Singer Rihanna named a national hero of Barbados: 'May you continue to shine like a diamond'

Rihanna Fenty becomes Barbados 11th National Hero during the National Honors ceremony and Independence Day Parade at Golden Square Freedom Park in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Nov 30, 2021. Photo: AFP

All of Rihanna's "work, work, work, work, work" is being honoured by her home country.

The singer and entrepreneur was named Barbados' 11th national hero by the nation's Prime Minister Mia Mottley as the country celebrated becoming a republic for the first time in history.