Barbados, Guyana to accept national IDs for cross-border travel
From July 1, citizens of Barbados and Guyana who hold valid national ID cards won’t need a biometric passport to…
Caribbean
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CARICOM states push ahead with digital ID amid privacy, trust debates
Governments and financial institutions across the Caribbean are accelerating digital identity initiatives, as countries in the CARICOM bloc push toward…
IDB supports digital infrastructure drive in Caribbean to streamline healthcare services
The ONE Caribbean project overseen by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Group) is said to be revolutionizing how countries in…
St Vincent advances digital ID, civil registry overhaul
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has begun a seven‑day series of working sessions aimed at overhauling its civil registration and…
Trinidad and Tobago launches digital credentials platform in DPI push
Trinidad and Tobago has launched VerifyTT, a digital credentials platform under its digital public infrastructure (DPI) push, enabling institutions to…
Thales supports Dominican Republic’s biometric passport system upgrade
Thales, together with local consortium partner Midas Dominicana, is providing the technology and technical expertise for the implementation of a…
Dominican Republic pilots VCs for MSMEs, LAC accelerates digital identity integration
The Dominican Republic is testing a verifiable credentials system for micro, small and medium‑sized enterprises (MSMEs). The pilot is part…
St. Lucia launches authentication framework to ease access to digital public services
Eastern Caribbean nation St. Lucia has launched a centralized national identity management system which it calls the National Authentication Framework…
Sint Maarten seeks digital ID for government transformation with World Bank backing
Sint Maarten has published a tender for its government digitalization program, which includes digital identity, electronic signature and a single…
St. Kitts and Nevis adds biometric verification to Citizenship by Investment program
St. Kitts and Nevis is set to roll out biometric data collection for its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program. It…
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