Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness meets with the world's oldest person, 117-year-old Violet Mosse-Brown. Mosse-Brown died in a hospital in Jamaica on Friday. Photo courtesy Andrew Holness‏/Twitter

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The world's oldest person, Violet Mosse-Brown, died at the age of 117 in Jamaica.

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness shared a photo with Mosse-Brown, as he announced her death Friday and offered condolences.

"Our oldest person in the world Mrs. Violet Mosse-Brown has died. She was 117 years old," he wrote. "Rest In Peace Mrs Mosse-Brown."

Mosse-Brown, who was affectionately known as Aunt V, died at the Fairview Medical Center in Montego Bay, St James, at about 2:30 p.m., according to the Jamaica Observer.

She was born on March 10, 1900 and became the world's oldest woman on April 15 after the death of Italy's Emma Morano.

Her son Barry Russell, 85, told The Gleaner she was taken to a doctor, who said she had irregular heartbeat.

Mosse-Brown was scheduled to be visited by personnel from the Guinness Book of World Records prior to her death.</s>× Oldest person in the world dies in Jamaica at age 117

JAMAICA – Jamaican supercentenarian Violet Mosse-Brown has died at the age of 117, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness tweeted Friday evening.

At the time of her death, Mosse-Brown was world’s the oldest verified living person.

Mosse-Brown became the oldest living person on April 15, 2017, with the death of Emma Morano.

With Mosse-Brown’s death, Nabi Tajima, of Japan, is now the world’s oldest verified living person. Tajima is 117.

Jeanne Calment, of France, has the longest confirmed human lifespan in history. She died on Aug. 4, 1997, at the age of 122 years and 164 days.</s>The oldest person in the world, Violet Moss Brown, died on Friday, September 15, 2017, at the Fairview Medical Center in Montego Bay. She was 117 years old. The announcement of her death was made by her son Russell Brown, 85. According to new reports, Moss Brown had been at the center of a disagreement among family members, some of whom saying she was not receiving adequate care and moving her from her home in Duanvale, Trelawny. They then refused to divulge her location. According to Russell Brown, his mother did not look well on Saturday, September 9, and was taken to a physician who determined she had an irregular heartbeat and was dehydrated. Moss Brown, who brought considerable attention to Duanvale, was named the world’s oldest person less than one year ago. She has been visited by Jamaica’s Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips, and Dr. Devon Dick, president of the Jamaica Baptist Union. She was scheduled to be visited by “Guinness Book of World Records” personnel.

Her legacy lives on with the Violet Mosse Foundation, a nonprofit support organisation for contributing to the well-being of all elderly persons. This foundation was founded by Violet Brown’s relatives and named after her.</s>The oldest person in the world dies at the age of 117. Aaron Dickens reports.</s>JAMAICA – Jamaican supercentenarian Violet Mosse-Brown has died at the age of 117, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness tweeted Friday evening.

At the time of her death, Mosse-Brown was world’s the oldest verified living person.

Mosse-Brown became the oldest living person on April 15, 2017, with the death of Emma Morano.

With Mosse-Brown’s death, Nabi Tajima, of Japan, is now the world’s oldest verified living person. Tajima is 117.

Jeanne Calment, of France, has the longest confirmed human lifespan in history. She died on Aug. 4, 1997, at the age of 122 years and 164 days.

Stay connected! Download the CW39 NewsFix app for iOS or Android devices and the CW39 Weather app for iOS or Android devices.</s>Violet Moss-Brown, the Jamaican woman named the world's oldest person earlier this year, has died at the age of 117, the Prime Minister of Jamaica tweeted.

Brown was born on March 10, 1900, 67 years before the country of Jamaica was founded. She was the first "oldest person" in the world to be born in the 1900s.

Her son, Barry Russell, told local Jamaican newspaper The Gleaner that she didn't look well on Saturday and was taken to a doctor who said she had irregular heartbeat and was dehydrated.

Brown said in April that a "clean" life and good food were the secrets to her longevity, according to The Gleaner. "You have to eat a lot of dip-and-fall-back," she said, referring to a local coconut-based delicacy.</s>The world's oldest living person has died at the age of 117, her family has said. Violet Mosse Brown, also known as Aunt V, passed away at a medical facility in her home country of Jamaica on Friday (15 September).

Her death means Japan's Nabi Tajima, also 117, is now the oldest known human on the planet. She was born on 4 August, 1900, a few months after Brown.

Born on 10 March, 1900, Brown was the last living subject of Queen Victoria and had worked for "masters" on a sugar plantation.

She had lived in the same house in Trelawney, north-west Jamaica, all of her life, giving birth to six children.

Her first child, Harland Fairweather, died in April of this year at the age of 97. He was believed to be the oldest person with a living parent.

Brown held the title of world's oldest person for five months following the death of 117-year-old Italian Emma Morano in April of this year.

