Leader of St. Lucia Labour Party Sends Congratulations to Fidel on his 85th Birthday
ST. LUCIA, June 30th, 2011.- The Leader of the St. Lucia Labour Party, Dr Kenny Davis Anthony sends hearty congratulations to Fidel, Leader of the Cuban Revolution, on his 85th Birthday. Find hereunder the text of the message:
Dear Fidel,
It is said that “age is just a number”. Yes it is, but not when the number is 85. That score, in the game of life, is not just another number. It’s a lifetime achievement of monumental proportions.
Eighty five is a score that most of us would like to achieve in our celebrated sport of cricket, but can only aim for, without certainty. Once achieved, however, it is an achievement worth noting and celebrating.
Your eighty five, Fidel, is indeed, a life worth celebrating.
You have been a lifelong inspiration to millions upon millions around the world for over five decades.
You, and the Revolution you led, inspired millions upon millions around and across the globe to aim for equality for all, freedom, justice and liberty from oppression.
You, and Cuba, for all of 50 years, have demonstrated to the world that it is possible to effect and sustain meaningful change.
You, and the Cuban Revolution, have demonstrated to us that it is possible to be self-determined and to proceed towards genuine and popular national goals, even under the most sustained pressure from powerful foes.
You, and the Revolution, have repeatedly demonstrated that Cuba’s solidarity with friends and people around the world can always be reliably counted on, irrespective of the circumstances.
You, Fidel, have inspired men and women everywhere, who have listened to your words and read your writings and found ways to connect what they heard and saw with their own realities.
Your international stature, my dear friend and comrade, is unequalled.
You, Fidel, have given to mankind, life’s example of just who and what a revolutionary is and can be, yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Yes, 85 is a great score in life’s long game.
I greet you today on achieving that score, on behalf of my wife and myself, the Party that I lead, and all the people of Saint Lucia, who have all benefitted from Cuba’s solidarity and help and support over the past three decades.
On behalf of them all, I say to you, Fidel: Keep on scoring. (Cubaminrex-Embacuba Saint Lucia) |