GUYANA — Veteran journalist, media personality and Chef Mondale Smith, 45, is the country’s most recent COVID-19 fatality, The Stabroek News reported on Monday, May 31.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Smith who was admitted to the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) last week has passed due to varying complications.
The Guyana Press Association issued the following statement on Smith’s passing:
“The Guyana Press Association mourns the death of former journalist Mondale Smith whose sudden passing has shocked family, friends and his media colleagues. See full report in The Stabroek News at https://www.stabroeknews.com/2021/05/31/news/guyana/journalist-mondale-smith-passes-away-from-covid/
