Rihanna Declared Barbados 11th National Hero At Age 33

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Rihanna Declared Barbados 11th National Hero At Age 33

The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Rihanna is now a National Hero in her homeland. The billionaire pop star/businesswoman was on Monday night declared a national hero by her country of Barbados, which transitioned from a former British Colony to a republic on November 30th, 2021. Rihanna is now the country’s 11th National Hero. The momentous occasion saw the pop singer flying home to Barbados on Monday. The announcement of naming her a national hero whereby she is the […]

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