Rihanna Gets Street She Grew Up On In Barbados Named After Her
By Isha Thorpe
October 16, 2017
That Rihanna reign just won't let up! The bad gyal will be honored by her country of Barbados by having the street that she grew up on named after her, Bajan newspaper Nations News reports.
Riri has already been given her very own annual holiday in Barbados. Now, the international superstar is about to get a lot more love from her home country that she loves so much, and that loves her right back.
“The Government of Barbados will on Independence Day, Thursday 30th November, 2017 officially change the name of Westbury New Road located in St. Michael to Rihanna Drive in honour of Barbadian superstar Ms. Robyn Rihanna Fenty who grew up in Westbury New Road,” a statement from the Ministry of Tourism stated.
Rihanna and Bajan Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will unveil the new sign during a two-hour long ceremony on this day.
Congrats, Riri!