The proposed National Identification System (NIDS) is poised to secure the future growth of Jamaica. The NIDS is to provide every Jamaican citizen with a single source of trusted identification and begin the countrys push toward e-Governance. It will create a new, clean database to collect two forms of biometrics only fingerprint and facial recognition. The introduction of a NIDS would place Jamaica on par and in many cases ahead of its global trading partners. The project is funded jointly by the Government of Jamaica and the Inter-American Development Bank at a cost of US$68M.
Source: https://www.nidsfacts.com/nids-to-create-foundation-for-future/