THE Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and the wider business community is mourning the loss of the entity’s President, Eon Caesar, who passed away on Friday in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago.
Caeser died in the twin-island republic shortly after he was medivac-ed to a specialty hospital there, the GMSA said in a statement on Saturday. He reportedly died from a lung infection, weeks after his condition worsened.

According to the GMSA, at a very youthful age of 43, Caesar has left behind an entity which was beginning to benefit from his expertise in Business Management and his passion for Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
He was elected to head the GMSA in March this year and had previously served as Vice-President since 2013, holding specific responsibility for Security and Governance.

Professionally, the GMSA said Caesar was the Managing-Director of the electronic security services company, Safeway Security, which the body said has an excellent reputation for providing technological security components and services.
Over the past six months, Caesar had spearheaded the design and led the early implementation of a proactive Strategic Plan to align the GMSA even more closely with industry stakeholders, among other ideas.

“Eon Caesar’s passing is a shock, the after effects of which will linger for a very long time. We especially regret the fact that he will not be able to implement the new measures he had designed to enhance the effectiveness of the GMSA, and to participate in the nation’s drive to digitize our businesses, services and civil society as a whole,” the GMSA said in its statement.

The body said that its Board of Directors and members have joined the long queue of persons “who will miss this cool, dedicated patriot who still had so much more to give.” According to the GMSA, at no other time has the body been more acutely aware of the old saying, “Tomorrow is promised to no one.” We take this opportunity to publicly convey our deepest condolences to his dear wife Saudia, and children, the staff of Safeway Security, his many friends and associates”, the GMSA said.

Meanwhile, President David Granger, also extended his condolences to the family and friends of the Caesar.
According to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency, “Mr. Caesar, who was an Electrical Engineer by profession and whose company was established in 2006 soon after he graduated from the University of the West Indies, will be remembered for his passion for the development of the Information and Communication Technology sector and his ability to find quick solutions to the most challenging of problems.”

According to the release, “This passion had earned him a reputation for a high standard of electronic solutions for domestic and public sector security and saw him heading the GMSA’s Security and Governance Sub-committee since 2013, before being elected to serve as President last year.”