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Rt. Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley (1919 – 2006)

Rt. Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley (1919 – 2006)

Rt. Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley (1919 - 2006) “From time to time in the history of a nation, there emerges someone on the national scene who seems to embody the very psyche of its people; capable of distilling, interpreting and expressing its collective wisdom,...
Isaac Mendez Belisario

Isaac Mendez Belisario

Isaac Mendez Belisario Born in the city of London between 1790-1800, Isaac Mendez Belisario was the son of a prosperous merchant and probably the grandson of a famous Rabbi of the same name. He was an etcher and painter. “Koo, Koo or Actor Boy” An Italian...
Edward Alston Cecil Baugh, C.D., B.A., M.A., Ph.D.  (1936 – )

Edward Alston Cecil Baugh, C.D., B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (1936 – )

Edward Alston Cecil Baugh, C.D., B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (1936 - ) Born in Port Antonio, Portland on January 10, 1936, Edward Baugh is the son of Edward Percival Baugh, Purchasing Agent and Ethel Maud Duhaney-Baugh. He was Professor Emeritus of English since 1978 (retired...
Cecil Baugh (1909-2005)

Cecil Baugh (1909-2005)

Cecil Baugh (1909-2005) Cecil Baugh – the ‘Master Potter’ was born in Bangor Ridge, Portland in about 1909 and attended the Bangor Ridge Primary School. During his adolescent years he was given the task to take food for his brother at Long Mountain Road (now Mountain...
Amy Bailey (1895 – 1990)

Amy Bailey (1895 – 1990)

Amy Bailey (1895 - 1990) Amy Bailey gave voluntary service to numerous underprivileged girls in the field of education and social service training. With £100 she made a down payment for the property at 4 Rosedale Avenue in Kingston to start the Housecraft Training...