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President Granger delays return to Guyana, remains in Cuba
President David Granger has extended his stay in Cuba where he underwent medical tests over the past week.
According to senior Government officials, the President was scheduled to return home yesterday to join hundreds of Guyanese who go to the polls today for Local Government Elections (LGE).
The delay has sparked further concerns about the health of the 73-year-old President.
The President has been suffering from symptoms that have been worrying enough for him to head to Cuba to seek medical attention.
A Government statement released last week indicated that the President was resting comfortably at an official residence following an intensive series of tests by specialist doctors immediately after he arrived on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.
President David Granger
The President is receiving treatment at the Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirugicas (CIMEQ) in Havana.
The statement had pointed out then that clinical analyses are still incomplete and it is expected that the Guyana Embassy in Havana would have issued a statement when enough evidence is available.
The Head of State has responded satisfactorily to medical interventions over the past week, however, and is recovering well.
The President is in the company of First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger.
The President had recently travelled twice to Trinidad and Tobago and had done his annual medical check-up in May and was given a clean bill of health.
However, on his return to work, the President said that he started to experience certain symptoms which were persistent, and took the decision to travel back to Trinidad to revisit the tests that were done in May.
Although he claims that he suffers from no particular ailment, the President said that out of an abundance of caution, he took the decision to travel to Cuba to have the relevant medical investigation done.
In the meantime, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo will perform the duties of president while Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenide, will act in the capacity of Prime Minister.
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