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The announcement by Prime Minister Mia Mottley during the independence and republic ceremony that Rihanna was recommended by the government and accepted by the now President of the Republic of Barbados to be added to the pantheon of national heroes came as a surprise. To be expected public opinion is mixed although many appreciate Rihanna for what she has accomplished on the world stage as an entertainer, businesswoman and philanthropist.

It is instructive to to examine the criteria outlined in the Order of National Heroes Act, in particular the criteria for eligibility declared in the schedule to the Act.

Order of National Heroes

In determining the eligibility of a person referred to in section 8, the Prime Minister shall have regard to whether that person

  1. (a)  has given outstanding service to Barbados and his contribution has altered the course of the history of Barbados;
  2. (b)  has given service to Barbados which has been exemplified by visionary and pioneering leadership, extraordinary achievement and the attainment of the highest excellence which has redounded to the honour of Barbados; or
  3. (c)  has, through his heroic exploits and sacrifice, contributed to the improvement of the economic and social conditions of Barbados and Barbadians generally.
National Heroes Act of Barbados

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174 responses to “Rihanna, National Hero of Barbados”

  1. WURA-War-on-U Avatar
    WURA-War-on-U

    but they cause infection in our group when lice jump from head to head..

    funny enuff…reminds of some BU trolls…lol

  2. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Observing minds would have already analyse this heroic Feat by the PM
    A feat well politically designed and well executed
    Manipulation at is core to win the hearts and minds of barbadians who were caught up in the excitement of Barbados becoming a Republic and to them Rhianna symbolized the icing on the cake
    A Day after Barbados became a Republic what was the flavour of the day Rhianna being a Hero
    First we had a Saviour in 2018 when Mia became the first PM
    Now Barbadians we’re handed the First Female Hero
    I remember when Mia once asked of OSA to become a head of some Eminent Committee
    His words to effect was he did not engage in gimmicks
    Well his words have not fallen to the wayside as barbadians going forward in the next year would be treated to more gimmicks more symbols and the masterful manipulation of their minds
    There is always the possibly of more Rhianna servings somewhere inside the political arena to save Barbados Tourism industry
    Never Say Never who would have think a year ago that Barbados first female Hero would be Robin Fenty

  3. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    “Now Barbadians we’re handed the First Female Hero.”

    Hmmmm…..

    I thought SARAH ANN GILL was the FIRST female National Hero?

    “I remember when Mia once asked of OSA to become a head of some Eminent Committee.”

    But, didn’t the same “OSA” subsequently accepted an invitation from the same “Mia” to represent the ‘government’ and people of Barbados, at the state funeral for former Jamaica Prime Minister Edward Seaga, on Sunday, June 23, 2019?

    Wasn’t “OSA” appointed, in January 2020, as Chairman of LIAT to supervise its financial recovery?

    Didn’t “OSA” accepted “Mia’s” appointment to sit on a special advisory group, called the Jobs and Investment Council, to tackle current and post COVID-19 affairs?

  4. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    “Never Say Never who would have think a year ago that Barbados first female Hero would be Robin Fenty.”

    Do you know who is Sarah Ann Gill?

    It’s clear you don’t know who are our National Heroes. And, you don’t READ or THINK before rushing to BU with nonsense.

    You are criticizing just for the sake of being critical, simply because you must find something to criticize, even if you have to fabricate information to fulfill that objective.

  5. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    ArtaxDecember 2, 2021 6:02 AM

    “Now Barbadians we’re handed the First Female Hero.”

    Hmmmm…..

    I thought SARAH ANN GILL was the FIRST female National Hero

    Xxxx
    Oops my bad
    Forgot to mention First Black Female Barbadian more impressive

    Xxxx

    But, didn’t the same “OSA” subsequently accepted an invitation from the same “Mia” to represent the ‘government’ and people of Barbados, at the state funeral for former Jamaica Prime Minister Edward Seaga, on Sunday,

    Xxxx
    Is that your answer to how OSA responded when Mia asked him to head an Eminent Group
    Ok I get it

  6. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    RE: “Forgot to mention First Black Female Barbadian more impressive.”

