The Order of the Caribbean Community is an award given to
The award was initiated at the Eighth (8th) Conference of Heads of State and Governments of CARICOM in 1987 and began bestowal in 1992. Decisions as to award are taken by the Advisory Committee for the Order of the Caribbean Community
The Insignia of the O.C.C. set in gold and the Ribbon of the Order are presented to those honoured.
Privileges and entitlements
There are some privileges and entitlements invested upon the recipients. Some of these are as follows:
The award confers the styling The Honourable upon the recipient and Post-nominals O.C.C. Members of the Order are accorded the privilege of free movement among Member States of the Community and are issued with a travel document which is assigned similar status to a diplomatic passport. The right to reside in and be gainfully employed in any Member State, as well as the right to acquire and dispose of property, as would citizens of Member States, are entitlements granted to Members of the Order.
Recipients
William Gilbert Demas, 1992
Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal, 1992
Sir Derek Alton Walcott, 1992
Dame Nita Barrow, 1994
Justice Philip Telford Georges, 1994
Sir Meredith Alister McIntyre, 1994
The Rt. Hon. Michael Norman Manley, 1994
The Rt. Hon. Vere Cornwall Bird, 1998
Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, 1998
Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock, 1998
Sir Garfield Sobers, 1998
Sir George Alleyne, 2001
The Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price, 2001
Slinger Francisco (The Mighty Sparrow), 2001
Dame Eugenia Charles, 2002
The Rt. Hon. Sir John Compton, 2002
Lloyd Best, 2002
Professor the Honourable Ralston 'Rex' Nettleford, 2008
The Honourable George Lamming, 2008
Brian Charles Lara, 2008
His Excellency Dr. Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool, 2008
Sir Edwin Carrington, KCN, TC, CM 2011
His Excellency Kamaluddin Mohammed, 2012
Professor the Honourable Kevin Dion Cavendish, 2019
Sir Viv Richards, 2022
Dame Billie Miller, 2022
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, 2022
The Honourable David Michael Rudder, O.C.C.