Warmington to receive ascent to Orders of the Societies of Honour

The 70-year-old politician will receive the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) during today’s annual Heroes Day National Honours and Awards Ceremony on the lawns of King’s House.

He’s among 30 Jamaicans to be bestowed with a Badge of Honour in the Commander class, the sixth highest order of the land of Jamaica.

Warmington, often described as a political firebrand, will be recognised for his longstanding service to representational politics spanning more than 50 years, 23 years (1980-1983 & 2002-present) of which has been spent as Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Western where the town of Old Harbour is the political and commercial epicenter.

He’s joined on the list of those to be honoured in the class of Commander by some of the most notable Jamaicans such as Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman, the first female to head the Jamaica Defence Force; Omar Sweeney, head of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF); businessman and manufacturer Richard Pandohie; and Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, who is the nation’s chief medical officer.

Warmington’s sojourn into politics started in the early 1970s as a civil engineering student at the College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST) now known as the University of Technology (UTech).

His oftentimes undiplomatic approach to issues has divided public opinion, as he’s loved as well as loathed by many.

In 2016 Warmington, born in Browns Hall north of Old Harbour, accepted the appointment as State Minister with responsibility for Works in the Office of the Prime Minister.

A position he still holds to this day.

See full list of the 2022 National Honours and Awards recipients.

You can watch the National Honours and Awards Ceremony live here.