No timeline for Pres. Granger’s return

Nov 13, 2018 News

…not until doctors declare him fit – Nagamootoo

President David Granger and First Lady Sandra Granger remain in Cuba.

There is no official timeline for President David Granger to return home after undergoing a ‘medical intervention’ in Cuba where he travelled to meet specialist doctors.

The President has kept the details of his visit to Cuba fairly private, releasing only that medical tests were conducted.

Kaieteur News learnt that the President underwent a ‘medical intervention’ and doctors have kept him in Cuba for further observation.

There is no formal information indicating what that intervention was. Government officials remain tightlipped about the complaint affecting the President, citing that the Head-of-State will share this information with the nation at the appropriate time.

Granger, 73, should have returned on Sunday ahead of yesterday’s Local Government Elections (LGE). The delay has sparked further concerns about the health of the President.

The President is receiving treatment at the Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas (CIMEQ) in Havana.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who underwent triple bypass surgery early this year in the United States, informed reporters yesterday that he had limited information to share with the media.

“We are all very sad that the President isn’t here as a citizen to cast his ballot, as I have done, as an exemplar of our democratic process where each citizen is entitled to a vote. One man, one woman, one vote. I could only share what I have learnt that his [The President’s] doctors would have advised him not to travel,” said Nagamootoo, who is performing the duties of President in Mr. Granger’s absence.

Nagamootoo recalled that after his surgery, he spent two months before doctors cleared him to travel.

“So you see, this fit and proper business applies to health certificates to travel. Unless your doctors say fit and proper, you are not going to be able to board a plane to return,” Nagamootoo shared.

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 October 30.

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 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.

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