    Sarah Ann Gill was born on February 16, 1795 to a black mother and a white father.

    If you were to check Rihanna’a background, you would realized her father has Caucasian roots, while her mother is African Guyanese.

    If we accept the term ‘Mulatto’ commonly refers to a mixed-race ancestry that includes white European and black African roots, then it is reasonable to conclude both women are Mulatto.

    But, there isn’t any information that suggests Ms Gill was considered to be a ‘white woman.’

    So, I believe you’re ‘grabbing at straws.’

  7. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    RE: “Is that your answer to how OSA responded when Mia asked him to head an Eminent Group. Ok I get it.”

    Mottley DID NOT ask Arthur “to head an Eminent Group.”

    When she was Opposition Leader, she made a suggestion to the former DLP administration and then Finance Minister, Chris Sinckler, that they should form an ’eminent persons group’ to examine Barbados’ economic situation.
    And, it is true Arthur dismissed the idea. However, a few months after, he publicly accepted an offer from Sinckler, to sit on an economic advisory committee.

    So, are you attempting to have us believe Mottley’s suggestion was a ‘gimmick,’ but, patriotism was the basis when Sinckler made a similar suggestion?

    But, I find your interest in “OSA’s” comments to “Mia” a bit puzzling, especially when I take into consideration the unflattering things you had to say about him, when he was ‘waging war’ against the lady.

    I’ll give you an example.

    “ac January 14, 2014 10:15 PM #: this interview did nothing to reconciled or unit the BLP PARTY, This was another tasteless and a continuation of humiliating MIA publicly, He would have been better off saying nothing else,,,,,IT seems to be all about HIM and a continuance of BLAMING MIA ,,OSA is Truly a force to be reckon with….DISGUSTING…”

    It’s clear you adjust your political opinions to suit the ‘political climate.’

  8. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    If you were to check Rihanna’a background, you would realized her father has Caucasian roots, while her mother is African Guyanese.

    Never heard Rhianna considered herself to be of any other race group but Black
    Are u saying that she is wrong
    Xxxxxxxxx
    Neither have I every heard Sarah Ann Gill.desribed herself as Black or read in any History Book
    Xxxx

  9. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Did OSA say Mia asked him to be member of a Emminent
    Group

    https://youtu.be/DXOA43ysP6I

  10. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    @AC
    AFRICANS GUYANESE
    AFRICAN BRIDGETOWN
    AFRICAN ST LUCY
    ????

  11. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    5/5

    RE: “Never heard Rhianna considered herself to be of any other race group but Black. Are u saying that she is wrong?”

    Never ‘said’ Rihanna is wrong or right about anything.

    RE: “Neither have I every heard Sarah Ann Gill.desribed herself as Black or read in any History Book.”

    And, as I ‘said,’ “……there isn’t any information that suggests Ms Gill was considered to be a ‘white woman.’.”

    However, if you had ACTUALLY READ anything about Ms Gill, you WOULD’VE KNOWN she WAS the FIRST and ONLY female National Hero.
    Rather than ADMIT you were WRONG by ‘saying,’ “Now Barbadians we’re handed the First Female Hero,” and, “Never Say Never who would have think a year ago that Barbados first female Hero would be Robin Fenty,”……….

    …….. you introduced some nonsense about, “Forgot to mention First Black Female Barbadian more impressive.”

    Also, according to some sources, Ms Gill ‘was born Ann, a FREE MULATTO in February 1795 and active both before and after slavery was ended on the island. Her EARLY LIFE isn’t heavily documented and her relevance to Barbados’ history comes only after the Methodist missionaries are run out of the island.’

    And, the Barbados Museum & Historical Society mentioned, “Sarah Ann Gill, “the heroine of Methodism” was a FREE COLOURED and prominent Methodist Barbadian woman.”

