Haslyn Parris passes away.

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Django

March 28, 2016 Source

President David Granger has expressed condolences to Sarah Paris on the sudden death of her father William Haslyn Parris today.
The Ministry of the Presidency issued the following statement today.
Haslyn Parris was born in Buxton Village, East Coast Demerara, on March 2, 1941 and died at the Balwant Singh Hospital, Georgetown on March 28, 2016, a few weeks after his 75th birthday.

Parris was educated at Queen’s College, Georgetown, where he won the Guiana Scholarship in 1959. He attended the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, earning the BSc (Mathematics), 1962 and the London School of Economics, earning the BSc (Economics), 1966 and the MSc (Economics), 1967.

He served as Chief Economist, Bank of Guyana and Head of the State Planning Secretariat. He was also appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Bauxite Company and later, Minister of Planning and Development and Deputy Prime Minister. He was a member of the Guyana Elections Commission and the Constitution Reform Commission.

William Haslyn Parris was awarded the Cacique’s Crown of Honour (CCH) for his public service

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Vish MSenior Member

it is indeed sad as he could be of great value to the New Government

3/28/169:29 PM

Former Member

My condolence to the Parris family. I knew his brother Malcolm Parris who was Minister of Education.

3/28/169:38 PM

Former Member

Deep condolences to Sarah and relatives.

3/28/169:39 PM

Bibi HaniffaGNI Queen

Good pre-Independence education. Condolences to the family.

3/28/1610:54 PM

Former Member

The PPP won the 1992 General elections .... under Jagan they were a Majority party.

The Black House of Israel thugs attacked and beat up Haslyn Parris as he was leaving congress place because as a honest PNC Elections Commissioner he publicly declared the 1992 elections were free and fair and PPP was a Majority Party.

After Jagan died in 1997.....Jagdeo swallow all the PNC Nasty Sperm and had them on his face and dripping all over Freedom House and Office of the President.....overnite.....this made PPP a Minority Party.

Haslyn Parris was a decent PNC supporter.

Rest in peace.

3/28/1611:32 PM

KariSenior Member

Sad to hear. I worked with Haslyn in the early 80s. With Winston Murray and Pat Matthews and some others Haslyn worked tirelessly against all the headwinds the economy faced at that time.

He had a lot of smarts and he was a very decent fellow. There is one side of the PNC in those days that worked quietly to mitigate against the politics of the day. Haslyn was a gentleman.

Condolences ot the family and may he rest in peace.

3/28/1611:44 PM

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