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.
Vansluytman-Corbin added that subsequent to their study in Cuba, the recipients and Guyana at large will benefit.
Meanwhile, the release said the Chargé D’affaires of the Embassy of Cuba Ricardo Lamas Camejo encouraged the awardees to take advantage of the opportunity and to be dedicated to studying and further devoting themselves to the medical field through essential professionalism, and humanism. “I encourage you to take advantage of this possibility to study with dedication. Focus on the benefits that you can bring to your communities as future health professionals, with professionalism and humanism, fundamental tools of those who devote themselves to this profession,” he said.
Braithwaite and Mahabir both expressed their gratitude for the opportunity. Braithwaite stated, “For a really long time, I have been trying to get into medicine, but this is the final opportunity that I was able to get into medicine, and I am really grateful for this opportunity.”
Mahabir, who hails from Canje, Berbice, said, “I am very thankful for this opportunity and I will make the best of it.”
Camejo further encouraged them to put their best foot forward as they continue pursuing their dreams to become medical doctors.