  12. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    https://barbados.org/people/heroes.htm#.Yajst9DMK00

  13. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    And, the Barbados Museum & Historical Society mentioned, “Sarah Ann Gill, “the heroine of Methodism” was a FREE COLOURED and prominent Methodist Barbadian woman

    Xxxxx
    Never heard of any ethic group called Coloured
    As far as I know the best person to describe themselves to be of any given race would be the Person his or herself
    History can defined anything race or country according to an era
    Sarah Ann Gill never said what race or category or ethnicity she would place herself
    Just becareful what u read in history books
    Nelson is a good example

  14. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Cuhdear Bajan,

    You are nitpicking. When read in context, it should be obvious that I did not intend to be kind to Jefferson and I was NOT looking at him NOR history through rose-coloured glasses.

    You should know by now that I am under no illusions about America’s present, far less its past.

  15. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    1/1

    Judging from how you discuss issues, it is clear you don’t do enough reading and, more often than not, your opinions are based on what you believe is fact…. or in Bajan parlance, ‘what you feel,’ instead of FACTS. And, you’ll continue to argue even though you were proven to be wrong.

    Perhaps you should expand your knowledge by doing a bit more reading, rather than confining your sources of information to rhetorical political diatribe and propaganda from the DLP’s website or social media sites dominated by DLP supporters.

    The reality is, you (or I), DO NOT KNOW whether or not “Sarah Ann Gill never said what race or category or ethnicity she would place herself.”

    Hence, to engage in a discussion on that topic can only continue based on assumptions.

    However, people of mixed African and European descent were often described as ‘free people of colour,’ a term that was applied to those in the category of mulatto and further subdivided to include ‘free browns,’ such as quadroon or mustee.

    RE: “Just be careful what u read in history books.”

    I couldn’t agree with you more. That’s why I recommend people should read several different sources of information.

  16. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @John December 2, 2021 1:14 AM “If you knew your history you would know that his brother or nephew are also candidates for “his outside children”

    So you are telling me that Thomas Jefferson, his brother and his nephew were all using the poor black enslaved girl for their sexual pleasure? It is nasty man to sex with a person your brother and nephew are both sexing with.

    Eeeeeewwwwwwww!!!

  17. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    ArtaxDecember 2, 2021 1:42 PM

    1/1

    Judging from how you discuss issues, it is clear you don’t do enough reading and, more often than not, your opinions are based on what you believe is fact…. or in Bajan parlance, ‘what you feel,’ instead of FACTS. And, you’ll continue to argue even though you were proven to be wrong.

    Xxx
    I contend that there is no category of race called people of color
    Those Terms were associated with racist slurs
    Would not further engage with u on that issue

  18. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @angela cox December 2, 2021 6:36 AM “Forgot to mention First Black Female Barbadian.”

    You know don’t you that Rihanna’s father’s mother is white don’t you? I know her as well as I know my next door neighbor. Man! the woman int even dead yet and wunna turning she into a different colour.

    Rihann’s paternal grandmother still very much alive is a white Bajan woman, likely of Irish descent.

  19. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @angela cox December 2, 2021 10:40 AM “Never heard Rhianna considered herself to be of any other race group but Black.”

    So how do you account for the LIVING white grandmother who helped to raise her?

  20. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    I’ve never heard Rihanna claim to be black.

    I’ve never heard her claim to be white.

    She won’t foolishly do either.

    Because ALL Bajans know that she is both.

  21. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @angela cox December 2, 2021 12:06 PM “Sarah Ann Gill never said what race or category or ethnicity she would place herself. Just be careful what u read in history books.”

    What is she described herself as colored in the censuses of the era, what if she is so described on her birth certificate? What if she so describes herself in her will?

  22. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    Historians don’t just get up one morning and write books you know. They actually search/interrogate the historical documents of the era, birth, marriage and death certificates, wills, newspapers, planta tion records of the land, the equipment, and the numbers, trades, genders etc. of the enslaved population. Only then do articles and books get written.

    Why do you think that we have a very significant Department of Archives?

  23. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    How do you think that i know that my grandmother’s father was a cooper at Mangrove Plantation in St. Peter. Great grandad died in 1898 more than half a century before I was conceived. I never had a conversation with him, nor with grandmother who died when I was 4, but I did interrogate the records held at the Barbados Archives.

