WESTERN BUREAU: Vera Baker may not yet have attained centenarian status in the rural community of Jointwood, St Elizabeth, but at 95 years old and despite having poor eyesight, she is determined to live her life to the fullest as a farmer and a God.
WESTERN BUREAU: THE JOINTWOOD community in St Elizabeth may be a mostly quiet farming district, but the testimony of residents suggests that it is a far cry from its former glory days as an agricultural hub in the traditional ‘bread-basket’ parish.
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CANADA-based Children of Light Outreach Foundation has stepped up on its 13-year-old mandate to support education for youth in St Elizabeth, as evidenced by its awarding of 170 students for academic excellence across various.
Yoshane Bowen and Jayden Brown, who both represented Maggotty High School with distinction at the 2024 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) in Kingston, were among 170 students from St Elizabeth who received awards.