The National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago consist of:
The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago - the country's highest award. The Trinity Cross - the country's highest award until 2006. The Chaconia Medal of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver or Bronze The Hummingbird Medal of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver and Bronze The Public Service Medal of Merit of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver and Bronze The Medal for the Development of Women of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver and Bronze
Holders of the various awards are allowed to use the postnominal letters O.R.T.T. (Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago), T.C. (Trinity Cross), C.M. (Chaconia Medal), H.B.M. (Hummingbird Medal) or M.O.M. (Medal of Merit).
These awards were introduced following independence in 1962 to replace the Imperial royal honours available to citizens of the British Empire. They were approved in 1967 and first awarded in 1969.Press releases from the Office of the Prime Minister, Trinidad and Tobago, Public Relations Division. Press release No. 374 dated 4 July 1969.
The cabinet accepted the decision made by the national awards designs Selection Committee, which selected the designs submitted by the following persons:
1. Ms Wilhelmina McDowell, who designed the Trinity Cross
2. Mrs A. Jardine, who designed the Chaconia Medal and
3. The designers of Messrs Y. DeLima and Co. Limited, who conceptualised the Hummingbird Medal.
4. Mr Ebenezer Edwards designed the Public Service Medal of Merit
Some of the winners who won medals in past years are listed below:National Awards Database , The Office of the President, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago."40 Years of National Awards 1969–2009 . Government Information Services Ltd.
2025 awards
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
2024 awards
Hummingbird Medal
Romeo Gunness - Principal of Debe Secondary School (Silver)
2016 awards
Chaconia Medal Prof. Dave Chadee [posthumous] - Entomologist and Parasitologist, for science (Gold) Prof. Andrew Jupiter - Former Permanent Secretary/Chairman of the Board of the Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago and Director of the National Gas Company, for public service (Gold) Ramesh Lutchmedial - Former Director General of Civil Aviation, for public service (Gold) Grace Angela Talma - Management Consultant, for community service (Gold) William McKenzie - Former Minority Leader of the Tobago House of Assembly, for public service (Gold) Winston Riley - Civil Engineer, for engineering (Gold) Winston Rudder - Retired Permanent Secretary, for public service (Gold) Justin Paul - Retired Permanent Secretary, for public service and education (Gold) Leston Paul - Musician/arranger/composer, for culture (Silver)
Hummingbird Medal Irwin "Scrunter" Johnson - Calypso (Gold) Timothy Watkins ("Baron") - Calypso (Gold) Angelo Bissessarsingh - History and education (Gold) Cornelius Lewis - activist, for community service (Gold) Brenda Le Maitre - Matron/Registered Nurse, for community service (Gold) St. Margaret's Boys’ Anglican School Youth Steel Orchestra, for culture (Gold) Dr. Waffie Mohammed – Educator, for community service (Gold) Jerry Baptiste - Police Sergeant, for community service (Silver) Bibi Hallim - Retired Facilitator, for community service (Silver) Austin Wilson [posthumous] - Retired sound engineer, for culture) (Silver) Deborah De Rosia - Educator/ Community activist, for community service and education (Silver) Anstey Lumen Payne (Silver) Kenneth Paulsingh - Community activist, for community service (Silver) Keith Campbell [posthumous] - Fireman, for gallantry (Bronze)
Public Service Medal of Merit Angella Jack (Gold) Jacqueline Wilson (Gold) Dr. Rohit Doon - Medical Doctor (Gold) Mr. William Wilberforce Daniel - Chartered certified accountant (Gold) Dr. Vincent Gerald Moe - Retired Permanent Secretary (Gold) Ms. Margaret Wright – Retired Registered Nurse (Gold) Iverne Ebenezer Yearwood [posthumous] - Former medical public service social worker (Silver)
Medal For The Development Of Women (Gold) Monica Rosalind Williams - Retired Director, Gender Affairs Angela Martin - journalist [posthumous]
2015 awards
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Errol McLeod Winston Dookeran
Chaconia Medal Daphne Bartlett - businesswoman (Gold) Selby Wilson - Telecommunications Authority chairman and former Finance Minister (Gold) Reynold Cooper - retired Head of the Public Service (Gold) Victor Mouttet - businessman (Gold)
Hummingbird Medal Dil-e-Nadan (Gold) Harrypersad Maharaj - President of the Inter- religious Organisation (IRO), for community service (Gold) Nobel Khan - former President of the IRO, for community service (Gold) Fred “Composer” Mitchell - calypso (Silver) Kelwyn Hutcheon - calypso (Silver) Andrew “Lord Superior” Marcano - calypso (Silver) Anthony “All Rounder” Hendrickson - calypso (Silver) Sharlene Flores - parang singer (Silver) Sherman Maynard [posthumous] - Policeman, for loyal service (Bronze) Kal-el Alleyne - 4 year old, for bravery Fernando Smith - soldier, for bravery Edric Hargreaves - Coast Guard, for bravery
2014 awards
Chaconia Medal Michael Ronald Als – Trade unionist/community activist (Silver) [posthumous] Rudolph Charles (Silver) [posthumous] Velma Jardine - Educator (Bronze)
Hummingbird Medal John Gillespie – architect (Silver)
2013 awards
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Justice Ivor Archie Makandal Daaga
Chaconia Medal Jehue Gordon (Gold)
Hummingbird Medal Ramesh Maharaj (Gold) John Jaglal (Silver)
2012 awards
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Keshorn Walcott
Chaconia Medal Therese Mills (Gold) Selwyn Ryan (Gold) Swami Prakashananda (Gold)"Top honour for Chambers", Trinidad and Tobago Guardian,31 August 2012.
