– from Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment

IT is with profound sadness of mind and lively memories that I mark the passing of Manikchand Rishi Sookram who served selflessly in key organisations in Guyana. I have had the privilege of working along with him, and seeing the contributions he made before I entered the mining sector.

His innate capacity earned him various positions of responsibility at the Guyana Sugar Corporation, the most significant being the Regional Director of the Demerara Estates. He simultaneously delivered on the Chairmanship of the Guyana Gold Board, from 2004 to 2010, with distinction. Rishi believed in Guyana and served well within his faculties up to the time of his departure to divine calling.
I wish to convey the condolences of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Guyana Gold Board and my personal sympathy to his wife Dolly, his children, and all other family and colleagues. We have you in our thoughts during this time of bereavement.