Cabinet has granted approval for the issuance of Multi-Purpose Identification System Cards to Vincentian nationals sixty years and over.
The Multi-Purpose Identification System (MPID) is an OECS initiative, which was launched on 11th February, 2015.
A release from Communications Consultant, Elson Crick said currently, MPID Cards are issued to 4th and 5th Form Students of Secondary Schools under the age of eighteen years who do not qualify for a National Identification Card.
On March 1st last year Cabinet also granted approval for the issuance of MPID Cards to Returning Nationals who do not qualify for a National Identification Card and are encountering difficulties at Financial Institutions.
The MPID Issuance center is housed at the Registry Department at the old NCB Building.
Interested applicants are required to provide an original copy of their Birth Certificate.
Parents and Teachers are being requested to encourage students to register. Consent Forms for students are available at the Ministry of Education, Schools and the Registry Department.