Knight or Dame of St Andrew post-nominal letters KA (Knight of St Andrew) or DA (Dame of St Andrew). The most recipients are awarded in November during the month-long celebration of Barbadian political independence. The award is conferred to awardees by the office of the Governor-General of Barbados. Knight or Dame of St Andrew The Knight or Dame of St Andrew is an award within the Order of Barbados. The Order of Barbados was instituted by Letters Patent on July 25, 1980, as part of the Barbados National Honours and Decorations System. The Knight or Dame of St. Andrew is the highest honour given by the
Saint Andrew Orthodox Christian Church of Christian burial. The dead can be preserved and lie in state in a purpose-designed parish funeral chapel. The St. Andrew Church homeless ministry serves food at the Hulen Homeless Shelter in Riverside twice a month. The shelter, operated by Path of Life Ministries, offers a thirty- to sixty-day program that provides adults with temporary housing and assistance in obtaining important documents, job readiness, computer workshops, counseling, meals, hygiene supplies and Bible studies. The shelter holds 129 beds for qualified single men and women in separate dormitories. Volunteers from St. Andrew give their time and resources. In 2002 the St.