Basseterre, Saint Kitts, September 18, 2025 (SKNIS): Saint Kitts and Nevis’ forty second Independence Ceremonial Parade is scheduled for six p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025, on the Warner Park Cricket Stadium. This 12 months’s later begin time is amongst a number of new options designed to reinforce the standard parade of troops.
Cupboard Secretary and Co-Chair of the Independence 42 Organising Committee, Dr. Marcus Natta, mentioned that the night begin time was primarily based on a dialog with Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew.
“This actually is primarily attributable to defending our individuals, those that are wanting on, however extra so these troops which can be on parade – the unarmed and armed items,” Dr. Natta acknowledged. “We actually have been struggling because it pertains to the results of local weather change, and the prime minister, specifically, as a medical physician, actually requested the Independence Organising Committee to actually have a look at how we will change the time to a cooler a part of the day.”
The change additionally permits the committee extra flexibility to “do some little particular issues” Dr. Natta added. He indicated that there are a number of surprises for individuals attending the ceremony or viewing the livestream on SKNIS’ and ZIZ’s YouTube and Fb platforms.
“We wish to invite folks to actually come out to the parade within the night. We’ve got some particular surprises, and it is going to be a good time,” he concluded.
The Independence forty second Ceremonial Parade will probably be commanded by Captain Kenish Garnett of the St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard Unit throughout the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Power Unit. That is his fourth event main the troops on parade. Following the ultimate rehearsal on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Captain Garnett mentioned that the honour of commanding the items carries with it a deep sense of pleasure, a sentiment he believes will probably be shared by all in attendance in Warner Park.
Individuals can count on an environment of patriotism and precision drills. The parade has been standardised through the years, and the additions this 12 months will probably be symbolic, and the viewers will certainly have a good time,” he expressed.
Saint Kitts and Nevis gained independence on September 19, 1983, from Nice Britain.
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