The Regional Health Services (RHS) of the Ministry of Health is carrying out tests to determine the cause of an ailment among residents of the remote community of Chinowieng in Region 7.
This newspaper had reported recently that several residents of the small Cuyuni/Mazaruni community had been experiencing diarrhoea and vomiting, symptoms which they noted were related to apparent pollution of the nearby Haieka River.
A senior official attached to the RHS told Stabroek News yesterday that a diverse team of