Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.

Prime Minister
From 1994 to 2008 he was the leader of the Barbados Labour Party. Early life and education
Arthur was educated firstly at The Coleridge and Parry Boy's School and then later Harrison College (Barbados) and then the University of the West Indies - Cave Hill Barbados and Mona Jamaica where he earned a BA degree in Economics and History (1971) and an MSc degree in Economics (1974). He won general elections again in January 1999 and 2003.

He led the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in the 1994 general election and won general elections again in 1999 and 2003. Arthur stepped down as party leader but remained the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Saint Peter. He was Leader of the Opposition in Barbados from 2010 to 2013.