Senior Political ReporterThere will be a new location for the return of the Independence Day Parade on August 31. President Christine Kangaloo will therefore be receiving the Independence Day salute from the armed forces closer to President’s House. The upcoming event will be the first Independence Day Parade for the Kamla Persad-Bissessar-led United National Congress (UNC) administration, which was elected in April 2025. Is this related to a scaled-down Independence Day Parade?” UNC MPs had “blanked” Independence Day Parade events held under the PNM’s tenure until 2024, when some UNC officials attended.