PROMINENT businessman, Toolsie Persaud, passed away on Friday morning, after reportedly being ill for several weeks. He was in his early 90s.
He was the owner of Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL), a timber and hardware company which has been in operation since the early 1950s.
Persaud, who hailed from the Corentyne, had been unwell in recent months.
He created Toolsie Persaud Limited and Group of Companies which is one of the largest privately-owned and operated companies in the building and construction sector in Guyana.