{"id":10313,"date":"2018-08-08T16:34:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T16:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=10313"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:38:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T16:38:13","slug":"rihanna-to-be-awarded-with-an-honorary-degree-from-the-university-of-the-west-indies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=10313","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna To Be Awarded With An Honorary Degree From The University of the West Indies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10314\" src=\"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rih-239x300.png\" alt=\"rihanna\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rih-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/rih.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Multiple-award-winning singer,\u00a0Rihanna will be awarded with an honorary degree from the\u00a0University of the West Indies\u00a0(UWI).<\/p>\n<p>The singer and entrepreneur will be receiving\u00a0 an\u00a0Honorary Doctor of Letters given to persons \u201cwho made substantial contributions to the Caribbean and the wider world\u201d at a ceremony scheduled for October 20 at the\u00a0Cave Hill Campus.<\/p>\n<p>Rihanna, 30, will be receiving the honorary degree alongside two others, The\u00a0Honourable Justice Adrian Dudley Saunders\u00a0and\u00a0Professor Ebenezer Oduru Owusu who will be awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws and Doctor of Sciences respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Rihanna was also honoured with the prestigious Humanitarian of the Year Award for various humanitarian contributions including building a state-of-the-art center for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer in her home nation of\u00a0Barbados<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple-award-winning singer,\u00a0Rihanna will be awarded with an honorary degree from the\u00a0University of the West Indies\u00a0(UWI). The singer and entrepreneur will be receiving\u00a0 an\u00a0Honorary Doctor of Letters given to persons \u201cwho made substantial contributions to the Caribbean and the wider world\u201d at a ceremony scheduled for October 20 at the\u00a0Cave Hill Campus. 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