Nita Barrow served as the fifth governor-general of Barbados from 6 June 1990 until her death on 19 December 1995.
16 Facts About Nita Barrow
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Nita Barrow was the older sister of Errol Barrow, the first prime minister of Barbados.
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Ruth Nita Barrow was born in Barbados to a respected Anglican priest, the Reverend Reginald Grant Barrow, and Mrs Ruth Alberta Barrow.
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Nita Barrow was the second of her parents' five children, whom included Sybil Barrow, Ena Comma, and Errol Barrow.
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Nita Barrow trained as a nurse, midwife and health care administrator.
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Nita Barrow began her nursing profession in her early years following in the steps of her uncle and father, and completed her basic training at the Barbados General Hospital.
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Nita Barrow then began training in midwifery at the Port of Spain General Hospital in Trinidad.
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Nita Barrow later became responsible in the Nursing and Public Health fields as the first West Indian Matron of the University College Hospital in 1954 and the first Principal Nursing Officer in Jamaica in 1956.
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Nita Barrow's career began in 1964, when she became a Nursing Advisor for the Pan American Health Organization for the Caribbean area.
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Nita Barrow was president of the International Council for Adult Education from 1982 through 1990 and Convenor of the Non-Governmental Organization Forum for the Decade of Women in Nairobi, Kenya in 1983.
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In 1985, at the Nairobi World Conference on Women, Nita Barrow served as the chair of the NGO Forum.
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Nita Barrow was a member of the Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons that visited South Africa in 1986.
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In 1980 Nita Barrow was conferred the highest honor in Barbados; she was made a Dame of St Andrew of the Order of Barbados.
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Nita Barrow was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing.
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Nita Barrow suffered from a stroke the night of her death.
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Nita Barrow was survived by her sisters, Sybil Barrow and Ena Comma.