Brother Of Guyana`s President Dies

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 6, 2017 (CMC) – The 79-year-old brother of President, David Granger, has died, according to an official statement issued here.

The Ministry of the Presidency said that Cesare Francis Granger, who worked as a regional technocrat, died on Tuesday.

It gave no details of his illness, noting that he was the third of eight children born to the late Chetwynd and Verleigh Granger on October 4, 1937.

“Up until his retirement, Mr. Cesare Francis Granger, fondly known as Frank, served as an economist at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. He is survived by his two children and two siblings including the President,” the statement said.