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New republic Barbados names 'Diamond' Rihanna national hero
Rihanna joins a select group of 10 other Barbadians, including Garfield Sobers, regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and the only other living national hero
Mottley (left) and Barbados president Dame Sandra Mason (right) honour Rihannaa
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
As Barbados became the world's newest republic, its prime minister's first act was to officially declare the island's most famous citizen, Rihanna, a national hero.
Barbados had already conferred the title