The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday said that distribution of National Identification Cards, for persons registered during the recent Claims and Objections exercise has commenced nationwide.
GECOM is asking those persons who would have conducted registration transactions during this exercise to visit the Registration Office responsible for their areas of residence to collect their ID cards.
In a statement, GECOM also urged persons who were registered during previous registration exercises but have not uplifted their National Identification Cards, to make a special effort to do so, from the GECOM Registration Office or Sub-Office responsible for their area of residence.
The release said that all of GECOM’s Registration Offices and Sub-Offices will be opened Monday to Thursday from 8:00h-16:30h, Fridays from 8:00h – 15:30h, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00h-14:00h.
The release said that every registered Guyanese aged 14 years or over should at all times be able to show a valid National ID card if so requested. GECOM added that the National ID card is a multi-functional document that identifies each person by photograph.
