Belmopan, Belize 3 September (Belizean.com) Arthur Innes Barrow, father of Belize Prime Minister Hon. Dean Barrow, passed away this morning in Belize city at age 85. A government release broadcast on local radio stations this afternoon says that Mr. Arthur Barrow was admitted to the private hospital Belize Medical Associates this morning suffering from a stroke. He shortly thereafter passed away.

Funeral plans will be announced later.