Guyana to launch biometric national ID card, Portugal and Jamaica digital ID plans advance
Guyana’s government is planning to include biometrics among the security features of a new national ID card for use with…
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Biometric passports planned for Jamaica and Bangladesh, new eID for Fiji and Romania
Fiji’s National Identification Card will be linked to electronic passports to create a new ID system that will share important…
VeriScan biometrics surpass 1M air passengers processed as Japan, Jamaica, Sweden add checks
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s Office of Technology has announced its in-house developed veriScan biometric identity verification software has surpassed 1…
Regulation and safeguards for facial recognition pondered in France, China, and Jamaica
The local government of Nice, France has been trialling biometric facial recognition software after deploying more than 2,600 CCTV cameras,…
Jamaica’s Constitutional Court strikes down national biometric system
The Constitutional Court of Jamaica has struck down the country’s mandatory biometric National Identification and Registration Act and the National…
Jamaica deploying public CCTV surveillance program with facial recognition
A public-private partnership to create a national CCTV surveillance program in Jamaica for public safety and security purposes is receiving…
Jamaica says biometrics program will help reduce identity theft
Government spokesperson Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart said that biometric data collected under Jamaica’s National Identification System (NIDS) will assist in reducing incidents…
Jamaica’s senate expected to pass national ID and registration bill
Jamaica’s National Identification and Registration Act, 2017, which seeks to establish an identification system for citizens and residents, is expected…
Jamaica prioritizes establishment of national identification system
Debate on the National Identification and Registration Bill began last week in Jamaica’s House of Representatives with Prime Minister Andrew…
Jamaica to use biometric authentication to verify identity of pensioners
The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) of Jamaica is implementing biometrics as a way of identifying pensioners, according to a report…
