Barbados declares national day of mourning following Sobers’ death
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP) — Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that Barbados will observe a national day of mourning in honour of cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers. Sobers would have been 90 on July 28. In a video statement confirming the death of the Bajan National Hero, Mottley said: “Across Barbados and across the world we hold him with gratitude, with reverence and with a tender sorrow that comes when...
News source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/07/17/barbados-declares-national-day-mourning-following-sobers-death/
