Basseterre, Saint Kitts, September 29, 2025 (SKNIS): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Drive had a really profitable night time on Friday night (September 26, 2025) on the Independence 42 Drill Competitors, with officers incomes the highest two particular person spots, and the organisation adjudged the perfect on show.
The scores of individuals in attendance on the Basseterre Bay Highway weren’t upset as groups from the police drive together with the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Drive Cadet Corps, the St. Kitts and Nevis Fireplace and Rescue Service (SKNFRS), His Majesty’s Prisons (HMP), and the St. Christopher Air and Sea Port Authority (SCASPA) showcased their spectacular army drill ability in response to a sequence of exact instructions.
The competitors was stiff. After the judges submitted the preliminary rating sheets, a number of individuals had the identical variety of factors. A drill-off was crucial to find out the perfect in Group 4, in addition to the second, third and fourth place total within the particular person class. The ultimate outcomes had been: Greatest in Group 1 – Lady Police Constable Danecia Henry, Group 2 – Police Constable Delvin Williams, Group 3 – Myrtle Daniel, SCASPA, and Group 4 – Addijah Daniel of the Cadets. The Particular person class was gained by WPC Danecia Henry, her second consecutive title. First runner up was PC Delvin Williams and Javed Richardson of SCASPA, earned second runner up.
“It feels actually good,” WPC Henry mentioned, noting her ardour for drills. As a mom of dual boys, she defined that her victory in 2024 was devoted to her eldest son, and this 12 months’s trophy was for the second. “The third one (the trophy) will probably be for me,” she said, signalling her intention to defend the title in 2026. “As soon as you’re keen about one thing, you retain doing it.”
Myrtle Daniel, additionally the mom of dual boys, has fallen in love with drills. It’s a ardour that she shares together with her 15-year-old sons, each members of the Cadet Corps. It was a household affair on the victory podium when she was introduced because the winner of Group 3, and her son, Addijah Danie, was introduced asl the winner of Group 4. His brother Antwan Daniel got here fourth total within the particular person class.
“I used to be so pleased with them once they entered the competitors, however then it hit me that we had been going to go towards one another,” mentioned Ms. Daniel. The laborious work by the household paid off, and the sons confessed that they had been each nervous however had been grateful for the chance to showcase their drill abilities. “They made me shed a tear,” mentioned their mother. “I’m simply very, very pleased with them.”
The performances by the Daniel household helped to propel SCASPA and the Cadet Corps to a tie for the runner-up place within the Greatest Organisation class. The winner was the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Drive. Accepting the trophy was Police Constable (PC) Miguel Hendrickson.
“We deserved it,” he mentioned. “I’ve seen my comrades develop and get higher, and the work that we put in behind the scenes is actually paying off.”
PC Hendrickson highlighted the importance of the company’s consecutive victories on the annual Independence Drill Competitors, describing them as a constructive reflection of the rising reference to the neighborhood. “We’re not nearly policing,” he said. “We’re a flexible organisation – demonstrating self-discipline, aggressive spirit, and a powerful sense of showmanship via our efficiency.”
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