At 100 years old, Joyce Isabelle Carrington says she is grateful not only for reaching a century of life, but also for having the opportunity to meet President of Barbados, Jeffrey Bostic, during a visit on Monday to her Taylor’s Land, Bank Hall home.

Surrounded by relatives, friends and well-wishers, Carrington reflected on a life shaped by faith, family, hard work and community spirit, while sharing memories of a Barbados she said was built on respect and neighbourliness.

“All I would tell you is one thing, live an honest life,” she said. “It hurts me sometimes to see what’s going on with the young people in our country. I don’t like it at all… We grew up as children with poverty. We never did those things. We had respect.”