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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated centre), and President, Jamaica Bankers Association and Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank (NCB), Septimus Blake (seated left), affix their signatures to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with deposit-taking institutions for the National Identification System (NIDS) pilot. The signing ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 3. Observing the signing are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (seated left); Modernisation of State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Benjamin Roseth (standing, left) and NIDS Programme Director, Warren Vernon.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated centre), and President, Jamaica Bankers Association and Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank (NCB), Septimus Blake (seated left), affix their signatures to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with deposit-taking institutions for the National Identification System (NIDS) pilot. The signing ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 3. Observing the signing are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (seated left); Modernisation of State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Benjamin Roseth (standing, left) and NIDS Programme Director, Warren Vernon.

Banks Sign MOU To Participate In NIDS Pilot

The Government on Friday (June 3) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with deposit-taking institutions to participate in the pilot of the National Identification System (NIDS). Representatives of the Jamaica Bankers Association signed on behalf of the banks during a...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, emphasises a point during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, emphasises a point during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

Banks To Sign On To NIDS Pilot
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a point while making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a point while making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

Personal Information Safe Under NIDS
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a matter of importance during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a matter of importance during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

First NIDS Pilot Site In Kingston August
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green unveil the design on the front of the country’s first National Identification (ID) card. The card, which is to be provided free of cost to citizens under the soon to be rolled out National Identification System (NIDS) was revealed during Minister Green’s contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green unveil the design on the front of the country’s first National Identification (ID) card. The card, which is to be provided free of cost to citizens under the soon to be rolled out National Identification System (NIDS) was revealed during Minister Green’s contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

National ID Card Unveiled

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and President of the Republic of India, His Excellency the Hon. Ram Nath Kovind (right), observe the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for training through Jamaica’s Foreign Service Institute. Signing the document are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sheila Sealey (second left); and Secretary for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Saurabh Kumar. The ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Monday (May 16).
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Jamaica Looking To Gain Technical Knowledge From India For NIDS Build Out

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says Jamaica is looking to benefit from technical cooperation with India as the island builds out the National Identification System (NIDS). He was speaking with JIS News following a courtesy call by President of the Republic of India, His Excellency Hon. Ram Nath Kovind, on Prime Minister,...
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rime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated second left); Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Floyd Green (seated left); Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Caribbean and Latin America, Mervyn Eyre (seated second right), and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (seated right), sign a contract for the digitisation of public records under the National Identification System (NIDS), at the OPM on Friday (May 6). Observing in the background (standing from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane; Modernization of State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Benjamin Roseth; and Programme Director for NIDS, Dr. Warren Vernon.
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Contract Signed For Digitisation Of Records At RGD

Approximately two million records at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) relating to birth, marriage, death, and adoption, created from 1930, are to be digitised under the National Identification System (NIDS). A contract was signed with Fujitsu Limited at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Friday (May 6) to facilitate the process. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a sensitisation session on the National Identification System (NIDS) at the Sam Sharpe Teachers
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Task Force To Drive Implementation Of NIDS

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says Cabinet has given approval for the establishment of a task force to drive the implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS). He said that the task force will be comprised of persons from the public and private sectors. “We will have the public sector, especially those...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the debate on the National Identification and Registration Act 2021, in the House of Representatives on October 13.
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House Passes NIDS Bill

Jamaica is one step closer to implementing a new identification system, following the passage of the National Identification and Registration Act, 2021 in the House of Representatives on October 13. The National Identification System (NIDS) will provide a comprehensive and secure structure to enable the collection and storage of identity information. This secure voluntary tool can also verify an individual’s...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes a point as he opened the debate on the National Identification and Registration Act, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 21.
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House Begins Debate On National Identification And Registration Act

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 21) started the debate on the National Identification and Registration Act, which makes provision for a voluntary and secure national identification system for Jamaica. In April 2019, the Constitutional Court highlighted deficiencies in the previous 2017 Act.  However, these have been fully addressed in the new legislation. Opening the debate, Minister of Justice,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 20)
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House Approves Report Of Joint Select Committee On NIDS

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 20) approved the Report of the Joint Select Committee on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020. This legislation makes provision for a voluntary and secure national identification system (NIDS) for Jamaica. The initially proposed legislation was withdrawn and the National Identification and Registration Act, 2021, which incorporates the recommendations proposed by the...
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