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Bet J and Barbados To Pay Tribute To Rihanna This Weekend.
Television special features congrats from Prime
Minister David Thompson and Minister of Tourism Richard
Sealy
NEW YORK (February 15, 2008) - BET J will air a 30
minute tribute this weekend for GRAMMY-winning international
singing sensation Rihanna, who is from the Caribbean island
of Barbados.
Partnering with the Barbados Tourism Authority, BET J will
premiere the InVideo special on Saturday, February 16 at
2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET/PT. The special will repeat on
Monday, February 18 at 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, February 20 at
3:30 p.m.; and Friday, February 22 at 3:30 p.m.
BET J's InVideo show, which airs selections of the hottest
urban classics from the video vaults, will highlight all of
Rihanna's videos, including the Grammy-winning Umbrella as
well as Don't Stop the Music and Hate That I Love You, both
Grammy nominations.
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"We are honored to join hands with the Barbados Tourism
Authority, the government and people of Barbados to
celebrate the accomplishments of this Caribbean sensation,"
said Cybelle Brown, BET J's Vice President of Sales and
Business Development, who comes from the neighboring island
of St. Lucia.
"Words can't express the excitement and the joy that all
Barbadians felt when our Barbadian superstar Rihanna won a
Grammy Award after being discovered only two years ago,"
said Barbados' newly elected Prime Minister David Thompson,
who along with Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy deliver
congratulatory messages during the special. "It was a
historic moment for the people of this country. But most of
all I want to thank Rihanna for remembering Barbados."
Minister Sealy thanked the singer for promoting Barbados as
a tourist destination. "(This) means a lot to us - we
congratulate her for her success but we thank her for giving
back to the nation."
Highlighting the mutually rewarding relationship BET J has
had with Barbados through the years, Cybelle Brown hinted
that a magazine style special was on the cards featuring
Minister Sealy and Rihanna, both graduates of Barbados'
distinguished Combermere High School.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, nominated for six Grammys, won Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration for her hit Umbrella, featuring
Jay-Z. "We are so proud of Rihanna. Winning the Grammy is
another step in what has been a magical ride - and what's
more amazing is that her ride has only just begun," said
Evan Rogers, CEO of SRP Records, who discovered Rihanna
while on vacation with his Barbadian wife Jackie, a former
national tourism executive