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Former Chief Justice Ivor Archie was on Thursday night honoured for his contributions in the sphere of Public service, as over twenty Tobagonians were recognised at the 2025 Tobago Day Awards, at the Shaw Park Complex. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.
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00:00Recently retired Chief Justice Ivor Archie was bestowed the Tobago Medal of Honor Gold
00:06in the sphere of public service. I have been in public service for most of my professional life.
00:13I spent eight and a half years in the Cayman Islands, eventually rising to the position of
00:20Solicitor General and I was recruited from there to be a High Court Judge. Mr. Archie said a career
00:28in law is a brutal discipline. Emerging from the post-assessment interview, they asked me an
00:35interesting question. They said, have you ever thought about being a judge? It was suggested to
00:39me that I should apply. If we're talking about a career in law, then it is a brutal discipline.
00:49Don't do it for prestige. You're not going to be happy. You really have to have a passion
00:55for it. But if you do have that passion, don't give up. Tobago Medal of Honor Gold was also bestowed upon
01:05former Secretary General of CARICOM, Sir Edwin Carrington. Tobago Medal of Honor Silver to
01:12entrepreneur Claude Benoit, with the youngest recipient of the Chief Secretary's Award being
01:19Miss Jolie St. John in the sphere of tourism. Panist Kirsch Ramsey also received the Chief Secretary's
01:26Award. International footballer Kenya Kordner received the Tobago Medal of Honor Bronze.
01:33I'm 36 now. I've been involved in football in Trinidad and Tobago and the world. My most rewarding
01:41moments as far is being named the top goal scorer in Europe in 2022, which I was the only Caribbean and
01:52from Trinidad and Tobago to go at that to score the most goals in one season in the whole of Europe.
01:58I encountered many challenges, being away from family and friends, not getting to turn to someone to
02:07talk to when you need to. Believe in God and praying and talking to him to give him a comfort and peace.
02:12Makoni's Egg Farm Limited in the sphere of entrepreneurship was also awarded the Tobago Medal of Honor Bronze.
02:21Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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