Dear Editor,

MY name is Mangree Basdeo and I worked at Guysuco’s Wales Estate for 37 years. I am currently receiving a pension from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), calculated on 932 contributions that were made to the Scheme, through contributions by the employer and myself. I represented to the Scheme, through my Union, that all my contributions were not reflective in the NIS records.

Subsequently, I secured a statement issued June 02, 2016, which advised that I have contributed 1,453 contributions. My efforts, so far to get the Scheme to re-calculate my pension based, not on 932, but on 1,453 contributions has so far been in vain.

Through your newspaper, I am kindly seeking the publication of this letter, which might persuade the Scheme to provide me with my correct rate-of-pension, which I need at this time – aged 65.

I am satisfied that my union – The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) – has written many letters to the General Manager of the Scheme to have this matter resolved.

Regards
Mangree Basdeo