Message of Condolence from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Passing of the Right Excellent Sir Garfield St. Aubrun Sobers NH, AO, OCC
A son of the Caribbean, Sir Garfield embodied the excellence and resilience that define our Community.
His brilliance on the field, and his humility and graciousness beyond it, transcended the boundaries of Cricket and earned him global recognition and admiration.
CARICOM Secretariat | Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana | Friday, 17 July 2026: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the Government and people of Barbados and the global Cricket fraternity in mourning the passing of Cricket legend, Sir Garfield Sobers.
A son of the Caribbean, Sir Garfield embodied the excellence and resilience that define our Community.
His brilliance on the field, and his humility and graciousness beyond it, transcended the boundaries of Cricket and earned him global recognition and admiration.
In acknowledgment of his remarkable talent and impact he was deservedly conferred with CARICOM’s highest honour, the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) in 1998.
His legacy lives on in the generations he has inspired to pursue excellence and represent the Caribbean with distinction.
CARICOM extends deepest condolences to the Government and people of Barbados, his loved ones, Cricket aficionados across the Region and the world, and all who mourn his passing.
About CARICOM:
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was established on 4 July 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, which was revised in 2001 to allow for the establishment of a single market and economy. CARICOM comprises fifteen Member States and eight Associate Members and is home to approximately sixteen million citizens, 60% of whom are under 30 years old. CARICOM’s work rests on four main pillars: economic integration; foreign policy coordination; human and social development; and security cooperation.
The members of CARICOM work together to create a Community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity; a Community which is a unified and competitive force in the global arena, where every citizen is secure and has the opportunity to realise his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice, and contributes to, and shares in, its economic, social and cultural prosperity.
CARICOM remains one of the best examples of integration in the developing world.
The CARICOM Secretariat, the principal administrative organ of the Community, is headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana.
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