Barbados minister begs people to collect Trident ID, activate digital ID
Barbadians are being asked to collect their newly-made Trident national ID cards as 90,000 are ready and waiting. The Minister…
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Biometric passport availability updates: Dominica, New Zealand, Philippines, Rwanda, Barbados
Dominica has set August 30, 2022 as the deadline for all nationals to obtain the new biometric passport in replacement…
Pakistan moves against fraudulent digital ID cards
Muhammad Tariq Malik, the Chairman of Pakistan’s biometric National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) says a move to verify the…
Digital ID accelerates, faces obstacles across the world
While the adoption of biometric digital IDs is being accelerated around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic in countries…
Barbados hopes digital ID card rollout helps COVID-19 contact tracing, Belgium restarts issuance
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has said she believes fast-tracking the introduction of a new multipurpose digital ID…
Digital ID moving forward in Barbados as UK, Australia and Sri Lanka consider next steps
Digital identity, usually backed by biometrics, is currently a hot topic in several countries around the world. Governments in Australia…
Barbados moves to biometric passports, considers biometric verification at ports of entry
Following the recommendation of the ICAA on travel document standards, Barbados’ Immigration Department has begun to phase out machine-readable passport…
Court blocks Barbados biometric entry exit plan
A plan to fingerprint air and sea passengers entering Barbados, including citizens, has been ruled unconstitutional by Justice Pamela Beckles…
Barbados defers introducing biometric entry/exit screening program
Barbados has deferred its plan to introduce new immigration policies that would see Barbadians fingerprinted when leaving and entering the…
Barbados implementing biometric entry and exit program, tourism officials and unions express support
In an effort to bring Barbados in line with other international ports of entry, the country’s immigration department announced this…
