RGD to introduce online birth certificate application services

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RGD to introduce online birth certificate application services

Jamaicans locally and overseas will soon be able to apply online to the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) for birth certificates. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Fayval Williams, on Friday announced that the RGD will be shortly...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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