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February 19th, 2001, 02:33 PM
Port of Spain, Trinidad, CANA - For years they have called it The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. But this year's is simply called "The Sparrow Carnival". It's in honour of 65-year-old Grenada-born calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as The Mighty Sparrow, who has dominated the world calypso stage since the 1950s. Sparrow on Wednesday joined Belize's "Father of Independence", George Price, and Third World health spokesman/motivator Dr. George Alleyne, head of the Pan American Health Organisation, in receiving CARICOM's highest award - the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC).