Saint Kitts and Nevis can pay tribute to its Nationwide Heroes at this time, Tuesday, September 16, 2025, formally celebrated as Nationwide Heroes Day.
As is the custom, a ceremony that includes navy honours by the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Drive and the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Drive will probably be held on the Nationwide Heroes Park at Conaree. The ceremony begins at 8 a.m. and can characteristic a brief programme that concludes with the laying of wreaths on the base of the 4 statues featured – The late Proper Excellencies Sir Robert Bradshaw, Sir C. A. Paul Southwell, Sir Joseph France, and Sir Simeon Daniel. Recognition and particular presentation to the one dwelling Nationwide Hero, the Proper Glorious and the Proper Honourable Dr. Sir Kennedy Simmonds may also happen.
“The same old commemorative pomp and circumstance is finished by the navy, at all times in an excellent trend, and so the general public can look ahead to that,” mentioned Cupboard Secretary and Co-Chair of the Independence 42 Planning Committee, Dr. Marcus Natta.
Later at this time, a separate ceremony will probably be held at 4 p.m. to honour the contributions of the First Nationwide Hero, the Proper Glorious Sir Robert L. Bradshaw, on the Bradshaw Memorial Park in St. Pauls.
The ceremonies will probably be attended by dignitaries, together with the Governor-Normal, the Prime Minister, members of the Nationwide Meeting, members of the Nevis Island Administration, native and visiting diplomats and the like. Dr. Marcus Natta warmly invited the general public, noting that their participation is equally essential.
It’s actually vital for the general public. This isn’t nearly authorities officers and diplomats per se. What we need to do as nicely, is constant to coach our younger individuals, letting them know what our nationwide heroes did to advance and develop our nation, displaying them that they’ve an area that they’ll take up as nicely, and perhaps sooner or later they [too] will probably be a nationwide hero from their work.
Dr Marcus Natta
In line with the tutorial theme, college students from throughout the Federation are invited to take part in each ceremonies. Representatives from varied faculties are engaged throughout the ceremonies, handing wreaths to officers and the relations of the nationwide heroes to put on the base of the statues. A scholar additionally presents flowers to Sir Kennedy.
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