MUCH LIKE JOSHUA fighting the Battle of Jericho in biblical times, one of Barbados’ newest centenarians Joshua Stanley Weekes has fought his way into triple digits.
A visually impaired Weekes was celebrated Tuesday by family members and staff of the Geriatric Hospitalon Beckles Road, St Michael, where he is a resident.
Shirlene Williams, a nurse of Ward 4B who helps to care for the centenarian, said Weekes, though frequently quiet, would sometimes talk a lot when hewas in the mood.
The former Ministry of Transport and Works employee has a hearty appetite, particularly for rice, said his nurse. However, apart from difficulty withhis sight, the birthday boy was in fairly good health.
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