The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Board ofGovernors of the EurOrient Financial Group Ron Nechemia Pays Tribute to Late Prime Minister of Barbados

The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Board of
Governors of the EurOrient Financial Group Ron Nechemia
Pays Tribute to Late Prime Minister of Barbados
October 26, 2010 – The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the EurOrient
Financial Group (“EurOrient”) Mr. Ron Nechemia extended condolences to the
government and people of Barbados over the death of the Caribbean nation's Prime
Minister David Thompson.
The Chairman of the Board of Governors learned with sadness of Prime Minister
Thompson's untimely death. He passed away on early Saturday morning at his home in
Saint Philips with his family by his side. He was only 48.
Mr. Nechemia on Sunday hailed Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson for his
commitment to democratic values, a day after he died.
Mr. Ron Nechemia recognizes “Prime Minister Thompson's long-standing commitment
to democratic values and justice in the Caribbean and an advocate for wider prosperity
and opportunity throughout the region," and he added "On behalf of EurOrient
Financial Group and the Board of Governors, I offer my deepest condolences to the
people of Barbados on the passing of Prime Minister David Thompson. Barbados has
lost a leader and the EurOrient have lost a friend and valued partner.
Prime Minister Thompson was the youngest ever elected prime minister of the Caribbean
island state of 270,000 in 16 January 2008 and his slogan was established on community
development. Prime Minister David Thompson has to his credit, the restoration of the
Democratic Labor Party to a parliamentary majority.
Prime Minister Thompson had been serving in the government since 1991. Prime Minister
Thompson focused his efforts towards decentralizing the government, strengthening
social services and empowering the Barbadian economy. Prime Minister Thompson was
born in 1961 on Christmas Day and is one of his seven siblings. Prime Minister Thompson
is survived by his wife Marie-Josephine Mara and three daughters.
Prime Minister Thompson had been suffering from severe stomach pain since March, but
it was not until September that doctors formally diagnosed him with pancreatic cancer.

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The Prime Minister Thompson had flown several times to the United States to undergo
chemotherapy at New York's Presbyterian Hospital in order to shrink the tumor in his
pancreas so it could eventually be removed. He died before the tumor could be removed.
Late last month, Prime Minister Thompson addressed the island nation with its roughly
285,000 citizens in a special audio address in which he, among other things, announced a
reshuffle of his Cabinet and appointed Freundel Stuart as Acting Prime Minister.
In the address, Prime Minister Thompson said he chose to do it solely via audio and not on
camera because he wanted people to focus on his message, and not on how he looked. This
as a result of the chemotherapy he was receiving, causing him to rapidly lose weight.
The 48-year-old prime minister is survived by his wife Marie-Josephine Mara and their
three daughters. He was succeeded by his deputy hours after his death.
About EurOrient
Before we get into the heart of the issues, addressed below, it’s probably important to
provide some background on our institution, that we believe, will provide context for the
type of work we do. We are a global development financial institution, accredited by the
United Nations General Assembly on finance for development, which is the highest
political body in the world. Our goals are to reduce poverty and uplift the living
conditions of the world’s lesser fortunate peoples, people in under developed countries
around the world who live on less than $2 a day. More precisely, EurOrient Financial
Group is a private sector global development finance institution with an overarching
mission to support the economic and social development efforts of the less developed
countries as seek to achieve the they, in particular, Millennium Development Goals
(“MDGs”).
The EurOrient Financial Group offers us a venue and a forum for those who can
provide global leadership and resources to work together to live up to that founding
charter and abide by and enforce international rules in service of a feeding the hungry,
caring for the sick, and mending places that have been broken. EurOrient Financial
Group invests in projects and programs that promote social development, build human
capacities, and address host government priorities for investments in physical
infrastructure that promote and enhance social development. These projects include
roads, transportation and communication systems, water, sanitation and other types of
investments with social development outcomes such as improved quality of life and
increased human knowledge and skills.
More detailed information can be found on the EurOrient’s website:
http://www.eurorient.org/

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