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PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar, on behalf of himself and the Government and people of Guyana, has sent a ‘Get Well’ message to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as the Venezuelan leader recuperates after undergoing another surgery to remove cancer. The message yesterday from President Ramotar reads:
“We have been closely following the news in relation to your health. On behalf of the Government and people of Guyana and on behalf of my family and in my own name, I wish to extend best wishes to you for a speedy recovery. Please know that you are in our thoughts during this difficult period. We also express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela at this time.”
The Guyana-Venezuela friendship group on Wednesday organised a prayer session at the Venezuelan institute in New Garden Street for the well-being of Mr. Chavez.
President Chavez suffered bleeding during surgery for cancer in Cuba on Tuesday but is recovering, his Communications Minister said. The BBC reported yesterday afternoon that the 58-year-old president “suffered bleeding that required the use of corrective measures” after his fourth surgery since 2011.
The Venezuelan president, who was re-elected to a fourth term in October, is due to take office on 10 January for a six-year term. The Venezuelan constitution states that, should the president leave office in the first four years of his term, an election must be held within 30 days.
Mr. Chavez said Venezuelans should vote for Mr. Nicolas Maduro, whom he recently named as his successor, in fresh elections should his health fail. The president returned from cancer-related treatment in Cuba on December 7, but left again for surgery early on Monday.
During the weekend, Mr. Chavez himself acknowledged the seriousness of the situation. “There are risks. Who can deny it?” he said in a televised speech.
The Venezuelan government has been giving daily updates on the president’s health, unlike during his previous visits to Cuba.
President Chavez remains highly popular in his country after sweeping to power in 1999 with the promise of better social programmes and infrastructural works especially in poorer communities. His government has overseen the implementation of a new constitution, participatory democratic councils, the nationalisation of several key industries, increased government funding of health care and education, and significant reductions in poverty.
The United States-based Time magazine included Chavez among their list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2005 and 2006. In a 2006 list compiled by the British magazine ‘New Statesman’, he was voted eleventh in the list of ‘Heroes of our time’. In 2010, the magazine included Chavez in its annual ‘The World’s 50 Most Influential Figures’.
“We have been closely following the news in relation to your health. On behalf of the Government and people of Guyana and on behalf of my family and in my own name, I wish to extend best wishes to you for a speedy recovery. Please know that you are in our thoughts during this difficult period. We also express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela at this time.”
The Guyana-Venezuela friendship group on Wednesday organised a prayer session at the Venezuelan institute in New Garden Street for the well-being of Mr. Chavez.
President Chavez suffered bleeding during surgery for cancer in Cuba on Tuesday but is recovering, his Communications Minister said. The BBC reported yesterday afternoon that the 58-year-old president “suffered bleeding that required the use of corrective measures” after his fourth surgery since 2011.
The Venezuelan president, who was re-elected to a fourth term in October, is due to take office on 10 January for a six-year term. The Venezuelan constitution states that, should the president leave office in the first four years of his term, an election must be held within 30 days.
Mr. Chavez said Venezuelans should vote for Mr. Nicolas Maduro, whom he recently named as his successor, in fresh elections should his health fail. The president returned from cancer-related treatment in Cuba on December 7, but left again for surgery early on Monday.
During the weekend, Mr. Chavez himself acknowledged the seriousness of the situation. “There are risks. Who can deny it?” he said in a televised speech.
The Venezuelan government has been giving daily updates on the president’s health, unlike during his previous visits to Cuba.
President Chavez remains highly popular in his country after sweeping to power in 1999 with the promise of better social programmes and infrastructural works especially in poorer communities. His government has overseen the implementation of a new constitution, participatory democratic councils, the nationalisation of several key industries, increased government funding of health care and education, and significant reductions in poverty.
The United States-based Time magazine included Chavez among their list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2005 and 2006. In a 2006 list compiled by the British magazine ‘New Statesman’, he was voted eleventh in the list of ‘Heroes of our time’. In 2010, the magazine included Chavez in its annual ‘The World’s 50 Most Influential Figures’.
