Renowned Guyanese Cricketer Sir Clive Lloyd, and Jamaican Regionalist and former CARICOM Secretary-General, Roderick Rainford, were both conferred with the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC), the Region’s highest honour. The ceremony took place at Charter Hall, St. George’s University during the Opening Ceremony for the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in Grenada, on Sunday.
A release from the CARICOM Secretariat said that Sir Clive, who was present to receive the Award, stated that he was grateful to be honoured by the Community. “I am humbled to be in your midst and to have been considered worthy of the honour of the Order of the Caribbean Community,” stated the legendary cricketer. “I am indeed grateful for your validation, and indeed urge your continued support of the development of West Indies Cricket spawned by initiatives of the fertile minds of the pertinent CARICOM Sub-Committee. Ladies and gentlemen, you must know that amongst knighthoods, honorary doctorates and national honours with which I have been blessed, this award, which emanates from an aggregation that essentially fueled my professional career, holds pride of place.”