The Guyana Post Office Corpo-ration (GPOC) has announced that old age pension payments for June, 2020, will begin on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at all post offices countrywide, the Department of Public Infor-mation (DPI) said on Friday.
The payments GPOC disclosed that will be in effect
According to the DPI report, the alphabetised system using surnames/last names that was used for the most recent payouts will be used during the first five payment days at post offices in regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10.
It said seniors will be paid as follows:
Thursday, May 28 – Surnames/last names beginning with the letters A to D
Friday, May 29 – Surnames/ last names beginning with the letters E to K
Monday, June 1 – Surnames/ last names beginning with the letters L to P
Tuesday, June 2 – Surnames/ last names beginning with the letters Q to T
Wednesday, June 3 – Surnames/last names beginning with the letters U to Z
It added that seniors will also be allowed to cash their coupon on any day after the fifth payment day.
The report further said that GPOC will continue to enforce a minimum distance of three feet between individuals accessing its services, to limit the number of persons entering the post office at any given time in light of the current measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
It added that senior citizens as well as other persons who plan on visiting any of the post offices across the country are reminded to wear their face masks and sanitise their hands before entering the buildings.
The GPOC also assured that the public areas in post offices will be sanitised regularly each day.
