Last Updated on September 19, 2025, 8:40 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The 42nd Independence Ceremonial Parade of the Twin Island Nation, St. Kitts and Nevis, will be held today, i.e., September 19, 2025, Friday. The Parade will take place at 6 p.m. at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium.
The St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service shared the details regarding the ceremonial parade on its official Facebook Page on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
According to Dr. Marcus Natta, cabinet secretary and co-chair of the Independence 42 organizing committee, the nighttime start time was decided upon after consulting with Prime Minister, Dr. Terrance Drew.
This year’s parade is expected to showcase a wide range of uniformed groups. Notably, special performances are also planned to highlight the nation’s rich cultural heritage.
“The principal reason is to protect our people and the spectators, especially but not only the soldiers on show here today, from both armed and unarmed units,” said Dr. Natta.
“The chairman of the independence organising committee was very clear that as a doctor,” the prime minister had “specifically requested us to really look into the possibility and its feasibility to change this time so we move it to a time when it’s cooler in line with our changing climate, you know?” he added.
Finally, Dr. Natta stated that loosening language also allowed the committee to have more flexibility to “do some little special things.”
The 42nd Independence Ceremonial Parade will be commanded by Captain Kenish Garnett of the St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard Unit in the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force Unit. He has led the troops on parade four times now.
It is also worth noting that St. Kitts and Nevis gained independence from Britain on September 19, 1983. St Kitts and Nevis is the smallest nation in the Western Hemisphere and is the youngest sovereign nation in the Caribbean region. The event will be hosted for the people of the country to commemorate this milestone.
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