by Joy Springer | May 21, 2019 | banner, Top Stories | Tags: Active ageing, National Senior Games, Seniors
National Senior Games star athletes (from left to right) Kathy Harper-Hall, Roland Waithe, Sedwin Jones and Deighton “Pa” Roach. (C.Pitt/BGIS) In 1995, Roland Waithe was a civil servant who smoked heavily and drank alcohol, even after he was diagnosed with high blood...
by Joy Springer | Apr 26, 2019 | Ministry News | Tags: Meeting, National Senior Games, Seniors, Track and Field
Track and field athletes who are interested in participating in this year’s National Senior Games, scheduled for the National Stadium on Whit Monday, June 10, are invited to a meeting on Tuesday, April 30. The meeting, originally scheduled for The St. Michael School,...
by Joy Springer | Apr 15, 2019 | Top Stories | Tags: Cynthia Forde, John King, Minister of Creative Economy Culture and Sports, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, National Senior Games, Seniors, Sports
Senior athletes representing 15 disciplines will parade through Bridgetown on Saturday, April 20, for the official launch of the 18th annual National Senior Games. The public is invited to come out and support the athletes from 10:00 a.m., as they march from Jubilee...
by Joy Springer | Apr 4, 2019 | Top Stories | Tags: Cynthia Forde, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Salvation Army, Seniors
The Salvation Army has announced plans to provide a day care centre for seniors and a shelter for battered women. Divisional Commander for Barbados and St. Lucia, Major Darrell Wilkinson shared the vision with Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia...
by Joy Springer | Mar 20, 2019 | Top Stories | Tags: Cynthia Forde, Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Royal Visit 2019, Seniors, Soroptimist Village, The Prince of Wales
Seniors and the youth were stars of the show at the Soroptimist’s Senior Citizens’ Village yesterday, as they took to the stage to entertain visiting British Royal, the Prince of Wales. Students of the Eden Lodge Primary School performed poetry and song. In the poem,...
