Premchand Dass passes away

City Councillor and GAWU stalwart Premchand Dass has passed away.

In a statement this afternoon, the Mayor and Councillors expressed sadness at the passing of Dass, on July, 6 2012.

Dass joined the municipality as a Councillor on, May 25, 1998. The statement said that he served with distinction on the Finance, Personnel and Training and Investment and Development Committees of the Council.

The council expressed condolences to his wife and children.

Dass was a senior official of the main sugar union GAWU for many years and joined the council as a representative of the PPP/C following the 1994 local government elections.