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RIHANNA: (Singing) Is who gone run this town tonight? Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. KING: So our congratulations to the right honorable Rihanna, national hero of Barbados. It really speaks about the direction, the positive, progressive direction in which we are looking to go. It really is fitting that we now have three women in positions of leadership, two of them in the highest offices of the land. KAREEM SMITH: In a country like Barbados, women are primarily heads of single-parent households and are thought to play such a tremendous role in nurturing of young people. Shine bright like a diamond, Shine bright like a diamond, Shine bright like a diamond, Shine bright like a diamond, Find light in the beautiful sea. MARTINEZ: NPR spoke with reporter Kareem Smith, who attended the ceremony and noted how Rihanna was on stage with the first-ever president of Barbados, a woman, and their female prime minister. RIHANNA: (Singing) We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky. PRIME MINISTER MIA MOTTLEY: Ambassador Robyn Rihanna Fenty, may you continue to shine like a diamond and bring honor to your nation by your words, by your actions and to do credit wherever you shall go. MARTINEZ: Prime Minister Mia Mottley did the honors. Diamonds (Shine Bright Like A Diamond song from the album The Very Best Ballads Of The World (Diamonds Special Edition) is released on Jan 2013. RIHANNA: (Singing) But you'll always be my hero. Listen to Lounge Noir Diamonds (Shine Bright Like A Diamond MP3 song. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, 'LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE (PART II)') She was born and raised in Barbados, and as of today, she holds the official title national hero.

KING: Rihanna - singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, all around queen. RIHANNA: (Singing) Said I'll always be your friend, took an oath, I'ma stick it out 'til the end. Fifty-five years after Barbados gained independence from Britain, the island nation has officially declared itself a republic headed by Dame Sandra Mason, its first-ever president, and not by Queen Elizabeth.Īnd at a ceremony yesterday, Bajan officials also bestowed a new honor on their most famous citizen.

Rihanna shine bright like a diamond cover