Bajan Sun Magazine - Caribbean Entrepreneurs Vol 1 Issue 9 | Page 109

BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE NOV 2014 IN THE SPOTLIGHT By Charmaine J Forde Sabrina Bonita Maxius, T oday’s spotlight shines on a beautiful lady, thirty five year old by the name of Sabrina Bonita Maxius,she is known to many of her friends as “Empress Irie.) She grew up in Sealy Land, Government Hill, St. Michael, Barbados. (Sealy Land as Sabrina describes her former residence as a small quiet neighborhood with nine wooden houses and lots of fruit trees. She is the daughter of Desmond and Helena and a proud mother of three children Gyasi, Jaleel and Sabriel. What many may not know is this Ellerslie Secondary School graduate was an athlete during her high school years and she was also a member of the Ellerslie Cadets, which led her to a career in law and order later in life. She is a Police Constable with the Royal Barbados Police Force, a position she has held for the past fifteen years. She describes herself as a “simple, calm, irie lady who embraces the beauty of life.” This wise and beneficent Empress is a supporter “One love We Care Charity.” In her leisure time she enjoys writing poetry, hiking, cooking and reading. Her favorite mantra is “When one door is closed, don’t you know, another one is open.”Bob Marley Sabrina Maxius , I salute you!!!! Charmaine J. Forde is a Liberal Arts Major at Community College of Philadelphia and a Soldiers Angel volunteer. www.bajansunonline.com/MAGAZINE/ | [email protected] | @BajanSunOnline