No Motorcade For Kings At This Time

An official motorcade for Republic Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions, the Saint Lucia Kings, will have to wait, according to officials. Contrary to a flier that had previously circulated on social media platforms, celebratory activities will coincide with England’s tour of the West Indies in November, with an official date to be announced in the coming days.  During this period, non-Saint Lucian members of the Kings squad are expected to be present on the island. Additionally, the planning committee that facilitated Julien Alfred’s homecoming last month is expected to lead this initiative. At the center of the celebrations will be Saint Lucian top-order batsman Johnson Charles. The Millet native gave a remarkable account of himself in this year’s tournament, amassing 454 runs and was instrumental in the team’s inaugural victory. At an official press conference on October 10, Minister for Youth Development and Sports Kenson Casimir told reporters that officials from the government will still host the scheduled welcoming ceremony when Charles returns to the island on Friday afternoon. “Johnson Charles is scheduled to return tomorrow at about 1:15 pm,” Casimir said. “[He] was not able to make the trip immediately from Guyana to Saint Lucia, as he had to...