Barbados Parliament has given the green light to bestowing the Order of the Freedom of Barbados, the island’s highest national honour as an alternative to a knighthood.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley who tabled the Order of Freedom of Barbados Bill, said it is the highest honour – to be bestowed on a recipient and that the honoree could choose either to be conferred with the Order of the Freedom of Barbados or the traditional knighthood.

Mottley said the bill will anchor in this chamber the authority the law that will now make it possible for this award to be granted and conferred to the appropriate recipient,” Mottley said, adding that the Governor General will bestow the honour on the Prime Minister’s advice.

Mottley said that the persons who are eligible to be considered had to be born in Barbados, is a citizen of Barbados or is entitled to be registered as a citizen of Barbados and who has distinguished themselves by extraordinary service to Barbados, the Caribbean, the Caribbean Diaspora or humanity at large with respect to their contribution.

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