FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — After going cashless in New Providence, the Royal Bahamas Police Force has extended the initiative to Grand Bahama and will no longer accept cash from citizens, The Tribune reported on Tuesday, July 6, in an article written by Denise Maycock.
Assistant Superintendent Stephen Rolle said people applying for various records from the RBPF will now have to pay through either third-party vendors, with a debit or credit card in office, or pay online through MyGateway.gov.bs.
He said this will make the process easier and more efficient.
“The government saw fit to do business more efficiently with the citizens of the Bahamas. And it helps to alleviate the loss of revenue for the government,” ASP Rolle said.
The RBPF, in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, launched the cashless system on July 1.
This means that clients who want to apply for a character reference, traffic record and reports, firearm license and renewals, and a fingerprint card, can no longer use cash to pay for these records.
Once paid online, he said the agency would receive a notification and the record would be processed.
Clients will then get an invoice, SMM, or email informing them that the record is ready for collection.
ASP Rolle said persons may proceed to the agency to collect their record and must take the documentation they supplied, along with their invoice.
Persons who do not have access to the internet may use third-party vendors, he said. See complete article in The Tribune at http://www.tribune242.com/news/2021/jul/06/police-force-goes-cashless-grand-bahama/
