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Sir Shridath Ramphal well after stomach bug scare
Well-known statesman, Sir Shridath Ramphal, was admitted to a city hospital on Monday evening, but family members have confirmed that he is fine and is expected back to work today.
Sir Shridath Ramphal
According to his son-in-law, Sir Ronald Sanders, the 86-year-old suffered a stomach bug resulting in a severe case of vomiting and dehydration.
“He is perfectly fine. He had a stomach bug and they put him into hospital because he was vomiting and became dehydrated. He is now perfectly alright and he will be back at work tomorrow (today),” Sir Ronald said yesterday.
Sir Shridath has reportedly been engaged by Guyana to help resolve a border dispute with neighbouring Venezuela. He flew in earlier this week.
A trained lawyer, Ramphal became one of the most powerful diplomats rubbing shoulders over the years with powerful world leaders, including the likes of former US President Jimmy Carter, Germany’s Willy Brandt, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, India’s Indira Gandhi and Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher.
In his years as a Minister under former President Forbes Burnham and at the Commonwealth Secretariat as the chief executive, he has doggedly used diplomacy, political canny and outward thinking to blaze a path for the cause of developing countries.
He was a key figure in the fight to free Mandela from jail and to end apartheid in South Africa. A writer, a diplomat, a lawyer, statesman, international public servant and a go-to man for advice, his efforts to build integration in the Caribbean region and to smooth tensions around the globe have made him a legend.
He was also the lead lawyer for Guyana in the maritime dispute between this country and neighbouring Suriname, in which an historic ruling was handed down in 2007.
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