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Happy Independence Barbados

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President Jeffrey Bostic

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov. 30, CMC – The second president of Barbados, Jeffrey Bostic, was sworn in early Sunday during the 59th anniversary of Independence and the fourth as a republic.

A former Minister of Health and a highly decorated military officer in the Barbados Defence Force (BDF), Bostic played a pivotal role in guiding Barbados through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 with the trademark rallying cry: “No Retreat, No Surrender” that earned him widespread acclaim for his leadership during one of the country’s most challenging periods.

(Details in Politics section)

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