It is possible that you were in French Harbour lately, walking westward all the way down the paved road that meanders through French Harbour Point. Passing colorful though faded lumber homes and stark cement churches on either side, Gio’s Restaurant to your left on the
Bay Islanders have a deep respect for the sea. They are also aware and wary of sea’s potential dangers. This is so despite, or perhaps because, islanders collectively have spent so much time on the sea.
The children of Pandy Town have always faced educational disadvantages. In the early 70´s these children, whom have always been the majority attending school in Oak Ridge, had to travel in paddle-propelled Cayucos to get to the two-room primary school located on Oak Ridge Cay.
Mrs. Filomena was born on August 11, 1928 in Juticalpa. Her father was Basilio Herrera from Juticalpa, Olancho. He was a political activist for the Liberal Party in Olancho and was persecuted by the President Triburcio Carías Andino government, for his political reasons.
Doña Eufemia Caballero Meléndez gets up at 5:00 AM on most mornings. Sometimes she stays in bed but no later than 7:00 a.m.
Miss Vida Rose Greenwood has no problem climbing the more than 20 steps of city hall in Oak Ridge.
James Wendell Pouchie lives on the small cay in Calabash Bight. He was born there 90 years ago and raised was there.
The Mesa family of Oak Ridge Bight, Don Jesus & doña Betty Mesa, has been of service to their community from the first years that they moved into the area.
After 45 years of waiting, the capital of Santos Guardiola is now accessible via a paved road connecting it with the rest of the island. This almost historic enterprise was well worth the wait to many residents.
Miss Vornie Pandy Bennett, known to the locals as Nannie, gets up before dawn. She drinks a cup of tea or coffee and reads her Bible. This has been her morning ritual for a very long time. On Sundays, Miss Vornie walks to the Pandy