Hummingbird Medal Ade Alleyne-Forte (Gold) Keston Bledman (Gold) Marc Burns (Gold) Emmanuel Callender (Gold) Lalonde Gordon (Gold) Deon Lendore (Gold) Jarrin Solomon (Gold) Richard Thompson (Gold) Maureen Manchouck (Gold) Peter Elias Liam Teague (Silver)
2011 awards
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Ulric Cross
Chaconia Medal Desmond Allum (Silver) [posthumous] Susan Craig-Jones (Silver)
Hummingbird Medal Denyse Plummer (Gold)
Medal for the Development of Women Hazel Brown Brenda Gopeesingh Diana Mahabir-Wyatt
2010 awards
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Karl Hudson-Phillips, QC Kamaluddin Mohammed
Chaconia Medal Brian Mac Farlane (Gold) Julian Kenny (Gold) Margaret Elcock – broadcaster (Silver)
Hummingbird Medal Professor Don Jacob - Businessman (Gold) Harripersad Dass - Chairman (Silver)
2009 awards
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Jizelle Salandy
Chaconia Medal Dr. Geraldine Roxanne Connor – ethnomusicologist (Gold) Dr. Cuthbert Joseph (Gold) Len "Boogsie" Sharpe (Gold)
Hummingbird Medal Alvin Corneal (Silver)
2008 awards
Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Brian Copeland - Professor Bertram “Bertie” Lloyd Marshall, steelpan innovator Anthony Williams, steelpan innovator
Chaconia Medal Aaron Armstrong (Gold) Keston Bledman (Gold) Marc Burns (Gold) Emmanuel Callender (Gold) Bernard Dulal-Whiteway (Gold) Richard Thompson (Gold) Meiling Esau (Silver)
2007 awards
Chaconia Medal Kenneth Gordon (Gold) Jizelle Salandy (Gold)
Hummingbird Medal Gerard Besson (Gold) Knolly Clarke (Gold) Daren Ganga (Gold)
2006 awards
Trinity Cross none awarded
Chaconia Medal The 2006 World Cup squad and management (Gold) Ivee Pendo Sherie Leen Surla Roda Andrade Haide Esparrago Marvin Andrews Chris Birchall Atiba Charles Ian Cox Carlos Edwards Cornell Glen Cyd Gray Shaka Hislop Clayton Ince Kelvin Jack Avery John Stern John Kenwyne Jones Russell Latapy Dennis Lawrence Collin Samuel Brent Sancho Jason Scotland Densill Theobald Aurtis Whitley Evans Wise Anthony Wolfe Dwight Yorke Leo Beenhakker (coach) Professor David Picou MD (Gold) Professor Hubert Daisley (Gold) Glenn Erwin Tucker (Gold) William Laurence Chen (Silver)
Hummingbird Medal Anetta Archer (Gold) Feroza Rose Mohammed (Gold) Indi-Art Orchestra Musical Orchestra (Gold) Soroptimist International of Port-of-Spain (Gold) The Toco Foundation Organisation (Gold) Elizabeth Helena Percy (Silver), (posthumous) Cousilla Persad (Silver) Carlton Phillip (Silver) Ralph St Clair Davies (Silver) Kelvin Guy Choy Aming (Silver) Gary Straker's Pan School Organisation (Silver) Edwin Joseph Skinner (Silver) Dudnath Ramkeesoon (Silver) Renny Quow, sprinter (Silver) Rhonda Watkins (Silver)
Public Service Medal of Merit Deosaran Jagroo (Gold) Andrew Llewellyn Tyson (Gold) (posthumous) Carol Clark (Gold) Victoria Mendez-Charles (Gold) Paula Hazel-Dawn Daniel (Gold) Jagdeo Maharaj (Gold) Valerie Minnie Foster (Silver) (posthumous) Irma Sanowar (Silver)