When asked on her 110th birthday what the secret to her long life was, she said: "When people ask what me what I 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. You know, sometimes I ask myself, 'Am I really 110 years old?' because I don't feel like 110."

She added that her "faith in serving God, and believing strongly in the teaching of the bible" had also been key to a long life.

News of her death prompted Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness to tweet his condolences.

"Our oldest person in the world Mrs. Violet Mosse-Brown has died," he wrote. "She was 117 years old. Rest In Peace Mrs Mosse-Brown."</s>Violet Mosse-Brown, the Jamaican woman believed to be the oldest person in the world, died Friday. Brown, known lovingly in her community as Aunt V, was born March 10, 1900, and lived to be 117, according to the Jamaican government.

She died at Fairview Medical Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, about 2:30 p.m. local time, according to the Jamaica Observer.

Andrew Holness, the prime minister of Jamaica, announced Aunt V’s death on Twitter and included a photo of his last visit to her home in Duanvale, Trelawny.

During his visit, Holness gave the 117-year-old a Medal of Appreciation and certificate to acknowledge her hard work and “robust life.”

“God has chosen me for a purpose. I never believed I could live this long… to all of this 117 years, but God is good,” Aunt V told the prime minister. “Sometimes I laugh. God has a plan for everybody.”

Aunt V had an upcoming appointment to meet with Guinness World Record officials to ensure her official title as the oldest person on Earth. Although she had not been verified by Guinness, it is likely that Aunt V would have been awarded the title since the trusted record-tracking organization depends on the Gerontology Research Group’s information, according to The Associated Press.

“She’s the oldest person that we have sufficient documentation for at this time,” Robert Young, a director of the research group, told AP.

Aunt V was Jamaica’s first country-certified super-centenarian, a rare title saved for people who live past the age of 110. According to the Jamaican government, she was alive when Britain’s Queen Victoria reigned over the island.

“I was a cane farmer. I would do every work myself,” she told AP at the time. “I worked, me and my husband, over that hill.”

Aunt V added: “I spent all my time in the church. I like to sing. I spent all my time in the church from a child to right up” to that day.</s>Violet Mosse-Brown died at the Fairfield Medical Centre in Jamaica on Friday after a brief illness. Ms Mosse-Brown became the oldest living person on April 15, 2017, following the death of Emma Morano. Following her death, Nabi Tajima, of Japan, is now the world’s oldest verified living person. Tajima is 117.

Her eldest child, Harold Fairweather, who was believed to be the world's oldest living child with a parent alive, died a few months ago aged 97. A family member said: "I came to look for her this afternoon and was told that she passed.” Ms Mosse-Brown is also the last living subject of Queen Victoria, having been born one year before the monarch died when Jamaica was still part of the British Empire.

She had recently been recognised by the Guinness Book of Records and at the time was still living in the same house that she was born in. In an interview, the supercentenarian said she liked to eat Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, and fruit especially oranges and mangoes. Since becoming the world's oldest person less than a year ago, Brown has brought much visibility to her local area.

The worlds oldest person had enjoyed visits from her county's figureheads. They included Jamaican Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Opposition leader Dr Peter Phillips, and president of Jamaica Baptist Union, Dr Devon Dick. The longest confirmed human lifespan in history is that of Jeanne Calment who died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.</s>The oldest person in the world who was the last living subject of Queen Victoria and worked for 'masters' on a Caribbean sugar plantation has died aged 117.

Violet Mosse Brown died in Jamaica at around 2.30pm yesterday.

She became the world's oldest person on April 15 this year at 117 and 38 days, taking the title from Italian Emma Morano, whose life spanned three centuries and was born in 1899.

Known as 'Aunt V' to her friends, she was born on March 10 1900 and lived in the same house in Trelawney, north west Jamaica all of her life.

She was a mother of six and a great-grandmother several times over.

Asked what was the secret to long life, she replied that eating cows feet, not drinking rum and reading the bible were key.

She told the Jamaican Observer after her 110th birthday: '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.

'You know, sometimes I ask myself, 'Am I really 110 years old?' because I don't feel like 110.'

She added her 'faith in serving God, and believing strongly in the teaching of the bible' were also fundamental to a long and healthy life.

Giving more details on her diet, her caretaker told the newspaper last year: '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.'

When the news of her death came, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness tweeted to offer his condolences.

Mrs Mosse Brown was sent a plaque by Queen Elizabeth II when she became the oldest citizen of the Commonwealth.

She was also the last person who lived under the reign of Queen Victoria, as Jamaica still formed part of the British West Indies in 1900.

In her early life the supercentenarian worked on a sugar plantation and as a maid in the 'post slavery period', according to her family.

She went on to buy her own home and became a successful businesswoman selling bread from the only depot in her district.

Following her death, 117-year-old Nabi Tajima, of Japan, is now the world’s oldest person.
Jamaican Violet Mosse-Brown, the world's oldest person, dies in Montego Bay at age 117.