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Prime Minister David Thompson
巴巴多斯國罹患癌症的總理大衛-湯普森在9月30日 對全國民眾的講話中，這樣說道：
“邁克爾-傑克遜在他歌曲《We Are The World》中提醒我們，只有團結一致，變革才會到來。
“在他的這首經典作品中他寫道：
“時間已經到來，當我們需要某種呼喚，當這個世界需要走到一起來。有人正在死去，需要給予生命以援助之手，這是最好的禮物。
“我們不能繼續偽裝自己，有人得在有些地方很快做出改變。我們都是神的大家庭中的一員，真相是，我們所需要的正是愛。”
“這是我對巴巴多斯人的最好期許。我們要利用逆境，把精力重新投入到什麼符合巴巴多斯最大的利益，然後我們將我們的行動和意見放入國旗，放入到振興我們稱之為家園的偉大國度裏。這是我給你們的挑戰。團結和愛。”
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Prime Minister David Thompson Address's Barbadians: We Are The World
Michael Jackson of late memory reminded us in his song “We are the world” that change will only come when we stand together as one.
In his seminal work he wrote:
“There comes a time, when we heed a certain call, when the world must come together as one. There are people dying, and it’s time to lend a hand to life; the greatest gift of all.
“We can’t go on, pretending day by day, that someone, somewhere will soon make a change. We are all a part, of God’s great big family, and the truth, you know, love is all we need.”
That’s my fondest wish for Barbadians. That we use adversity to refocus our energies on what’s best for Barbados and that we wrap our actions and our utterances in the national flag and the furtherance of this great nation we call home. That’s my challenge to you. Unite and love.
Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson Dead at 48
Sad news for the people of Barbados : Their prime minister, David Thompson, died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 48. His deputy, Freundel Stuart, was sworn in this morning as the new prime minister. The next elections are scheduled for 2012.
Thompson, who became prime minister of the Caribbean nation of 270,000 people in January 2008, died before dawn at his private residence in St. Philip, according to a government statement.
Thompson had been ill since March and traveled to New York several times for treatment. He declined to discuss his condition until last month, when his doctor announced that Thompson had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.
In an address to the nation last month, Thompson said he was reshuffling his Cabinet to pass many of his responsibilities to other ministers. He said he chose to speak by radio instead of going on camera so islanders would focus on his message, not his appearance.
Elected as prime minister on a platform of community development, Thompson had been credited with restoring Barbados ' Democratic Labor Party to a parliamentary majority. He is survived by his wife, Marie-Josephine Mara, and three daughters.
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