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Barbadian centenarian Kenneth Weithers has lived a fulfilled life, having lived and worked in Britain for almost three decades as part of the Windrush generation before returning home to enjoy his retirement.And he was all smiles on Wednesday as family and friends gathered at his 8th Avenue West Terrace, St James residence to celebrate his 100th birthday with him. Weithers, who appeared to be in good spirits, also received a virtual visit from Acting President The Very Reverend Dr Jeffrey Gibson.His relatives shared some of his life story with Dr Gibson, telling him that Weithers, the only surviving child of his parents’ five offspring, was born and raised in Rectory Hill, St Peter.After completing his education at the now defunct Speightstown Boys’ School, he worked as a gardener at a private residence before moving on to Haymans Sugar Factory.Weither moved to England in 1961 and his wife Carmen-Pearl, now deceased, joined him a year later. They returned to Barbados in the 1990s.
No watch, no breach
Article by January 26, 2021
Kent Darnell Placido Hall is of the view that he is not guilty of breaching this island’s COVID-19 curfew last Saturday because he “didn’t have a watch”.
The No 440 14th Avenue West Terrace, St James resident, who was dressed in a wet suit, entered the plea before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes this afternoon.
He is alleged to have contravened
Paragraph 1, Subparagraph (3) of the Emergency Management COVID-19 Protocols Special Curfew No. 2 Directive 2021 by failing to comply with the order that he does not leave his home between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. when he is not an employee or a member of the essential services or a person who had an emergency.