Four hundred and fifty people who have a Money Card  that has already expired but still haven’t received a new one showed up at the registration office of  stichting Wan Okasi. Aniel Koedjbiharie, chairman of the foundation that speaks on behalf of people with a disability, made it clear that there are  more people with a disability who have never received the purchasing power boost.”I have received phone calls from people with the same problem but who could not visit the foundation because of the long distance. “Not everybody could be here,” said Koendjbiharie. The chairman explained that a woman traveled all the way from  Wageningen to Paramaribo to get registered and that she took a bus to return home after she was registered. People with a disability who live in  Nickerie, Para, Marowijne, Brokopondo, Wanica and 

Paramaribo also showed up for the registration. Koendjbiharie pointed out that he would send an open letter to the president regarding the issue.  He also pointed out that many people are still walking around with a Money Card that expired a long time ago and that “this is unacceptable.”…[+]