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Order of Jamaica

Order of Jamaica
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Awarded by  Jamaica
Type Single grade Order
Eligibility Jamaicans; also, foreigners may be given honorary membership
Awarded for Outstanding distinction
Motto "For a covenant of the people"
Post-nominals OJ
Statistics
Established 1969
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Merit
Next (lower) Order of Distinction
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Neck ribbon of the order
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Ribbon of the order

The Order of Jamaica is the fifth of the six orders in the Jamaican honours system. The Order was established in 1969, and it is considered the equivalent of a knighthood in the British honours system.

Membership in the Order can be conferred upon any Jamaican citizen of outstanding distinction. Honorary membership in the Order can be conferred upon any distinguished citizen of a country other than Jamaica.

Members and Honorary Members are entitled to:

The motto of the Order is "For a covenant of the people".


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