Joseph Nathaniel Gittens was born in Parish Land, St. George, and educated at St. George Boys’ School. On leaving school, he made a living as a carpenter and a joiner. Married to Lilian Gittens, who is still alive, the couple had two children. They also have seven...
Doris Goodman loved travelling in her younger days. She has visited Canada, England, and Australia. In 1951, she moved to the United States where she worked at a major department store in New York called Gimbels for 26 years. Doris eventually became the head of...
Vivian Ursula Blenman, born February 15, 1913 to parents Mildred and Joseph Blenman, resided in Licorish Village, My Lord’s Hill, St. Michael, for all of her 101 years. Vivian was the eldest of seven children educated at the Belmont School and Carrington Village...
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,...
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...
