Senior Minister in the Federal Cabinet and Minister responsible for Labour and Social Security, Hon. Vance Amory, said he is optimistic about the strength of the Social Security scheme to continue to meet the needs of pensioners in the years to come.
That confidence is rooted in two factors. The first is the continued economic growth in St. Kitts and Nevis, which was recorded as 6.6 percent in 2015, over the same period in 2014. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, previously reported that the growth facilitated an average of $72.32 million in wages and salaries per month, which was an increase of 7 percent over 2014 figures.
On Monday (February 13), at the fourth town hall meeting in the “Good Governance and Accountability for Prosperity” series, Senior Minister Amory told the audience at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church that this was a positive sign.