CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – St Lucia Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre has declared September 27 “Julien Alfred Day” in honor of her historic performances on the not too long ago concluded Paris Olympics.
The Prime Minister made the declaration throughout a pre-Cupboard press briefing on Monday, throughout which he not solely introduced the nationwide vacation but additionally deliberate to have a good time Alfred when she returns to the island on September 24.
The 23-year-old Alfred created historical past by profitable St Lucia’s first-ever gold medal on the Olympics when she sprinted to victory within the girls’s 100 meters in a nationwide document time of 10.72 seconds. She additionally copped silver within the 200 meters.
Among the many celebratory plans deliberate for Alfred are a motorcade, faculty rallies, and a mural unveiling.
The celebrations will start on September 24 when Alfred returns to the island, the place she can be greeted with a motorcade alongside the East Coast.
On September 25, nationwide faculty rallies can be held at Soufriere Mini Stadium and La Useful resource taking part in area to have a good time her achievements. The next day, Alfred will go to the Ciceron Main Faculty for the disclosing of a mural in her honour, adopted by what officers have described as “large bulletins.”
“Julien Alfred Day” can be celebrated with a free live performance on the Daren Sammy Cricket Floor on the night of the vacation. Saint Lucians are inspired to return out in giant numbers to honor their nationwide icon.
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