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Rihanna Declared Tourism Ambassador for Barbados

Posted Jun 15th 2011 6:30PM by Cameron Matthews
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Back when Rihanna was a lesser-known pop singer, her claim-to-fame was her Caribbean heritage, which she so wonderfully portrayed in her first hit single, 'Pon de Replay.' Now RiRi is getting back in touch with her roots after inking a deal with the Barbados Tourism Authority to promote her beautiful homeland.

"Barbados is a place like no other and one of the reasons for this is the spirit and national pride of our people," Rihanna said in a press statement (via PR Newswire). "I want each and every visitor to this beautiful island to experience what makes this destination different from all others and that is the spirit and warmth of my fellow Barbadians."

The Barbados Tourism Authority said via their Facebook page, "We are proud to announce that musical sensation and social phenomenon Rihanna has partnered with the Barbados Tourism Authority as an exclusive promotional partner for three years. Celebrate this amazing announcement today by joining us on August 5th as she brings her Loud tour to Bridgetown, Barbados, her homeland."

We don't know about you guys but listening to Rihanna while chilling on the beaches of Barbados sounds pretty good right about now.

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noname

I don't know if anyone else here sees what I see, but if I am not mistaken, this is exactly the same looking woman who I remember working at the downtown YMCA where I learned a karate called shao lin do and tai chi,,,I never realized that shao lin was karate and tai chi was also a karate,,,I should have believed what those chuk norris pupils said about the difference between all your modern martial arts and kung fu being completely different as one is all sport sparring arena entertainment and the other being an actual practice,,,but the chik here who looks like Lori Horn of the ex downtown YMCA which has gone government now , was pretty,like lori was,but she was not really my friend I think,,,

July 01 2011 at 2:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nohely078

RIHANNA DECLARED TOURISM AMBASSADOR watch interview video http://www.xisworld.com

June 28 2011 at 11:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

menstandup

I am sure she will blame someone else for her black and blues this time too. Men need to smarten up and realize that woman are not to put their hands on you, ever. If they do, call the cops and have them arrested immediately, no excuses. All we hear about is how Chris Brown assaulted Rihanna, we don't hear about what started that fight. What started the fight was Rihanna punched Chris in the face when she became enraged while snooping through his phone and she saw another girl's picture and texts to him. She had no right to put her hands on him. He should have had her arrested immediately, instead he chose to protect himself and had every right to do so. Men truly need to smarten up and make a big deal about physical abuse towards them to let women know this is not excusable just because you are a woman. If you hit a man, they have every right to defend themselves against you. If you do not like it, simply keep your hands to yourself, no excuses. Men, have them arrested next time they try this with you, dont take the abuse!!!

June 28 2011 at 12:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply