Bajan centenarian celebrates milestone in the US
A small slice of Barbados went to Harford, Connecticut, USA, as family and friends celebrated the 100th birthday of Keziah Vanlair Beaumont Clarke on Christmas Day, 2019. For the Christmas Day cele...
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VIDEO: Old time Bajan Christmas with centenarian John Foster
If you want to know about a real old time Barbadian Christmas, centenarian John Edward Foster can tell you all about it. At 100-years-old, Foster has experienced quite a few Christmas holiday...
30 uniquely Bajan names no longer in use
As Barbados prepares to celebrate 53 years of Independence, we take a look back at aspects of our culture unique to the island. During the years 1930-1960, there were a whole host of nam...
Website launched to honour Bajan Centenarians
A website dedicated to celebrating the lives and legacy of Barbadian centenarians was launched last week. Centenarians of Barbados – The Foundation Builders, is an informative and interactive...
Centenarian clients get special honour from Sagicor
Three of the island’s centenarians were honoured by Sagicor General Insurance (SGI) in appreciation of their achievement of the 100-year milestone and of their business with the insurance company.&nbs...
PHOTOS: Two almost-centenarians consider voting a 'privilege'
One hundred and eighty-two years between the two of them, almost two centuries, and nothing could stop one elderly couple from exercising their right to vote. Not even the fear that her foot could ...
WATCH: Barbados' newest centenarian has special secret to long life
Today is doubly special for Olga Augusta Boyce. Not only is she joining with women all across the world in celebrating International Women's Day, but she has reached a milestone most...
110-years-old and Louise Thorne is still cracking jokes
Barbados' newest super-centenarian is Louise Thorne, who turned 110 years on Monday, January 1. Mrs. Thorne, who resides at 1st Avenue, Thorne Road, Greens, St. George, celebrat...
Help create a Hall of Fame for Centenarians
The National Committee on Ageing (NCOA) is seeking the public’s assistance in establishing a Hall of Fame to honour past and present Barbadian centenarians. The committee is inviting caregivers and...
WATCH: Magnificent Millicent Yearwood still singing at 110 years
How does 110 years on earth feel? The best person to answer that question would be Millicent Yearwood, Barbados’ lone super-centenarian who celebrated the momentous milestone on July 20, 2017. T...