Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar and for­mer prime min­is­ters Dr Kei­th Row­ley and Stu­art Young yes­ter­day ex­tend­ed con­do­lences fol­low­ing the death of for­mer Suri­name pres­i­dent Chan­drikaper­sad San­tokhi, pay­ing trib­ute to his ser­vice and lead­er­ship.

Per­sad-Bisses­sar ex­tend­ed con­do­lences on be­half of the Gov­ern­ment and cit­i­zens.

Not­ing San­tokhi’s ser­vice to his coun­try, she said, “In this mo­ment of loss, I join with the peo­ple of Trinidad and To­ba­go in ho­n­our­ing his life and ser­vice, and in stand­ing in sol­i­dar­i­ty with the peo­ple of Suri­name. His lega­cy of pub­lic ser­vice, dis­ci­pline, and com­mit­ment to na­tion­al de­vel­op­ment will en­dure and will re­dound to the ben­e­fit of his coun­try and the wider re­gion for years to come. May his fam­i­ly find com­fort, and may his soul rest in eter­nal peace.”