On the occasion of the 44th Anniversary of the Independence of Barbados, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi sent congratulatory messages to Barbadian Governor-General H.E. Sir Clifford Husbands, Prime Minister the Hon. Freundel Stuart, and Foreign Minister the Hon. Maxine McClean, respectively, extending warm congratulations and best wishes to them and, through them, to the Government and people of Barbados.