Browne Supports Recognition For National Flag Designer Sir Reginald Samuel
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has endorsed calls for greater national recognition of Sir Reginald Samuel, the designer of Antigua and Barbuda’s national flag.
A listener proposed renaming Queen Elizabeth Highway in Samuel’s honour during a recently held radio programe.
Browne did not commit to that specific road but agreed that Samuel deserved a lasting tribute.
“He should get something. He’s an unsung hero; I agree,” the prime minister said.
Samuel designed the winning national flag in 1966. The listener’s proposal comes amid wider public discussion about recognising citizens whose work shaped Antigua and Barbuda’s identity.
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