Monday, May 11, 2026

Men of honour

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Acting Governor General Elliott Belgrave (left) in conversation with veterans Percy Rice (centre) and Lionel Burton at Barbados Defence Force headquarters, The Garrison, after yesterday’s Remembrance Day Parade, which had been held earlier at National Heroes Square in The City.
The ceremony honouring those who perished in World Wars I and II drew a small crowd to the Bridgetown location about 8 a.m. It was Chief Justice Marston Gibson’s first Remembrance Day Parade since taking up office recently.
(Picture by Nigel Browne.)
 

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