace-Whitfield, all of whom were granted the Order posthumously on July 10, 2018. Members are accorded the style "The Right Excellent" and also entitled to place the post-nominal letters "N.H". after their name.

Lynden Pindling

Lynden Pindling

Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, NH, KCMG, PC, JP was a Bahamian politician who is regarded as the "Father of the Nation" of the Bahamas, having led it to majority rule on 10 January 1967 and to independence on 10 July 1973. He served as the first black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands from 1967 to 1969 and as Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 1969 to 1992. He was leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) from 1956 to 1997 when he resigned from public life under scandal.

Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi) and has a population of about 287,000. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.

Order of National Heroes

Order of National Heroes

The Order of National Heroes is the supreme honour within the national honours system of Barbados and was established by the Order of National Heroes Act 1998 by the Parliament of Barbados. Members are referred to as National Heroes, and are accorded the style "The Right Excellent" and the post-nominal letters "NH". The Order recognises the most prominent figures in Barbados' history. As of 2023, Garfield Sobers and Rihanna are the only two living persons conferred with the title.

Rihanna

Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. After signing with Def Jam in 2005, she soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006), both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard 200 chart.

Grenada

Grenada

Grenada is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and several small islands which lie to the north of the main island and are a part of the Grenadines. It is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its size is 348.5 square kilometres (134.6 sq mi), and it had an estimated population of 124,523 in July 2021. Its capital is St. George's. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to its production of nutmeg and mace crops.

Order of the National Hero (Grenada)

Order of the National Hero (Grenada)

The Prestige Order of the National Hero is an order of chivalry and a society of honour instituted by Queen Elizabeth II in right of Grenada through the National Honours and Awards Act which having been passed by the House of Representatives of Grenada on 16 November 2007 and passed by the Senate of Grenada on 27 November 2007 received Royal Assent on 31 December 2007. Members are accorded the style "The Right Excellent".

Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third largest island — after Cuba and Hispaniola — of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 km (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 km (119 mi) west of Hispaniola ; the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some 215 km (134 mi) to the north-west.

Order of National Hero (Jamaica)

Order of National Hero (Jamaica)

The Order of National Hero is an honour awarded by the government of Jamaica. It is a part of the Jamaican honours system that has been in place since 1969.

Alexander Bustamante

Alexander Bustamante

Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante was a Jamaican politician and labour leader, who, in 1962, became the first prime minister of Jamaica.

Prime Minister of Jamaica

Prime Minister of Jamaica

The prime minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Holness, as leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), was sworn in as prime minister on 7 September 2020, having been re-elected as a result of the JLP's landslide victory in the 2020 Jamaican general election.

Order of the National Hero (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Order of the National Hero (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

The Order of the National Hero is the highest order of merit awarded by the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The order was founded in 1998. Recipients of this honour are styled as "The Right Excellent".

Source: "The Right Excellent", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, June 24th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Excellent.

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References
  1. ^ "National Honours Awards 2018". July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Barbados National Heroes | Barbados.org". barbados.org. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. ^ Coto, Dánica (2021-11-30). "Rihanna's officially 'right excellent,' named Barbados hero". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  4. ^ Chapter 204A National Honours and Awards Act | Government of Grenada
  5. ^ "National Awards of Jamaica", Jamaica Information Service, accessed May 12, 2015.

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