Edwardina Leona Haynes was born in Barbados on May 4th, 1922, to Rupert and Ianthe Standard in the Parish of St. Michael. She had one sibling, Dr. Kenneth Standard who migrated to Jamaica in 1962, where he resided until his death. Edwardina or “Deane” as she is...
Jessie Cecilia Rudder was born on December 24, 1921, on the island of Barbados, West Indies. She is the third of six children born to Phillip and Annie Goddard of Halls Road, St. Michael. She completed her secular education at Church Village School. She married...
Barbados’ latest centenarian could not contain her excitement as she celebrated her 100th birthday in the company of friends and family. Daphne Weekes, affectionately known as “Daff”, received a virtual visit and gifts from President Dame Sandra Mason on Sunday,...
Leone Catherine Querino is not ashamed to proudly declare that she is independent and loving it! The youthful centenarian with the charming smile an infectious laugh was the last centenarian to receive a virtual visit via Skype by the then Governor General, now...
Gwendolyn Anita Moore was the center of attention on Saturday, January 1, when family members “raised their glasses” and toasted the island’s first centenarian for 2022. Ms. Moore was the first to receive a virtual visit by President of Barbados, The Most Honourable...
Fitzgerald Brereton is a living testimony of an active senior. At the age of 100, he still drives, takes leisurely strolls around his neighbourhood at Cottage Heights, Fairview, St. George, and still attends service at St. Luke’s Anglican Church. On the eve of his...
