On 1st February 2016, the AID Bank received an Exemplary Employer Award from the Dominica Social Security (DSS) at its 40th Anniversary Thanks-giving Service which
was held at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church at Newtown.
The award was given in recognition of employers who were diligent in making their contributions to the DSS on behalf of their employees over the years. The AID Bank was one of thirty companies to receive this award. Ten exemplary self-employed persons, including the Head our very own cleaning contractor, Mrs. Josephine Boyd, were similarly awarded.
The DSS celebrated its 40th Anniversary on 1st February 2016, under the theme: “40 Years of Dedicated Service and Stability Committed to Securing Future Generations”. The celebration was attended by the President of Dominica, His Excellency Charles Savarin and Mrs. Savarin, Senator Robert Tonge, who represented the Prime Minister, other Ministers of Government, the opposition leader, Lennox Linton, other officials and beneficiaries.
Executive Director of the Dominica Social Security (DSS), Janice Jean-Jacques Thomas, in her opening remarks at the thanksgiving service, spoke of the positive impact that this statutory body has had on the socio-economic landscape of Dominica, particularly for our senior citizenry, for whom the DSS pension is their main source of income.
In his commemorative address on Monday, this week, the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, referred to the DSS as a reliable partner in Dominica’s development. The Dominica Social Security is the minority shareholder of the AID Bank and has in the past provided funds to be on lent for the Bank’s social sector programmes.