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’ population is ageing at an accelerated pace. In fact, this country is home to the highest percentage of persons aged 65 and over in the English-speaking Caribbean. The island is also leading the rest of the region, with more than 10 per cent of its...
Marie Millicent Trotman was born to Dorothy Jane Mayers and Robert Taitt of Hillswick, St. Joseph on September 23, 1905, and was one of seven children. Educated at St. Elizabeth Girls’ School, St. Joseph, she left there and went to work at the age of 14. She...
Clarissa “Mother” Brathwaite said that she felt “real good” on reaching her 100th birthday. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason and Rector of St. Patrick’s Anglican Church, Angela Phillips were the special guests of honour, as they joined family members in...
