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Revision as of 14:46, 30 November 2021
Order of National Heroes | |
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Awarded by President of Barbados | |
Type | National Honour |
Established | 20 April 1998 |
Criteria | At the pleasure of the president |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Parliament of Barbados |
Chancellor | Sandra Mason President of Barbados |
Secretary | Vacant |
Classes | Member (National Hero) |
Statistics | |
First induction | 1998 |
Total inductees | 11 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | None |
Next (lower) | Order of Freedom of Barbados |
The Order of National Heroes is a honour within the national honours system of Barbados and was established by the Order of National Heroes Act 1998 by the Parliament of Barbados.[1] Members are referred to as National Heroes, and are accorded the style "The Right Excellent". The Order recognises the most prominent figures in Barbados' history.
History
The first National Heroes Day was celebrated on 28 April 1998, the centenary of the birth of Sir Grantley Adams.[3] On the same day, Trafalgar Square was renamed National Heroes Square.[2]
Eleven people have been created National Heroes of Barbados to date, of which ten were nominated by Prime Minister Owen Arthur and formally appointed by the Governor General in 1998, in acordance with the Act.[2][4] Of the original ten, only Sir Garfield Sobers is alive; Sarah Ann Gill was the only woman to be created a National Hero until the singer and businesswoman Rihanna was honoured in November 2021.[5]
The Barbados National Heroes Gallery, located in the Museum of Parliament, traces the lives and contributions made by the National Heroes.
In 2021, the Government started a search for new National Heroes. Citizens were encouraged to nominate people who they thought qualified for the high honour. The government of Barbados ultimately chose singer Rihanna for this honour and duly awarded her the title of National Hero on the first day of the Barbadian republic.[6]
National Heroes
- The Right Excellent Bussa (also known as Busso or Bussoe)[7] (died 1816)
- The Right Excellent Sarah Ann Gill (1795–1866)
- The Right Excellent Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806–1871)
- The Right Excellent Charles Duncan O'Neal (1879–1936)
- The Right Excellent Sir Grantley Herbert Adams CMG, QC (1898–1971)
- The Right Excellent Clement Osbourne Payne (1904–1941)
- The Right Excellent Sir Hugh Worrell Springer GCMG, CBE (1913–1994)
- The Right Excellent Sir Frank Leslie Walcott KA, OBE (1916–1999)
- The Right Excellent Errol Barrow PC, QC (1920–1987)
- The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers AO, OCC (born 1936)
- The Right Excellent Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born 1988)
References
- ^ "Order of National Heroes Act 1998" (PDF). Government of Barbados. 20 April 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Parliament's History". Parliament of Barbados. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Callaghan, Brett (8 July 2018). "Barbados National Heroes". Totally Barbados. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Readying Heroes Square for its "close up"". Barbados Today. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Barbados National Heroes". Go Barbados. Caribbean Dreams Publishing. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Carrington, Julie (29 March 2021). "Nominations For More National Heroes". Government Information Service. Government of Barbados. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Let's Celebrate Our National Heroes". Government Information Service. Government of Barbados. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.