Complex sentence: Da Silva served as Guyana's Consul General to Toronto in the 1990s, and was interviewed by the "Toronto Star" newspaper in 1997 following the death of Guyanese president Cheddi Jagan.
Split into simpler sentences: Da Silva served as Guyana's Consul General to Toronto in the 1990s. He was interviewed by the "Toronto Star" newspaper in 1997, following the death of former Guyanese president Cheddi Jagan.