Cayman Islands pass digital ID and ID card bills, Jamaica begins ‘zero-fail’ pilot
The Identification Register Bill and Cayman Islands Identification Card Bill have both been passed by parliament after mandatory registration elements…
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Jamaica to issue free birth certificates ahead of national digital ID enrollment drive
Jamaica has launched what it calls ‘Operation Birthright,’ a campaign intended to issue free birth certificates to as many as…
Lessons in informing public about digital ID from Jamaica and Singapore
Communication with the public about how digital ID programs work has been insufficient in some past instances, but a government…
Jamaica national ID deployment moves forward with first biometric registration centers opening
The first biometric enrolment center to enable citizens to register for Jamaica’s new National Identification System (NIDS) is scheduled to…
Jamaica, Greece advancing digital ID plans with biometrics capture pilot, digital wallet
Jamaica, Greece, Pakistan, Serbia and Turkey have all either entered or are planning to enter new phases of their respective…
Jamaica, Pakistan look to ease cash assistance programs with digital ID
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country has to accelerate the implementation of its National Identification System (NIDS) to…
Pangea wins Jamaican multimodal biometric voter registry contract
Israel-based Pangea has won a contract to supply technology to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica to support the establishment and…
National digital ID card market bounces back after slow 2020
The global market for ‘smart’ or digital ID cards issued by governments has rebounded from the early impacts of the…
Jamaica picks Thales to upgrade voter identification system with biometrics
Thales has been hired to modernize Jamaica’s electronic voter ID system, strengthening voter identification and authentication with fingerprint biometrics, reports…
Caribbean, Middle East and Asian nations switch on digital ID, birth registration programs
Leaders of smaller and developing nations are pushing ahead on civil registries and digital IDs at a rapid pace, with…
