The long-serving Chief of Protocol at the Office of the President, Eshwar Vevakanand Persaud, has passed at the age of 82.
Persaud had the distinction of providing protocol duties to nine Executive Presidents, namely former Presidents Forbes Burnham, Desmond Hoyte, Cheddi Jagan, Samuel Hinds, Janet Jagan, Bharrat Jagdeo, Donald Ramotar, David Granger and more recently President Irfaan Ali.
