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...
Jessie Cecilia Rudder was born on December 24, 1921, on the island of Barbados, West Indies. She is the third of six children born to Phillip and Annie Goddard of Halls Road, St. Michael. She completed her secular education at Church Village School. She married...
Barbados’ latest centenarian Ione Waterman has been recognised by her family and close friends as a lady who made her mark on the lives of those with whom she came into contact. The family and close friends of Ms. Waterman gathered recently, where they shared via Zoom...
Family and friends of one of Barbados’ newest centenarians, Mrs. Enid Gill, affectionately known as “Aunt Enid’, gathered together on August 11, 2023, to help celebrate her 100th birthday, at her home in Harts Gap, Christ Church. President of Barbados, Her...
Mr. Leroy King, from St. Michael worked as a Shoemaker and a Bus Conductor. He was married and had four children – two of his boys are still alive, however his wife and two of his girls died. He is a devout Adventist.
