Eight Guyanese are now the beneficiaries of scholarships to study medicine in Cuba.
According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release, Keron Braithwaite, Lhee-Rand Castello, Kofi Oradel Gray, Jennifer Mahabir, Asaph Ahmad, Keneisha Gopaul, Denisha Leitch and Clavis Fraser-Tappin officially received their scholarships at an orientation exercise at the Cuban Embassy on Tuesday.
“The Government of Guyana remains confident that you are in safe hands and we would like to extend our hands of gratitude to Cuba for supporting our Human Capital Development Pro-gramme,” Permanent Secretary within the Public Service Ministry Karen Vansluytman-Corbin was quoted as saying at the event.
