Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says persons who breach the provisions of the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, and unlawfully access or misuse information provided for the national identification system (NIDS), could be fined up to $3 million. Mr. Chuck, who is Chairman of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the legislation, […]
Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, says that biometric data for the national identification database will be encrypted to prevent unauthorised access. “Your fingerprint and facial image will be encrypted, so that a regular person just can’t access it like that unless you have the resources or the authority to decrypt […]
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (December 15) tabled the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, which makes provisions for a voluntary and secure National Identification System (NIDS) for Jamaica. The legislation has been referred to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for detailed review. Speaking in the House of Representatives, Prime […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — General Manager, Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, says the National Identification System (NIDS) will lay the foundation for Jamaica to become a digital economy. The digital economy is the worldwide network of economic activities, commercial transactions and professional interactions that are enabled by information and communications technology […]
After decades of talk, talk, talk, system now needs to be implemented, he says Former Director of Elections Danville Walker has pointed to the benefits of the national identification system (NIDS), saying it was long overdue after more than two decades of talk. “Thankfully NIDS has created some stir, and what amazes me is that […]
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