The oldest woman on record in Barbados and a pillar in Pie Corner, St. Lucy, Ursula Caddle-Sobers, has been laid to rest. Mrs. Caddle-Sobers, who left an indelible mark on the lives of many, died on November 11, at age 107. The super centenarian was interred in the...
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...
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...
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...
Louise Thorne’s selfless devotion to God was a shining example for her children and neighbours in Woodland, St. George where she resided. As a young girl, Louise worked as a baby sitter for the Hutchinson family who were owners of a plantation. She later met and wed...