  24. Cuhdear Bajan Avatar
    Cuhdear Bajan

    @Donna December 2, 2021 1:09 PM “Cuhdear Bajan, You are nitpicking. When read in context, it should be obvious that I did not intend to be kind to Jefferson and I was NOT looking at him NOR history through rose-coloured glasses.”

    Chill Donna.

    Even though you mentioned Jefferson. I did not mean that it was you looking through rose colored glasses. I know that you are clear eyed.

    I meant the greater point that through the hundreds of years of the enslavement of our ancestors, white fathers did not typically regard their half white children as the equals of themselves, their white wives and their white children. I meant that many. many half white children were typically enslaved by their own fathers. And that this attitude continued well into the second half of the 20th century. I witnessed it myself. I did not read it in a history book.

  25. Lawson Avatar
    Lawson

    what is all this black or colored stuff, why cant it just be a person. I dont say bell the white man invented the phone, or Fleming the white man invented penicillin or baird the white man invented the TV ,or Dunlop the white man invented the pneumatic tire, or watt the white man invented the engine or watt the white man that invented radar or buick the white man that started the car company , , I am just happy that when Theo beats the radar with that high power engine in his buick on those marl grabbing tires so he can get home safely to talk on the phone while he has the cricket on the tube laying back recuperating from VD with the help of a pennicillin shot he shouldnt care what color the man who invented it is……. he should just be happy god created scotsmen.

  26. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    @David, re your yesterday’s question to me, I think it is best to have a deceased national hero. The public’s expectations of that person will never fall short.

  27. David Avatar
    David

    @Hearher

    The flipside is that a hero or heroine functioning at the peak of their trade has greater opportunity to inspire.

  28. Artax Avatar
    Artax

    Cuhdear Bajan December 2, 2021 2:27 PM #: “What is she described herself as colored in the censuses of the era, what if she is so described on her birth certificate? What if she so describes herself in her will?

    @ Cuhdear Bajan, you raised some very important and valid points.

    According to Wikipedia, “In the CONTEXT of the HISTORY of SLAVERY in the Americas, ‘free people of colour,’ (French: gens de couleur libres; Spanish: gente de color libre), were people of mixed African, European, and sometimes Native American descent who were not enslaved.”

    Ironically, angela cox previously mentioned, “History can DEFINE anything race or country ACCORDING to an ERA.”

    Sarah Ann Gill was born on February 16, 1795, to a Black mother and white father…….during the ERA of slavery, and, PERIOD OF TIME when the terms ‘mulatto’ or ‘free person of colour,’ would’ve obviously been used to appropriately describe her.

    Although Cox is CORRECT when she “contends that there is no category of race called people of color,” she essentially INTRODUCED a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT argument………

    …….. because, the ORIGINAL discussion was about ‘FREE PEOPLE OF COLOUR.’

    Therein lies the DIFFERENCE.

  29. John Avatar
    John

    ArtaxDecember 2, 2021 5:05 PM

    Sarah Ann Gill was born on February 16, 1795, to a Black mother and white father…….during the ERA of slavery, and, PERIOD OF TIME when the terms ‘mulatto’ or ‘free person of colour,’ would’ve obviously been used to appropriately describe her.

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    That birth date is on her headstone at James Street but it is wrong.

    She married Alexander Gill, a 60 year old man in 1809 when she was 14.

    The date is probably 1780.

    She had slaves in her own right when she married Alexander Gill in 1809 and inherited his on his death shortly after their marriage.

    Her father is believer do be Edward Jordan.

  30. John Avatar
    John

    This is the record for her marriage to Alexander George Gill, another Free Mulatto (f.m.)

    https://imgur.com/KOg3RZj

  31. WURA-War-on-U Avatar
    WURA-War-on-U

    Trevor Noah.

    https://youtu.be/QwIEfoiDYgE

  32. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/12/01/coin-to-mark-barbados-republican-status-is-now-available/

  33. WURA-War-on-U Avatar
    WURA-War-on-U

    Elizabeth is a good sport, they are always superimposing her head onto something or the other…the things i have seen already….

