FELISHA THOMAS, Public Services Association (PSA) president, welcomed Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's promise to pay the 2014-2016 arrears and higher salaries owed to some 600 employees and 350 retirees of the National Insurance Board (NIB), as announced in the House of Representatives on September 12.

"I know it is shocking to hear we are in 2025 and you have workers in this country living on 2013 salaries – and likewise for public officers who are in the same situation.

"The difference though is that this period (2014-2016) was previously settled.