Caribbean Life 07/22/24

Diana Catlyn, a native of the Caribbean country of Barbados, has lived in Brooklyn for many years now. Her sister always says that she likes to be on the streets.  “I like giving to people in need,” she said.

Her mother and grandmother were the two greatest influences in her life. She credits them for teaching her to care for others.

Growing up in Barbados, at the age of 14, she helped her mother take care of another child whose mother could not afford to take care of them, for four months, with the help of God.

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