The Honourable Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Robeson Benn, has today, July 15th, 2022, handed over a number of births, marriage and death certificates to the Toshaos of various Amerindian communities across the ten administrative regions at the National Toshaos Council Conference (NTCC).

The General Register Office (GRO), which is under the auspices of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has, over the last three days, accepted and processed over 1000 applications for certificates, including birth, marriage and death certificates at the NTCC. Additionally, applications for over 2,000 late registrations were accepted.

According to the Deputy Registrar General, Mr. Visham Budhoo, for every birth certificate application received, a search is conducted on the spot, which determines if the applicant was previously registered. Once an entry is found, the application is processed, and the certificate is issued to the applicant or in the care of the Toshaos at the NTCC. Further, for those applicants who were not previously registered, immediately the late registration process is started.

The GRO has been conducting outreaches in different communities across Guyana and will soon commence specialized outreaches in regions 1, 7, 8 and 9.