Guyana to launch mobile government services for diaspora communities
Key Points(5)
- Guyanese living abroad will soon have easier access to essential government services as the administration moves to establish mobile service centres in countries with large diaspora populations.
- Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced the initiative on Tuesday evening during an engagement with members of the Guyanese community in Saint Lucia, saying the programme aims to bring government services directly to citizens overseas.
- “We want, at least once every year in the beginning, to take the mobile government service across every country where we have a large diaspora, so we can service that diaspora with one unit, whether it’s NIS, birth certificates, replacement of any document and all of these things,” Ali said.
- The president said the mobile service centres will complement Guyana’s ongoing digital transformation efforts, which have improved access to public services within the country.
- He also announced that a mobile team will soon begin providing biometric passport services to Guyanese abroad, reducing the need for citizens to travel to Guyana to complete passport-related processes.
Guyanese living abroad will soon have easier access to essential government services as the administration moves to establish mobile service centres in countries with large diaspora populations.
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced the initiative on Tuesday evening during an engagement with members of the Guyanese community in Saint Lucia, saying the programme aims to bring government services directly to citizens overseas.
“We want, at least once every year in the beginning, to take the mobile government service across every country where we have a large diaspora, so we can service that diaspora with one unit, whether it’s NIS, birth certificates, replacement of any document and all of these things,” Ali said.
The president said the mobile service centres will complement Guyana’s ongoing digital transformation efforts, which have improved access to public services within the country.
He also announced that a mobile team will soon begin providing biometric passport services to Guyanese abroad, reducing the need for citizens to travel to Guyana to complete passport-related processes.
Ali highlighted the impact of newly established government service centres across Guyana, noting that they have helped reduce processing times for several transactions from weeks to minutes by allowing multiple agencies to operate under one roof.
During the Saint Lucia engagement, attendees were invited to provide their names, contact information and details of issues requiring government assistance. The concerns will be recorded in a central database, allowing officials to begin addressing requests more efficiently.
The president also encouraged members of the diaspora to return home, invest in Guyana and contribute to the country’s continued development.
