Pop­u­lar Port-of-Spain busi­ness­man Par­manan “Pan­cho” Yarna, a fa­mil­iar and beloved fig­ure in the cap­i­tal’s busi­ness com­mu­ni­ty, has passed away. 

He died just af­ter mid­day yes­ter­day at the Port-of-Spain Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal.

Pan­cho, who had been in busi­ness for 42 years, was wide­ly known for his pres­ence on Ed­ward Street, where he built a lega­cy that touched many in the city. 

He passed away on his 72nd birth­day while un­der­go­ing treat­ment, fol­low­ing a two-week ill­ness.

His son, Cur­tis Yarna, de­scribed the news as a shock to the fam­i­ly, say­ing, “My fa­ther fought a good fight. He was a strong man, and his spir­it will al­ways be re­mem­bered.”

Pan­cho’s ded­i­ca­tion and long-stand­ing con­tri­bu­tion to the busi­ness com­mu­ni­ty were re­cent­ly recog­nised by the Port-of-Spain City Cor­po­ra­tion, ho­n­our­ing his en­dur­ing im­pact on the city.

Fu­ner­al arrange­ments have not yet been an­nounced.