It appears to us here at BU the lack of recognition of National Heroes Day tomorrow because of the hosting of CWC 2007 is a true reflection on the current state of Barbados. We can aptly describe our mirror image of that of “hypocrite”.
National Hero’s day is April 28th. We celebrate the 10 Patriots who have made a mark on Barbados. A slave rebellion leader, a woman preaching equality in the church, a skilled writer and orator, a political activist, populist leader, public educator, a trade union leader, the complete athlete,the Father of Independence and the founder of our Democracy. Celebrations take place in Hero’s Square, where their pictures have been painted by the best Barbadian artists.
1. Grantley Adams
2. Errol Walton Barrow
3. Sir Garfield Sobers
4. Sir Frank Leslie Walcott
5. Sir Hugh Springer
6. Clement Osbourne Payne
7. Charles Duncan O’Neal
8. Samuel Jackman Prescod
9. Sarah Ann Gill
10. Bussa By Amie Ferris-Rotman
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s slave trading past gets a human face on Friday as an ancestry-tracing Web site starts putting the personal histories of the victims online for the first time.
The Web site, posted 100,000 names of Barbados slaves registered in 1834 in the colony.
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