Dear Editor,
Just recently I was educating a few of my unemployed friends on the assistance that the government is willing to offer pensioners. Though it took some time for the government to follow through with this initiative, it is highly appreciated by many. Scores of pensioners will now be relieved of the burden of paying electricity bills.
Registered pensioners with active Guyana Power and Light (GPL) accounts will now benefit from a subsidy of Gy$20,000 per person. The initiative is expected to guarantee authenticity.
Presently, the focus is primarily on pensioners who completed the preliminary GPL verification process during the period July 22 to August 13. These individuals will have their accounts credited respectively. Other batches of pensioners can also expect to benefit from this offer in due time.
Though it is not an overwhelming offer, it still shows that the government has the well-being of the senior citizens of the nation at heart. Several people belittled the offer, but are actually in dire need of such charitable assistance. These individuals need to be less self-conceited and show gratitude instead.
One of the main reasons for unemployment in Guyana is because people are rarely ever satisfied with what is available to them. Remuneration packages, stringent work hours and responsibilities are often considered as unnecessarily challenging and inadequate.
I strongly recommend that those individuals who are jobless take the extra step to alleviate themselves. Like many other individuals who are gainfully employed, they themselves also possess the competency and capacity to be a part of the working world.
Sincerely,
Maurice Harmon