  34. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    @John,

    Wuh loss . 60 yr old pass way just after marrying 14yr okd?

    She kill he wid punani?

    Fellaz woan learn tuh stay in dey lane?

  35. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    @ all , and Lawson has touched on what is another challenge.

    Bakanced outlook and perspective.

    Imperative for success.

  36. Crusoe Avatar
    Crusoe

    @Cuhdear Bajan,
    I never said this, but your comments are very balanced.

    Great.

  37. Miller Avatar
    Miller

    @ Lawson December 2, 2021 4:14 PM
    (Quote):
    I am just happy that when Theo beats the radar with that high power engine in his buick on those marl grabbing tires so he can get home safely to talk on the phone while he has the cricket on the tube laying back recuperating from VD with the help of a pennicillin shot he shouldnt care what color the man who invented it is……. he should just be happy god created scotsmen. (Unquote).
    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Come off it, ye Law(less) son! You don’t have to rub our ‘brown’ noses in the ground that hard.

    We already know that the Scots have produced most of the modern World’s great scientists and inventors; students ‘of whom’ the old philosophers of Kemet would have been most proud.

    But you must admit that the greatest Scottish ‘man’ was indeed ye ole King James V & 1 of Scotland and England respectively.

    After all, he was the ‘One’ who authorized the publication of that Book of myths and tall stories which has brainwashed an entire race of people; even up to this very day.

    Even Thoth would have been most pleased in ‘Her’.

    “When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said ‘Let us pray.’ We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.”

  38. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    “I dont say bell the white man invented the phone, or Fleming the white man invented penicillin or baird the white man invented the TV ,or Dunlop the white man invented the pneumatic tire, or watt the white man invented the engine or watt the white man that invented radar or buick the white man that started the car company , , “

    but what have you invented

    what kind of white boy are you

  39. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/majority-of-canadians-want-to-ditch-the-british-monarchy-how-feasible-is-it/ar-AARnDs2

  40. John Avatar
    John

    CrusoeDecember 2, 2021 7:45 PM

    @John,

    Wuh loss . 60 yr old pass way just after marrying 14yr okd?

    She kill he wid punani?

    Fellaz woan learn tuh stay in dey lane?

    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Read Woodie Blackman’s booklet on Sarah Ann Gill.

    You will see that all the historicity and histrionics aside, Bajans don’t know squat about the national heroes the GOB gives them from time to time to keep them stupid.

    Even the GOB is full of ignorant bitches.

    I love to expose them!!

  41. John Avatar
    John

    … just one more thing they got wrong in their ignorance which as you point out is common sense.

    Did you know Edward Jordan was a Quaker?.

