The National Identification and Registration Act, 2021, is set to be voted on by the Jamaican Parliament. Keith Duncan says the debate around NIDS was fundamentally about one of the most persistent deficits in Jamaicas national life: the deficit in trust in trust. NIDS is a long-overdue reform to close gaps in our identification systems that currently keep many Jamaicans from accessing state benefits and conducting business seamlessly. The new bill represents an intricate compromise that attempts to satisfy most points of view, but is but one moment in an ongoing process.
Source: https://www.nidsfacts.com/nids-as-a-vehicle-for-building-trust/