As the percentage of elderly persons in the Barbadian population continues to rise, the Ministry of Health has identified the Care of the Elderly Programme as one of its priorities. Health Minister John Boyce, speaking at a seminar hosted by the Alzheimer’s...
Melville Uriah Williams, who was born in 1910 and lived in St. Peter, was a very accomplished saddler. His parents were Napoleon Bonaparte and Mariah Williams. He referred to himself as the Master Saddler. His father who was also a saddler, was a prominent and...
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Ena Collymore-Woodstock, has blazed a trail in the legal fraternity in Jamaica as its first female judge on the bench. The centenarian, who was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica on September 10, 1917, is of Barbadian ancestry. Her great grandfather, the Reverend Joseph...
Winston Cameron Catline was born in St. Simons, St. Andrew. He had one son, and one step-daughter and five grandchildren. Mr. Catline left Barbados at a young age and emigrated to the United States. He worked there for a short while before returning to Barbados. He...
