ID cards accessible until polling day

Persons who are yet to uplift their new identification (ID) cards have until polling day to do so, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said yesterday.

Speaking at a press conference, Luncheon said the decision was taken by the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) because approximately 40,000 persons have not yet uplifted their cards.

Luncheon, according to GINA, said that the issues of ID card distribution and disenfranchisement of eligible Guyanese remain the key focus of