September 17, 2012 -- The 40th day memorial service of Panos Papakokinos, who was the honorary consul general for Greece and Cyprus in Seychelles, was held at Le Meridien Barbarons hotel yesterday.

President James Michel and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Paul Adam attended the service.

Mr Papakokinos arrived in Seychelles as a businessman in 1971.

He was the founding member and representative of Cyprus for the Makarios Fund , and was also on the boards of directors of the Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Corporation (Nouvobanq) and Jj Spirit Foundation.

He died in London last month.