GECOM records over 6,000 transactions recorded to date

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is moving ahead with its continuous registration exercise, which started earlier this month.

can apply for registration, providing he/she was never registered.

all issues can be dealt with at the venue. He said, “This is the level of seriousness that we’re taking in dealing with our issues. It is not passing the buck, but it’s bringing the heads, and the agency heads here so that they can work with you.”

Technical teams from the Ministry of Housing and Water; the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security; the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development; the Ministry of Education; the Ministry of Agriculture; the National Insurance Scheme; the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest); the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA); the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission; the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) all have booths at State House in New Amsterdam where the President will be based until Friday afternoon.

The registration, as at Tuesday (February 1, 2023), has seen:

• 4,711 first-time applicants (Category A) between the ages of 14-years-old to 17-years-old and applicants (Category B) who are 18-years-old and older;

• 736 applicants sought changes and corrections;

• 613 requested transfers, and

• Others who sought replacements for identification cards, along with 94 photograph retakes.

During this registration exercise, any person who will be 14 years and older by the 30th June, 2023, and is a Guyanese citizen by birth, descent, naturalization, or is a citizen from a Commonwealth country living in Guyana for one year or more,

Existing registrants who are desirous of updating their records such as a request to correct or change their names, date of birth, occupation and update their addresses are advised that those transactions would also be facilitated during this exercise.

Persons desirous of conducting any registration transaction whether new registration or changes/corrections to their particulars are required to visit the GECOM Registration Office responsible for their area of residence with the relevant source documents which are:

• Original Birth Certificate, valid Passport, Adoption Certificate, Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Registration, and Deed Poll along with original Birth Certificate (if applicable) in the case of making applications for new registration.

• Original Marriage Certificate, Marriage Certificate with Decree Absolute for divorced women, Deed Poll with Birth Certificate, or a new original Birth Certificate reflecting the new name in the case of an application for change/correction of name and other particulars.

Registration transactions can be done during the official working hours outlined below:

• Mondays to Thursdays 08:00hrs – 12:00hrs and 13:00hrs – 16:30hrs

• Fridays 08:00hrs –12:00hrs and 13:00hrs –15:30hrs

For further information, persons are advised to visit GECOM’s website at www. gecom.org.gy follow us on Facebook at Guyana Elections Commission, or call 225-0277-9, 223-9653, or 223-1300.

The registration exercise will conclude on May 31, 2023.