Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo O.R.T.T., extends condolences to the family, friends and colleagues on the passing of Professor Emeritus Harold Ramkissoon.
Professor Ramkissoon was appointed as an Independent Senator at the commencement of the 10th Republican Parliament on June 18, 2010 and served until 2013.
Professor Ramkissoon has received numerous awards including the first CARICOM Science Award, the Chaconia Medal (Gold) (the second highest national award of Trinidad and Tobago) and the Academic Gold Medal of the Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela.
Professor Ramkissoon was educated at the University of the West Indies, University of Toronto, and the University of Calgary. He was a Professor in Applied Mathematics at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, and Reader at the University of the West Indies.
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