Rihanna Declared National Hero of Barbados As Country Transitions Into A Republic

 

 

Singer and billionaire businesswoman, Rihanna has been declared a National Hero of Barbados.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Motley declared Rihanna the 11th National Hero of Barbados on Tuesday November 30, 2021 as Barbados transitioned into a Republic. Rihanna becomes Barbados’s second National heroine.

Rihanna

Rihanna who was born in Saint Michael, Barbados on February 20, 1988 (age 33 years) will now be known as “Honorable Robyn Rihanna Fenty.”

Rihanna (left) exchanging pleasantries with Prime Minister Mia Amor Motley at a ceremony to mark the transition of Barbados into a Republic

Republican Status

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has sent a congratulatory message to President Dame Sandra Mason, Prime Minister Mia Amor Motley and the People of the new Republic of Barbados on the auspicious occasion of the country’s transition to a Republic today, 30th November 2021, a statement shared on Facebook by Kenya’s State House read.

According to the statement, “In his message of goodwill and best wishes, President Kenyatta affirmed Kenya’s readiness to continue partnering with the new Republic of Barbados in advancing Pan-Africanism saying the transition was a testament of the strong resolve by the Barbadian people to chart their own destiny.”

“At the same time, President Kenyatta congratulated Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason on her assumption of the high office of President of the Republic of Barbados and wished her success as she steers the new Republic into a future of prosperity.”

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Barbados is an island in Eastern Caribbean.  It is one of the independent British Commonwealth nations.

The Capital of Barbados is Bridgetown, a cruise-ship port with colonial buildings and Nidhe Israel, a synagogue founded in 1654.

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