Barbadians pay final respects to Sir Garfield Sobers

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July 29, 2026

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Scores of Barbadians lined the streets to pay their final respects to National Hero The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St. Auburn Sobers.

They watched as his funeral procession passed through the city on its way to Kensington Oval for the State Service of Thanksgiving.

Our Anesta Henry and cameraman Anderson Arthur spoke to some of them.

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