More than seven years ago, Rosalie Bailey underwent a successful surgery for vulvar cancer at the age of 95. Ms. Bailey was born in Free Hill Black Rock and attended St. Stephen’s School. She spent most of her adult life at Roxy Avenue, Waterhall Land, Eagle...
Beryl Padmore was born in Hoyte’s Village, St. James and educated at St. John the Baptist Girls’ School to seventh standard. On leaving school, she lived briefly in Hall’s Village, St James before returning to Hoyte’s Village. She worked as a domestic at...
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...
Alicia Waithe worked as a domestic in private homes in St. Philip and St. John. Born in Clifden Hill, St. Philip, Mrs. Waithe was educated at St. Philip’s Girls’ School. Alicia was the mother of seven, three deceased. She married Charles Waithe, who predeceased...
Laurine Gilkes was born in Farm Tenantry Road, St. Peter. The last of six children, she attended a private elementary school run by Cordy Rollock in the same parish; school fees were a penny a week. For many Barbadians in that era, there was limited education and...
