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
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Mottley (left) and Barbados president Dame Sandra Mason (right) honour Rihannaa
By NewVision Reporter
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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