Remembering The Late Prime Minister Owen Arthur

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PICTURED: Prime Minister Owen Arthur ( at right ) meets with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

Barbados is observing three days of national mourning for former prime minister Owen Seymour Arthur, 70, who died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital during the early hours of Monday.

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Prime Minister Owen Arthur in discussion with then Governor General Dame Nita Barrow. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur chatting with National Hero The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur tours the Accountant General’s Office. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur meets with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. (BGIS Library)

Former chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association, Ben Arrindell; Prime Minister Owen Arthur; and BWU General Secretary Sir Roy Trotman, following the signing of the protocol at May Day celebrations. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur (seated centre) and CARICOM leaders and representatives pose for an official photograph at Ilaro Court. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur making a point during a courtesy call with then Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, at Ilaro Court. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur and then Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dame Billie Miller, during a press conference. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur speaking at a graduation ceremony for All Saints Primary in St. Peter. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur inspecting the troops of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF). (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur during a visit to the St. Leonard’s Boys’ School computer lab. (BGIS Library)

Prime Minister Owen Arthur officially opening the PAREDOS Day Care Centre and the Sunshine Early Stimulation Centre in 2007. (BGIS Library)

Barbados Government Information Service

Barbados is observing three days of national mourning for former prime minister Owen Seymour Arthur, 70, who died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital during the early hours of Monday.