Guyana’s National Insurance Scheme (NIS) expands as its contributor base grows 41% over the past five years, according to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. Speaking at the NIS 57th anniversary observance, he links the increase to higher employment and greater economic activity.
Both outlets report that the expansion represents the addition of nearly 80,000 contributors during the period, reinforcing the scheme’s role in supporting workers through social insurance coverage. The accounts are consistent on the overall scale of growth—41% and roughly 80,000 new contributors—while focusing on different ways of describing the same figures (percentage increase versus number of persons added).
