The Jamaica Observer posted an article on February 13, 2021, about <overview>. Below are some key highlights.
- Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte says that, as of now, Jamaicans would not be able to travel internationally using a national identification system (NIDS) card.
- The issue was raised by director-general and chairman of the board of management of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr Wayne Henry, during his contribution to the meeting, when he asked whether a NIDS identification card would be acceptable at Jamaica’s borders in place of a passport, which is lost or stolen.
- “If and when that time comes, when a next document can be substituted, so be it. “I saw it and wondered because, as the attorney general said, that would have to be a policy decision,” Robinson noted.
- The final date for making submissions was extended recently to February 15. Now you can read the Jamaica Observer ePaper anytime, anywhere.
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