[ By J. K. Roberts ( Sound Public Policies Advocate ); Circulated on Monday, 27 February 2023 ] To prove straightway on entry to State Power its political boldness and will, its governance capacity and knowhow, its leadership role in taking ‘tough needful’ decisions, and particularly of its compassionate interest about the pensions for retirees […]
[ By J. K. Roberts ( Sound Public Policies Advocate ); Circulated on Wednesday, 15 February 2023 ] Is the ‘new, young and excited’ 23 June 2022 ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party with its “Transforming Grenada” agenda, ‘conscious of and comfortable with’ what it is doing and the direction it is taking which can […]
[ By J. K. Roberts ( Sound Public Policies Advocate ); Circulated on Wednesday, 21st September 2022 ] What message and emotions are meant to be generated by Grenada’s 23rd June 2022 administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during its Post-Cabinet Press Briefing on 13 September 2022, which was conducted primarily by the Minister […]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government’s stimulus package made provision for the suspension of the 2% increase in the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contribution rate. The suspension was effective from April to July 2020. During that period persons contributed 9% (employees – 4% & employers – 5%/self-employed persons – 9%). The NIS advises […]
By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Tuesday 30th July 2019 The working people of Grenada, especially the lower-class, should vigorously challenge, reject and protest the outrageous and unconscionable intent of the Government to increase, as of September 2019, the contribution-payment to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). The increase is from nine […]
By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Tuesday 19 February 2019 Public officers appointed in the public service of Grenada after 3 April 1983, have been disenfranchised from their constitutional entitlement to receive pensions from the State. This happened with the gazetting of the Pensions (Disqualification) Act, labeled as People’s Law No. […]
