THERE ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARSĀ in the National Insurance Fund and Barbadians need not worry it is in the red or that Government is borrowing any money from it.
The assurance came from Minister of Social Security, Senator Dr Esther Byer, as she sought to dispel fears that recent problems with the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and the delayed disbursement of funds and other benefits were due to a shortage of money.
āFrom time to time you hear that National Insurance donāt have any money, so I want to dispel that myth,āshe said while addressing the Democratic Labour Partyās 60th annual conference at its George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters yesterday.
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