Barbados’ Prime Minister is dead

David Thompson

Prime Minister David Thompson is dead. He died this morning at 2:10 a m. at his home in St Philip with his family by his side. Thompson who served as Prime Minister from January 2008 was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

He leaves to mourn an entire nation, along with his wife Mara and three daughters – Mischa, Oya and Osa-Marie. He is also survived by mother Margaret Knight and father Charles Thompson.

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