From information gathered, it appears that since 1986 to present, government monthly-paid retirees have received only two paltry increases to their salaried monthly pensions.These were obtained during 2000-2004.Further, the sum total of both increases amounted to perhaps just a few hundred dollars more for the middle and upper income earners.
So that for the past ten years, nothing more has been done by way of increases and these "unfortunates" have had to resort to sub-standard living to make ends meet.Being one of them, I fervently plead to the relevant authorities to redress our grievance without delay.
Hardeo Ramsingh,
Retired Principal I, 1986,
Felicity