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...
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. ...
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...
Warrant Officer II Elder Bishop was a decorated soldier whose commanding presence, dedication and loyalty to duty and country endeared him to junior and senior officers. For his recent birthday celebrations in the Warrant Officers’ Mess, at St. Ann’s Fort, The...
Lilian Straker can boast of being one of the island’s oldest cancer survivors. At 90, she gave her family quite a scare when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. This feisty lady had surgery in 2009, and doctors decided not to give her chemotherapy because...
