Rihanna declared a ‘national hero’ in Barbados

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Barbados declared singer Rihanna a national hero during its republican celebrations in Bridgetown. The country’s prime minister, Mia Mottley, also quoted one of Rihanna’s best-known songs by asking that she “continue to shine like a diamond.” The program ends with her song, “Diamonds.”

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