Crucian Lucians Pay Homage To Julien Alfred With Motorcade, Fun Day

On Sunday, scores of cars, vans and trucks honked their way across the streets of St. Croix, with occupants waving flags of cerulean, gold, black and white – the national emblem of Saint Lucia. The motorcade, organized by United Saint Lucians of St. Croix (USLS), was in honor of Julien Alfred, Olympic champion in the women’s 100m. Alfred, who brought glory to her country in Paris this summer with Saint Lucia’s first two Olympic medals, again proved her dominance on the track with her maiden Diamond League title on September 13, winning the women's 100m title in Brussels with a time of 10.88 seconds.‌ Ahead of her official homecoming in Saint Lucia next week, her countrymen and women on St. Croix marked her achievements with a loud celebration of Saint Lucian culture. Along the motorcade route, Consortium cameras captured the sounds of Lucian Soca and Dennery Segment music coming from passing cars and trucks, along with shouted words of admiration and encouragement for the island’s tr...