Mottley Leads Barbados Farewell to Sir Garfield Sobers as Plaskett Attends State Funeral

Barbados gave a state farewell Wednesday to Sir Garfield Sobers at Kensington Oval, the ground most closely associated with his rise from a gifted young Barbadian athlete to the man widely regarded as cricket’s greatest all-rounder. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley delivered the nation’s tribute, while Barbadian National Hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty joined regional leaders, government officials and generations of West Indies cricket greats. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett attended at Mottley’s invitation, providing a U.S. Virgin Islands presence at the funeral. Barbadians lined the streets as a gun carriage carried Sobers’ flag-draped coffin through Bridgetown and Fontabelle to Kensington Oval. Following the service, the procession continued to Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, where President Jeffrey Bostic, Mottley, Rihanna and other dignitaries laid wreaths at his grave. While in Barbados, Plaskett also held private meetings with the minister responsible for tourism and internation...