BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister of St Kitts & Nevis, Terrance Drew, believes the Kittitian and Nevisian diaspora has wonderful potential, following a go to to the island by Chelsea soccer famous person Cole Palmer.
Palmer arrived on the island on Monday, a day after he scored two objectives to guide Chelsea to the Membership World Cup title by way of a 3-0 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday’s ultimate.
Describing him as a “son of the soil”, Drew mentioned Palmer’s go to was an ideal instance of the facility of the island’s diaspora.
“Throughout our assembly, I had the chance to current Cole with our nationwide group jersey and a particular piece of indigenous Caribbean artwork, symbols of his ancestral heritage and our pleasure in his achievements. I instructed him personally that he’s not simply visiting, he’s dwelling.
“Cole’s journey from Manchester to the worldwide stage is not only an inspiring sports activities story, it’s a highly effective reflection of the power and potential that lies throughout the Kittitian and Nevisian diaspora,” Drew mentioned in a Fb submit.
“We sit up for deepening this bond and guaranteeing his go to displays what we already know in our hearts: Cole Palmer is a son of the soil!”
The 23-year-old, alongside together with his household, acquired a hero’s welcome on his first-ever go to to St Kitts, the birthplace of his grandfather Sterry Palmer.
They had been greeted by Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, and Minister of Tourism, Marsha T. Henderson. Alongside a troupe of conventional Masquerade performers, Palmer and his household got an genuine Kittitian welcome.
Palmer proudly wears the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis – alongside the England flag – on his soccer boots to honour his household’s roots.
