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    Former Barbados PM Owen Arthur dies

    July 27, 2020No Comments2 Mins Read
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    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Former Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Seymour Arthur died during the early hours of Monday, a brief government statement has confirmed. He was 70.

    It said that Arthur, the longest serving head of government, died at 12:26 am (local time).

    Arthur, an economist, had been hospitalised earlier this month at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after suffering heart related complications.

    “The Government of Barbados extends sincerest condolences to his wife, Julie, his daughters Leah and Sabrna and his extended family,” the statement said, adding that Colin Jordan, the Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations “will be the coordinating minister for the funeral arrangements”.

    Arthur, served as prime minister on three occasions between September 1994 and January 2008.  He was Leader of the Opposition in Barbados from 1 August 1993 to 6 September 1994; and from 23 October 2010 to 21 February 2013.

    He led the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in the 1994 general election and won general elections again in 1999 and 2003.

    In the 2008 general election, his party was defeated by the Democratic Labour Party. Arthur stepped down as party leader, but remained the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Saint Peter. He subsequently returned to lead the BLP in 2010, but he was replaced as party leader after the BLP lost the 2013 general election.

    (Source: Jamacia Observer)

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