PUC mourns passing of its longest serving chairman

Prem Persaud

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is mourning the passing of Justice (ret’d) Prem Persaud

In a statement yesterday the PUC said that the Chairperson, Commissioners and Staff of the PUC are deeply saddened at the passing of Justice Persaud, former Chairman of the PUC.

The statement said that Justice Persaud, the longest serving Chairman of the PUC was appointed as Chair of the Commission on June 27th, 2000 and completed his tenure at the Commission on June 20th, 2017. Prior to his appointment, Justice Persaud served as Puisne Judge of the High Court of Guyana, acted as Chief Justice and he retired as a Justice of Appeal.