Bermuda's Finance Minister Paula Cox will be honoured at the tenth annual Women of Great Esteem awards in New York this month along with Bermudian Helen Dorcas-Foster.

The pair are among nine women who will be recognised for excellence in various fields on March 25 at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, according to a Jamaican Government website.

Guests will move from the award ceremony at the Brooklyn Museum to the nearby Palm House at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for dinner and dancing.

Dame Jennifer Smith, former Premier of Bermuda, will deliver the keynote address under the theme: "Healing the world through wisdom, knowledge and understanding."

The annual award ceremony recognises the contribution of women who have excelled beyond normal expectations in a multi-cultural society.