Ivy Ianthe Moore, was born in Crab Hill, St. Lucy. Educated at St. Swithins’ Girls’ School, she first worked as an Agricultural Labourer at Crab Hill, Plantation and later as a Public Bath Attendant with the Ministry of Health. Ivy married Ivan Moore now...
Clarissa “Mother” Brathwaite said that she felt “real good” on reaching her 100th birthday. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason and Rector of St. Patrick’s Anglican Church, Angela Phillips were the special guests of honour, as they joined family members in...
Mildred Eunice Cumberbatch was born in Weston St. James. On the death of her parents at an early age, she moved to Mount Brevitor, St. Peter where she was raised by her aunts Helena and Elvira Toppin. Mildred began her early school life at St. Albans...
Icilma Marsh is still a fitness enthusiast at 101 years old. She goes to the Surfside Wellness Centre three times a week and is the darling of other gym enthusiasts who marvel at her still pedalling on the circuit bike. Born in Carters, St. John, Icilma attended...
Cuthbert Chesterfield Cumberbatch was born at Black Bess, St. Peter. With no formal education, he worked as a labourer at the Mangrove and Richmond Plantations in the same parish. In 1947, he married Mildred Cumberbatch and had six children, one deceased. ...
Ismay Weekes was the mother of six children, three of whom are still alive. One with a sharp memory, she remembered the birthdays of all 19 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and 45 great-great grandchildren. Daughter Erma Rivers described her mother as...
