As news arrived about the condition and illness of former stalwart, chief minister John Osborne, shortly after came the news that Alfonsus (Arrow) Cassell, more popularly and internationally known as The Mighty Arrow, the king of Soca, is receiving special medical care in Antigua.
Arrow has been seriously ill for some time and has been in and out of the hospital for short periods, both on and off the island. He has been reportedly become more ill quite recently and; the cultural icon was flown to Antigua very early onTuesday morning, after spending several days in the hospital here.
He has been since at the Mount St. John’s Hospital, Antigua where he is said to be getting medical attention under the expert supervision of well-known physician Dr. Prince Ramsey and the respected Doctor Deon Thomas. A spokesman said on Friday that ‘the Arrow’ has improved at least 50 percent since he left Montserrat.
The entire Montserrat community at home and abroad has been praying for his well being and that of his family.