Guyana has asked the US for help to safeguard the processing of passports and birth certificates.The issue was raised when Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, recently met with US Charg? d’ Affaires, Bryan Hunt, and a number of issues for possible collaboration were discussed.Minister Felix, according to the Ministry of Presidency, disclosed that among the matters raised were the secure production of documents and guarding against falsification of birth certificates. He noted that it is a well-known fact that there are weaknesses in the system and as such, these must be strengthened.“We need to have a system which ensures that passports and birth certificates are secure and are acceptable.? However, birth certificates are most vulnerable to falsification and that is what we want to strengthen so that it is easy to detect,” Minister Felix said.The Minister said that the US Charg? d’ Affaires has assured that the Embassy will be providing some guidelines for sources from which the requisite paper and ink to strengthen the integrity of the birth certificates can be acquired.The US,jerseys from china, through its Embassy in Guyana,Cheap China Jerseys Authentic, will also be looking to strengthen the cooperation in border security under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative,Cheap Jerseys From China, with possible areas of training included.Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix (left) greets US Charg? d’ Affaires to Guyana, Bryan Hunt, during the recent meeting at his office.Moves by the new administration to decentralize some of the immigrations services to outlying areas were also raised.Recently, an immigration centre at Springlands in Region 6 was opened, which allows residents to uplift their passports, once they have completed the application process.In the past, persons had to travel to the city to apply and then return to uplift their passports.Minister Felix said that his Ministry is currently discussing the eventuality of the establishment of an office where passports will be distributed in Region 1.? There are existing distribution centres in Regions 2,Wholesale China Jerseys, 5, 6 – Springlands and New Amsterdam -7, 8 and 10.He noted that works are currently in progress to strengthen the Springlands office, to not only distribute passports but to also process applications. The Minister,Wholesale Jerseys USA, however, explained that this is a sensitive issue which cannot be rushed.“Our objective is just to achieve just that. We want to remove the crowds from Georgetown and issue in the other areas, but of course decentralisation is a sensitive issue.? It is not easy to divest from the central point. The equipment, the materials; birth certificates and especially passports are vulnerable and in demand, and all sorts of people with ill intent will want to get their hands on it. We need to have the buildings up and secured before we move into that,NFL Jerseys Outlet,” Felix emphasised.