The Tribune

THE Valley Boys’ victorious New Year’s Day parade could have been a real blast from the past had organisers been successful in their request for historic military muskets.

Courtney Strachan, chairman of the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation, confirmed yesterday that the corporation denied this year’s double champions’ request due to time constraints.

Mr Strachan said: “They made the request late. It was last minute and we couldn’t accommodate it. There is a lot more involved before we can just release it, so there just wasn’t enough to time for it to be processed.”

With a vibrant America-themed performance, the Valley Boys captured the title as the winners of the 2014 New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade.

The A category group triumphed over the Shell Saxon Superstars who took second position by less than a three-point margin.

According to Douglas Hanna, chairman of the Parade Management Committee, the Valley Boys finished with 89.21 points, the Saxons had one point deducted to end the parade with 86.46 points, Roots placed third with 81.66 points and One Family had 10 points deducted during scoring. They earned 74.71 points.

Two groups, the Music Makers and the Prodigal Sons were disqualified, Mr Hanna said.