PM Modi receives Guyana's and Dominica's highest awards; Barbados announces its Honorary Order of Freedom
On 20 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Modi received Guyana's 'Order of Excellence' and the 'Dominica Award of Honour', and Barbados announced its 'Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados' for him.
Summary
On 20 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, President Irfaan Ali conferred Guyana's highest national award, 'The Order of Excellence', on PM Narendra Modi at the State House; Modi is only the fourth foreign leader to receive it. The same day, on the sidelines of the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit, Dominica's President Sylvanie Burton conferred Dominica's highest national award, the 'Dominica Award of Honour', on Modi for his statesmanship and support to Dominica during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a meeting with Modi, Barbados PM Mia Amor Mottley announced her government's decision to honour him with the 'Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados'. Modi dedicated the Guyana award to 1.4 billion Indians and the 3 lakh strong Indo-Guyanese community.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 20 Nov 2024, Georgetown, Guyana
- Guyana
- The Order of Excellence, conferred by President Irfaan Ali
- Distinction
- Modi only the fourth foreign leader to get it
- Dominica
- Dominica Award of Honour, conferred by President Sylvanie Burton
- Dominica's reason
- Statesmanship and Covid-19 support
- Barbados
- Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados, announced by PM Mia Amor Mottley
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which is the highest national award of Guyana, conferred on PM Narendra Modi on 20 November 2024?
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Correct answer: B — The Order of Excellence
PIB (PMO): President Irfaan Ali conferred 'The Order of Excellence', Guyana's highest national award, on PM Modi at the State House.
Who conferred the 'Dominica Award of Honour' on PM Modi in Georgetown on 20 November 2024?
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Correct answer: D — President Sylvanie Burton
PIB (PMO): Dominica's President Sylvanie Burton conferred the award for Modi's statesmanship and Covid-19 support to Dominica.
Consider the following statements: 1. PM Modi is only the fourth foreign leader to receive Guyana's highest national award. 2. The 'Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados' for PM Modi was announced by Barbados PM Mia Amor Mottley on the sidelines of the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (PMO) and PMIndia: Modi is only the fourth foreign leader to receive the Order of Excellence; PM Mottley announced the Barbados award during their meeting on 20 November 2024 on the summit sidelines.