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June 18, 1934 - George Ryan was born on the island of Montserrat to the late Abraham Ryan, a tailor and Mary Whyke, a domestic worker. He lived in Cork Hill and attended the village school the St. Mary's Church School. Ryan had humble beginnings starting to work from an...

April 17th, 1966 - Adelza Dernalla Sheridan was born to Griffith Sheridan and Priscilla Stevens, both of Old Road Village. When she was only a few months old, her father died at the age of 25 and by the age of 2, she relocated to Cashew Hill where she was...

February 7, 1957 - Cortroy Winston Montgomery Jarvis was born to Samuel and Viola Jarvis of Swetes Village.  Growing up in Swetes, he enjoyed playing sports, especially cricket which was his favourite. As his father was a farmer, he spent time assisting him with livestock and crops after school and...

January 29th, 1951 - Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts was born to Joseph Roberts and Isabelle Sheridan both deceased of Urlings Village. He was raised in the Urlings community where his father plied his trade as both a fisherman and farmer while his mother worked as a cook and a farmer....

January 22, 1941  - Susan Lowes began the first of her many revolutions around the sun. While work continues to unearth the story of her early years which includes the Horace Greeley School (NY, USA).  Her tertiary education highlights include the following: * B.A. in History, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD...

January 21,  1975 - Gail Christian was born to Franklyn and Verlyn Christian who hail from Grays Farm and Swetes respectively.  Her early education included attending the Pilgrim High School before entering the Antigua Girls’ High School. Upon completion of her secondary education, Gail attended the Antigua State College before moving...

January 19th 1972 - Ralph Bowen was born to Albert and Laurel Bowen of Christian Hill Village.  His educational journey began in 1975 at the Bethesda Primary School then to the Pares Secondary School before moving on to the Antigua State College in the Advanced Levels Department. Following this, he...

 November 6, 1962 - Mary-Claire Hurst was born in Villa Area, the 3rd child of Josephine Barthley from Liberta and the 11th child of Lionel Hurst Sr from Mongo Town, North Street. (the last child for them both).  Her navel string is buried in Villa, No. 53 E A Stevens Street,...

April 25th 1972 - Michelle Oscar was born to Melvina Oscar of Antigua and Simon Joseph Oscar aka Might Falcon of Trinidad & Tobago who spent much of his life in Dominica.  Michelle’s formative years were spent in Dominica; she was relocated there with her family shortly after birth before...

December 15th, 1960 - Carl Trevor Myron Sylvester King was born to George and Yvette King (knowed in the community as Mamin) of St. John’s Street in the Point. Having lived in the community for all his life, he considers himself a ‘full fledged, full grown Point man’.  His favourite...