A NEW DAWN: The island nation of Barbados has become a republic, ditching Britain's Queen Elizabeth as head of state and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after the first English ships arrived there. https://abcn.ws/32F081P | ABC News

🇧🇧 Today, we proudly celebrate National Heroes Day in beautiful Barbados!�We honour the trailblazers whose courage, spirit, and passion have shaped the story of our nation. 🌟 From historic icons to modern legends, their impact continues to inspire — at home and around the world.� A special salute to The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers and The Right Excellent Robyn Rihanna Fenty, our youngest national hero, whose global influence shines a brilliant light on our island’s beauty, culture, an

National Heroes' Day is celebrated in Barbados on April 28. Learn more about Barbados' father of Independence and twice Prime Minister in 1966 and 1976, The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow. | Barbados Government Information Service

A man of vision and determination, Charles Duncan O'Neal used his social and professional status to change the consciousness of a nation. After founding the Democratic League in October 1924, party member, C.A. "Chrissie" Brathwaite was elected as a representative for St. Michael. This win was the entrance into the political arena and a platform to highlight social injustices. O'Neal himself was elected to parliament in 1932 as a Member for Bridgetown. He used his political influence to improve