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Rose – Eye of the Needle Dr Jozelle Miller The World Around Us Random Thoughts Kitchen Corner What’s on Fleek this week Health Wise Physician’s Weekly Business Buzz Prime the pump In Memoriam / Acknowledgement Advertise With Us Letters To The Editor General Contact Information Contact our Webmaster Interactive Media Ltd St. Vincent & the Grenadines FROM LEFT: Minister of Sports Dr Orando Brewster; President of the SVG Cricket Association Dougal James; Carlos James Minster of Culture; Sir Clive Lloyd; Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves; Alvin Kallicharran; Deryck Murray;Sir Andy Roberts; Sir Gordon Greenidge; Collis King; and Michael Findlay Front Page August 8, 2025 Cricket legends grateful for accolades received in SVG SEVENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD cricket legend, Alvin Kallicharran, said the accolades bestowed upon him by the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) marks only the second time in his life that he has been so fully recognized by any country or organisation. “…to acknowledge the 1975 World Cup team, the first island to have done, it’s a tremendous gesture… it’s very emotional,” he said. “…and also, to be awarded St Vincent nationality…what a gesture…in my 30-year career, this is my second acknowledgement,” Kallicharran told SEARCHLIGHT on Saturday, August 2, 2025, while attending a breakfast function at the official residence of the Prime Minister. Kallicharran, who was among the surviving West Indies players of the 1975 World Cup Tournament attending last weekend’s Emancipation Cricket Festival, said not even his own country, Guyana, has ever recognized him in the way that SVG has, his first real recognition having come from Queen Elizabeth in the United Kingdom (UK). Over the weekend, SVG honoured the 12 living West Indies cricket legends from the inaugural 1975 Cricket World Cup. Six of them- Sir Clive Lloyd, Sir Gordon Greenidge, Sir Andy Roberts, Deryck Murray, Alvin Kallicharran, and Collis King, joined Vincentians here at the invitation of Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves. Last week was an eventful one for the cricket legends as, beginning in Parliament on Monday, July 28, 2025, lawmakers passed a Bill conferring Vincentian citizenship on the surviving members of the 1975 Prudential World Cup squad. On Saturday August, 2, 2025, the six legends who were present in SVG were invited to breakfast at the official residence of the Prime Minister where they were presented with the specifics of the citizenship offer. On that day, they also journeyed to the Arnos Vale Sports Complex where they interacted with male and female cricketers, and cricket aspirants as young as five. Click here to subscribe to read the full article in the E-paper! {"carousel":"Carousel"} ALSO IN THE NEWS Front Page Hundreds turn out for free eye care services Webmaster August 8, 2025 HUNDREDS OF Vincentians this week lined up for free eye care services offered to the public over the course of five days. This initiative has been a c... News Kevisha Richardson is new Miss SVG Teen Webmaster August 8, 2025 MISS BIABOU, Kevisha Richardson, stole the show at the August, 2, 2025 Miss St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) teen pageant, walking away with the cr... 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