| Come January 1, 2011, and you are not registered, then you would be in breach of the laws of Guyana and could face as much as six months in prison.This is according to a notice posted by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), and according to Public Relations Officer Vishnu Persaud, the move was made in order for persons to recognize the serious nature of getting registered.Under the laws of Guyana,Wholesale China Jerseys Free Shpping, “Any person who refuses to make application for registration in the prescribed manner, or fails without reasonable excuse (the proof whereof shall be upon him/her to provide) to so do, or who, being the parent or guardian of any child who is eligible for registration,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, refuses to make such an application on the child’s behalf, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $16,NFL Cheap Jerseys,250 or to imprisonment for six months.”GECOM reminded the populace that there are two important outcomes of registration – the acquisition of a National Identification Card and inclusion on the Voters List for elections, providing registrants meet all of the other requirements pertaining to voting.An identification card serves purposes beyond that of voting, in that a person will be able to obtain a Police Clearance, transact business at a commercial bank, apply for a Driver’s Licence,Cheap Sports Jerseys, transact business at a Post Office, apply for a loan, conduct any hire purchase transaction and identify themself when seeking employment. There are of course, many other uses and benefits.All Identification Cards issued prior to the 2008 House-To-House Registration exercise will soon be decommissioned and will not be valid to conduct transactions.The continuous registration period comes to an end on Friday, December 31,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, 2010.GECOM commenced the second cycle of Continuous Registration on September 6, 2010, using 27 permanent GECOM Registration Offices, located in all ten Administrative Regions.The primary objective of the exercise was to provide registration opportunities to eligible persons who are not registered in the current National Register of Registrants’ Database (NRRDB).Potential registrants are required to visit the GECOM Registration Office that is responsible for the registration of persons from his/her area of residence to apply for registration. Such persons must be in possession of the necessary source documents.These include original Birth Certificate or a valid Guyana Passport; Original Marriage Certificate (and original birth certificate) – in the case of a name change by way of marriage; original Deed Poll and original Birth Certificate – in the case of any change of name by Deed Poll; original Naturalisation Certificate issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and original birth certificate/valid passport – in the case of naturalisation.Evidence (photocopy/duplicate) of an application having been made for naturalisation will not be accepted. Baptismal Certificates, expired passports, photocopies of relevant documents or letters from priests,jerseys cheap nfl, elders, head masters, village Captains/Toshaos and Justices of the Peace or existing ID Cards are not being accepted as source documents for registration. |