  42. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Surprise move
    POLITICAL SCIENTISTS, HISTORIAN DID NOT EXPECT RIHANNA TO BE NAMED NATIONAL HERO
    By Emmanuel Joseph
    A noted historian did not believe international superstar Rihanna would have been elevated to the status of National Hero, while three prominent political scientists, though predicting she would be named among those esteemed Barbadians at some point, did not expect it to happen so soon.
    As Barbados made the transition to a parliamentary republic in the early hours of Tuesday, the island’s 55th Anniversary of Independence, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Robyn Rihanna Fenty would become the island’s 11th National Hero.
    Speaking to Barbados TODAY before the surprise announcement in a wide ranging interview, outspoken historian Trevor Marshall said the island had enough National Heroes and he did not believe the singer, actress, philanthropist and businesswoman should be conferred the country’s highest honour, despite her achievements.
    “I am very serious about what a National Hero is. I talk about the three S’s – service, sacrifice and selflessness. I am talking about people who laid down their lives to make Barbados what it is, especially black people,” he insisted.
    “And I am one who believes we have more than enough National Heroes, and I don’t see anybody else, even Rihanna, becoming a National Hero; I would say treasure of Barbados, a Barbados icon. We can have a pantheon of persons who are treasures but Rihanna has not saved us from anything internal or external,” said the well-known historian, who admitted that he is a fan of the music icon.
    Dr George Belle, Dr Kristina Hinds and Peter Wickham, on the other hand, anticipated it would happen one day, although not in the near future.
    In fact, Wickham expressed the view that she should not be given the honour while alive.
    “My feeling is if they want to honour Rihanna in the short term, she can be given the equivalent of a knighthood while she is alive, but the idea of naming her a National Hero at this stage is something that I don’t feel we should move towards,” said the political scientist who does not support the idea of living National Heroes generally.
    The 33-year-old Rihanna, whose official title is now The Right Excellent Robyn Rihanna Fenty, is Barbados’ second living national hero, the other being Sir Garfield Sobers.
    “It might be a little bit too early for her to be a national heroine, because she is still doing so much,” added Dr Hinds.
    “So I can’t imagine what wonderful things she may be doing in 10 or 15 years that could elevate her to that level.
    She may be a candidate for the future,
    but I think there may also be people in the past who have gone unrecognised who may have made some really serious contributions to our country that we haven’t recognised.”
    The university academic added that she wanted to see that explored by those who are adequately skilled and trained, such as historians.
    Dr Belle, who mooted the idea of the popular entertainer being named a heroine, had proposed it in the context of the erection of additional statues in Bridgetown.
    “….As a demonstration of the success of young people, of entrepreneurship, of Barbadian beauty, of Barbadian success, make another statue – and make another National Hero who is already a de facto National Hero, anyhow – looking up Broad Street,” he declared. “And that statue would be Robyn Rihanna Fenty.”
    The retired Head of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill campus said he also sees a place for slave rebel Nanny Grigg among Barbados’ National Heroes, and suggested a statue of her could be placed in the area of Thickets, St Philip near Three Houses Park.
    Additionally, he said, a statue of Samuel Jackman Prescod, the first black person to be elected to Parliament in Barbados, should be erected where Lord Nelson once stood in Heroes Square.
    Dr Belle further suggested that radical West Indian journalist Clennell Wickham be named a National Hero and statues of him and National Hero Charles Duncan O’Neal be erected at Heroes Square – a place he suggested should also be renamed Parliament Square. emmanueljoseph@barbadostoday.bb

  43. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    By now all can see through a political lens what this hero status for Robin Fenty was all about
    A large double dose of political opportunity laced with political gimmickry
    what a farce
    Once again OSA was right

  44. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    Bajans are talkers not doers
    Rihanna baby is a doer

    so keep on talking
    talk talk talk talk

    it was totally obvious to some but not all that Rihanna would be anointed the chosen one for the new Republic during otherwise boring ceremonial formalities

  45. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Did Barbados expect a political demagogue to lead the country
    One who can use their political will and the weakness of the people to make knee jerk decisions
    I don’t believe so
    A country already divide a day after Barbados has become a Republic is handed another bone by which the people can fight make noises and further divide the country
    The people need to wake up and see and understand the true meaning of patriotism and fight for the medal which brings the country back to the path of integrity
    The wheels of integrity which once drove Barbados onward and upward for better has fallen off and replaced with political spite and might

  46. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Gercine Carter

    2h

    I was disappointed as a Barbadian journalist, that on the night that Barbados transitioned to a republic; on the pre-dawn of Barbados’ celebration of its 55th anniversary of independence, finding myself among Barbadian journalists restricted to a standing position on the roadside of Heroes Square, in a most awkward location where it was difficult to get a good view of the proceedings; observing some local journalists repeatedly coming into conflict with police and others connected with security arrangements for the evening, as they tried to position themselves to cover the event. And this, while visiting journalists and their crews were facilitated by the BARBADIAN organisers, assigned prime vantage points with comfortable seating.

    As a journalist in this country for over 50 years, I am tired of this treatment by our own people. Monday night was proof that nothing has changed in this situation. I ask, what can be our hope in a Barbados republic, if this kind of thinking remains.

