Violet Brown becomes oldest registered person after death of Italian Emma Morano, also 117 A Jamaican woman born 117 years ago has become the oldest person in the world after Gerontology Research Group, the worlds oldest registered person is now Violet Brown, a 117-year-old Jamaican woman. The countrys prime minister, Andrew Holness, tweeted: pic.twitter.com/AnjXdHK1Kz he told the newspaper. I expected shed be the oldest person in Spain one day, but I never imagined shed be the oldest in Europe. Speaking to El Pas last summer, Velas daughter said there was no secret to her mothers extraordinarily long life. She liked […]