Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal passes at age 95

GEORGETOWN – Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal, who once wrote that his life “cannot be said to be an example entirely of cultivated aims and pursued ambitions (and) more of following instincts,” died today. He was 95-years-old.

 In a statement announcing his  “peaceful”  death, the family said he was surrounded by his children and described him as “a towering figure in international diplomacy and a cherished elder statesman of the Commonwealth and the Caribbean”.

According to the family statement...