  47. WURA-War-on-U Avatar
    WURA-War-on-U

    Comic relief…the photo is funny.

    “Sarah Carty·Lifestyle Editor
    Tue, 30 November 2021, 4:27 pm·2-min read
    In this article:

    Charles, Prince of Wales

    He flew in especially for the occasion but it appears Prince Charles fell asleep during the ceremony to mark Barbados becoming a republic.”

  48. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Another blatant disgraceful
    Concerned Citizens

    I went to Errol Walton Barrow statue yesterday and to think with all of the millions of dollars spent to put on a show for the adoring king that none of that money could be spent to clean up the bust of the father of our nation Errol Walton Barrow have a close look and see all of the paint running down his face the base of his statue need cleaning and the area need a proper facelift
    Before walking away I had a last look at the great man and realized he is crying for our beloved country because sitting at his feet were vagrants homeless and hopeless people the great man is crying we can do better

  49. John Avatar
    John

    “GIVE ME CONTROL OVER A NATIONS CURRENCY, AND I CARE NOT WHO MAKES ITS LAWS.” BARON M.A. ROTHSCHILD

    https://newspunch.com/complete-list-of-rothschild-owned-and-controlled-banks/

    Did you know the Central Bank of Barbados is owned by the Rothschilds?

    Not to worry though, the earth is one big happy family.

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Here is a complete list of all Rothschild owned and controlled banks. The U.S. entries might surprise you.