2005 awards
Trinity Cross Edwin Carrington, Caricom Secretary General
Chaconia Medal Keith Chiang Awong (Gold) Prof Andrew Madan Ramroop (Gold) Justice Lionel Jones (Gold) Dr Aleem Mohammed (Gold) Carol Keller (Gold) Bertille St Clair, football manager (Silver) Francis Mungroo (Silver) Rudranath Indarsingh (Silver) Edward Henry Sealey (Silver)
Hummingbird Medal Noble Douglas (Gold) Elise Joseph (Gold) Edward Beharry (Gold) John Frankie Asche (Gold) Sedley Joseph (Gold) Trinidad Steel Percussion Orchestra (Gold) Heeralal Rampartap (Silver) Wayne Naranjit (posthumous) (Silver) Molly Boxhill (Silver) Bill Trotman (Silver) Kirk Fakira (Silver) Michael Marcellin (Silver) Alix Archer De Silva (Silver) Peter Samuel (Silver) Ria Ramnarine (Silver)
Public Service Medal of Merit Yolande Gooding (Gold) Sr Petronella Joseph (Gold) Hyacinth McDowall (Gold) Ahmed Ali (Gold) Annette Alfred (Gold) John Antoine (Gold) J. David Ramkeesoon (Gold) Nature Seekers (Gold) MOMS for Literacy (Caribbean) (Gold) Mother's Union Children's Home (Gold) Louise Angelina Mc Intosh (Gold) Myra Catherine Greaves (Silver) Daisy Maria James McClean (Silver) Gloria Elizabeth Nurse (Silver)
2004 awards
Trinity Cross none awarded
Chaconia Medal Stephen Ames (Gold) Arthur Lok Jack (Gold) Zadia Rajnauth (Gold) Sarah Whiteman (Gold) Malcolm Jones (Gold) Joan Massiah (Gold) George Bovell, Olympic swimmer (Gold) Fenrick De Four (posthumous) (Silver) Malick Folk Performing Company, Dance Company (Silver) Clico Shiv Shakti Dance Company, Dance Company (Silver)
Hummingbird Medal Cynthia Bell (Gold) Alyson Brown (Gold) Roy Cape (Gold) Barnabas Ramon-Fortune (Gold) Felix Roach (Gold) The WR Torres Foundation for the Blind (Gold) Edward Williams (posthumous) (Gold) Jacqueline Koon How (Gold) Veera Bhajan (Silver) Vishwanath Arjoon (Silver) Raj Karan Jadoo (Silver) Emmanuel Juman (Silver) The Lara Brothers Parang Group (Silver) Albert "Al" Ramsawack (Silver) Chandardath Sookram (Silver) Rhonda Charles (Silver)
Medal of Merit Joseph Allard (Gold) Cislyn Baptiste (Gold) Pamella Benson (Gold) Carl de Souza (posthumous) (Gold) Kenneth Phillip (Gold) Frank Porter (Gold)
2003 Awards
Trinity Cross Ken Julien
Chaconia Medal André Tanker (Gold) (posthumously) Exodus Steel Orchestra (Gold) Robert Riley (Gold)
Hummingbird Medal George Bovell (Gold) Winston Bailey ("Shadow") (Silver) Jean Talma (Silver) Wayne Crooks (Silver)
Medal of Merit Shireen Dewan-Mc Ken (Silver)
2002 awards
Trinity Cross The Right Honourable Dr Eric Eustace Williams (posthumous)
Chaconia Medal (Gold) Prof. Hylton McFarlance Professor Thomas Ainsworth Harewood Trevor Michael Boopsingh Arthur Reginald Roberts (posthumous)
2001 awards
Chaconia Medal (Gold) Vindar Rabindrath Dean-Maharaj Dr Iqbal Mohammed Dr Rajandaye Ramkissoon-Chen Mr Colin Laird
2000 awards
Trinity Cross