Suzanna Bourne

Suzanna Bourne

Suzanna Bourne was in a jubilant mood as she and family members sang the chorus Praise God to usher in her 100th birthday celebrations. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason joined relatives via Skype as they toasted the matriarch and sang happy birthday at the home of...
Coral Harris

Coral Harris

Coral Harris was one of several post-war West Indian immigrants who journeyed to the United Kingdom on board the Monte Soriemento – one of the HM’S British Windrush line of vessels in search of better opportunities. Like most West Indians, the British winters proved...
Neta Eugene Daniel

Neta Eugene Daniel

Neta Daniel stirred a “good cou cou” with marvelous results in her heyday.  She did not keep that culinary skill to herself, but shared it with her daughters and others willing to learn.  That skill and others were highlighted during her birthday...
Oldest woman on record laid to rest

Oldest woman on record laid to rest

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...
Jessie Cecilia Rudder

Jessie Cecilia Rudder

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...
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