    Afghanistan: Bank of Afghanistan
    Albania: Bank of Albania
    Algeria: Bank of Algeria
    Argentina: Central Bank of Argentina
    Armenia: Central Bank of Armenia
    Aruba: Central Bank of Aruba
    Australia: Reserve Bank of Australia
    Austria: Austrian National Bank
    Azerbaijan: Central Bank of Azerbaijan Republic
    Bahamas: Central Bank of The Bahamas
    Bahrain: Central Bank of Bahrain
    Bangladesh: Bangladesh Bank
    Barbados: Central Bank of Barbados
    Belarus: National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
    Belgium: National Bank of Belgium
    Belize: Central Bank of Belize
    Benin: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
    Bermuda: Bermuda Monetary Authority
    Bhutan: Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
    Bolivia: Central Bank of Bolivia
    Bosnia: Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Botswana: Bank of Botswana
    Brazil: Central Bank of Brazil
    Bulgaria: Bulgarian National Bank
    Burkina Faso: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
    Burundi: Bank of the Republic of Burundi
    Cambodia: National Bank of Cambodia
    Came Roon: Bank of Central African States
    Canada: Bank of Canada – Banque du Canada
    Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
    Central African Republic: Bank of Central African States
    Chad: Bank of Central African States
    Chile: Central Bank of Chile
    China: The People’s Bank of China
    Colombia: Bank of the Republic
    Comoros: Central Bank of Comoros
    Congo: Bank of Central African States
    Costa Rica: Central Bank of Costa Rica
    Côte d’Ivoire: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
    Croatia: Croatian National Bank
    Cuba: Central Bank of Cuba
    Cyprus: Central Bank of Cyprus
    Czech Republic: Czech National Bank
    Denmark: National Bank of Denmark
    Dominican Republic: Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
    East Caribbean area: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
    Ecuador: Central Bank of Ecuador
    Egypt: Central Bank of Egypt
    El Salvador: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
    Equatorial Guinea: Bank of Central African States
    Estonia: Bank of Estonia
    Ethiopia: National Bank of Ethiopia
    European Union: European Central Bank
    Fiji: Reserve Bank of Fiji
    Finland: Bank of Finland
    France: Bank of France
    Gabon: Bank of Central African States
    The Gambia: Central Bank of The Gambia
    Georgia: National Bank of Georgia
    Germany: Deutsche Bundesbank
    Ghana: Bank of Ghana
    Greece: Bank of Greece
    Guatemala: Bank of Guatemala
    Guinea Bissau: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
    Guyana: Bank of Guyana
    Haiti: Central Bank of Haiti
    Honduras: Central Bank of Honduras
    Hong Kong: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
    Hungary: Magyar Nemzeti Bank
    Iceland: Central Bank of Iceland
    India: Reserve Bank of India
    Indonesia: Bank Indonesia
    Iran: The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
    Iraq: Central Bank of Iraq
    Ireland: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
    Israel: Bank of Israel
    Italy: Bank of Italy
    Jamaica: Bank of Jamaica
    Japan: Bank of Japan
    Jordan: Central Bank of Jordan
    Kazakhstan: National Bank of Kazakhstan
    Kenya: Central Bank of Kenya
    Korea: Bank of Korea
    Kuwait: Central Bank of Kuwait
    Kyrgyzstan: National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
    Latvia: Bank of Latvia
    Lebanon: Central Bank of Lebanon
    Lesotho: Central Bank of Lesotho
    Libya: Central Bank of Libya (Their most recent conquest)
    Uruguay: Central Bank of Uruguay
    Lithuania: Bank of Lithuania
    Luxembourg: Central Bank of Luxembourg
    Macao: Monetary Authority of Macao
    Macedonia: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
    Madagascar: Central Bank of Madagascar
    Malawi: Reserve Bank of Malawi
    Malaysia: Central Bank of Malaysia
    Mali: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
    Malta: Central Bank of Malta
    Mauritius: Bank of Mauritius
    Mexico: Bank of Mexico
    Moldova: National Bank of Moldova
    Mongolia: Bank of Mongolia
    Montenegro: Central Bank of Montenegro
    Morocco: Bank of Morocco
    Mozambique: Bank of Mozambique
    Namibia: Bank of Namibia
    Nepal: Central Bank of Nepal
    Netherlands: Netherlands Bank
    Netherlands Antilles: Bank of the Netherlands Antilles
    New Zealand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
    Nicaragua: Central Bank of Nicaragua
    Niger: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
    Nigeria: Central Bank of Nigeria
    Norway: Central Bank of Norway
    Oman: Central Bank of Oman
    Pakistan: State Bank of Pakistan
    Papua New Guinea: Bank of Papua New Guinea
    Paraguay: Central Bank of Paraguay
    Peru: Central Reserve Bank of Peru
    Philip Pines: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
    Poland: National Bank of Poland
    Portugal: Bank of Portugal
    Qatar: Qatar Central Bank
    Romania: National Bank of Romania
    Rwanda: National Bank of Rwanda
    San Marino: Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino
    Samoa: Central Bank of Samoa
    Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
    Senegal: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
    Serbia: National Bank of Serbia
    Seychelles: Central Bank of Seychelles
    Sierra Leone: Bank of Sierra Leone
    Singapore: Monetary Authority of Singapore
    Slovakia: National Bank of Slovakia
    Slovenia: Bank of Slovenia
    Solomon Islands: Central Bank of Solomon Islands
    South Africa: South African Reserve Bank
    Spain: Bank of Spain
    Sri Lanka: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
    Sudan: Bank of Sudan
    Surinam: Central Bank of Suriname
    Swaziland: The Central Bank of Swaziland
    Sweden: Sveriges Riksbank
    Switzerland: Swiss National Bank
    Tajikistan: National Bank of Tajikistan
    Tanzania: Bank of Tanzania
    Thailand: Bank of Thailand
    Togo: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
    Tonga: National Reserve Bank of Tonga
    Trinidad and Tobago: Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
    Tunisia: Central Bank of Tunisia
    Turkey: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
    Uganda: Bank of Uganda
    Ukraine: National Bank of Ukraine
    United Arab Emirates: Central Bank of United Arab Emirates
    United Kingdom: Bank of England
    United States: Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    Vanuatu: Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
    Venezuela: Central Bank of Venezuela
    Vietnam: The State Bank of Vietnam
    Yemen: Central Bank of Yemen
    Zambia: Bank of Zambia
    Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

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    WURA-War-on-U

    “The U.S. entries might surprise you.”

    why would it, it’s been years people have been saying they own the US Federal Reserve.///you own the banking systems you call the shots…until ya are unseated.

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