Govt releases US$3m for Civil Registry allowances

THE Civil Registry Department has announced that the government, through Treasury, has released US$3 million to settle part of the outstanding allowances owed to members who participated in the 2023 national mobile registration mop-up exercise.

In a Press statement issued yesterday, the department said: “Members who participated in this initiative were entitled to allowances and they were partially paid. The department is pleased to announce that government, through Treasury, has, however, released a total of US$3 million towards settlement of the outstanding allowances.”

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