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The problems with our pension

Jul 16, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
I once lived at Lethem during the latter part of the 60s, mid 70s and mid 80s and went through hell and high water to get my retirement pension and gratuity, and NIS pension. As a matter of fact I had to use the influence of “the old school tie” with the then Prime Minister Hammy Green (We are QC old students) in order to enjoy some degree of success in 1983. At present, we all know that now we have a new Governmental regime that continually boasts of better conditions of living for all Guyanese citizens, whether old or young, but alas, these have been idle boasts as it is not happening, not in Region Nine at least.
I usually call some old friends who live at Lethem (thanks to GTT and Digicel) and learnt quite recently that the NIS pensioners of Region Nine are in misery after not receiving their pensions for months for this year and for last year, 2009.
What must be borne in mind by the “powers that be” of the so called “efficient” regime is that all pensioners in all regions rely on their pension to help feed and clothe themselves and when there is an inefficient cog in the wheel that deals with social services people, especially old people suffer and die.
The present regime needs to deal more efficiently with Region Nine now. In the old days the Rupununi was referred to by those enjoying city life as the “cow’s tail.”
The Rupununi has become more and more accessible both by road and air. Please do not treat the residents there as inhabitants of the “cow’s tail” and do not continue to callously ignore them. Region Nine needs most emphatically, a resident NIS officer.
The ‘Power that be” should send up an officer now. He should be told that Region Nine (Lethem) is a very nice place to live.
Let him or her know that it is a region noted for beef, beauty and Brazilian brotherhood.
Jim Holder

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