NIS to host outreach in New York this weekend

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will be conducting a three-day NIS outreach in New York, United States, from November 4 to 6. The outreach forms part of Government’s efforts to resolve pending cases within the NIS, and provides an opportunity for the Guyanese diaspora to interact directly with the Scheme to have their issues addressed and questions answered.
Day one of the outreach will be hosted at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church at 331 Hawthorne St, Brooklyn, New York; day two at the Guyanese Community Centre (Hindu Temple) at 1052 Pleasant St, Schenectady, New York; while the final day will be hosted at Liberty Palace and Banquet Hall at 130-11 Liberty Ave., South Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. The outreach will be held each day from 09:00h to 17:00h.
President Ali has only recently announced the establishment of a specialised secretariat and a projectised format within the NIS to expedite the resolution process of pending claims.
“I wanted to address this issue. This is an issue that we want to fix, and we want to make every effort in a specialised, projectized manner to get this fix before the end of the year,” the Head of State had emphasised.
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, while delivering remarks recently at the Scheme’s 54th Anniversary ceremony, appealed to the Scheme to raise the standard of operation and to deliver efficient services to ensure that all NIS matters are dealt with in a timely and professional manner. Singh also urged the NIS staff to recommit themselves to ensuring a more efficient and respected entity going forward.
The three-day outreach to the US will be led by the General Manager of the NIS, Holly Greeves.