World oldest woman dies at the age of 117

 A Jamaican woman who is the oldest person in the world, aged 117-years-old and the last living subject of Queen Victoria, has died.

Mrs Mosse Brown, who was born on March 10 1900 and lived in North West Jamaica, was the mother of six and a great-grandmother.
She worked on a Caribbean sugar plantation before her death in Jamaica at around 2.30pm on Friday.

Speaking to Jamaican Observer to celebrate her 110th birthday, she said her secrets to living to such an old age were eating cows feet, not drinking rum and reading the bible.
“Really and truly, when people ask what me eat and drink to live so long, I say to them that I eat everything, except pork and chicken, and I don't drink rum and them things,” she said.
“You know, sometimes I ask myself, 'Am I really 110 years old?' because I don't feel like 110.”
Her carer added: “She likes fish and mutton and sometimes she will have cow foot, but she does not eat pork or chicken.
“She also likes sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, breadfruit, and fruits, especially oranges and mangoes.”

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness tweeted the following condolences after her death;
Mrs Mosse Brown, who was the last person to have lived under the reign of Queen Victoria when Jamaica was part of the British West Indies, was sent a plaque by Queen Elizabeth II when she became the oldest citizen of the Commonwealth.

The new world’s oldest person is 117-year-old Nabi Tajima, of Japan following the death of Jamaican woman.