Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, on Tuesday announced that Cabinet has granted approval for the General Register Office (GRO) to increase the cost of birth, death and marriage certificates.
Dr. Luncheon said that with effect from February 1, 2014, persons seeking to acquire any of the documents would have to pay a cost of $300.
In November, Cabinet also approved increases for the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) for its postage rate for domestic and international services. Effective from November 18, the new rates became applicable. They are: for the first 20 grams, domestic rate – $80, Caribbean – $130, Central North and South America – $150, Great Britain – $160 and Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia – $200.