11.   The honor is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

12.   The honor was awarded just once before, to Garth Brooks last year.

13.   The prestigious honor is awarded by fellow touring pros who vote after the season.

14.   Race horse trainer Michael Stoute of Barbados was awarded Knight Bachelor honors for his contributions to sports tourism and his efforts as a goodwill ambassador for his Caribbean island.

15.   A Guinness certificate awarding the honor was delivered to the railway Tuesday, he said.

16.   He has angered some pro-monarchists with a plan to stop awarding imperial honors, such as knighthoods.

17.   Honors are never awarded without first discreetly checking with the individual, and those who refuse are never identified.

18.   Olympic track star Merlene Ottey is the only other Jamaican awarded the honor.

19.   On Friday, Nivel was seen in public for the first time since the attack when Defense Minister Alain Richard awarded him a military honor.

20.   She was later awarded various honors by Portuguese cultural authorities for her work.