The Jamaica Observer posted an article on January 09, 2021, about how NIDS will help to protect against identity theft. Below are some key highlights:
- Saturday, January 09, 2021, The Passport and Immigration Agency (PICA) has reported that a total of 2,449 passport fraud cases were detected and prosecuted in Jamaica between 2009 and 2019.
- The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has reported that 1,072 cases of forged birth certificates were detected by that agency between 2010 and 2018.
- “I think it is important to point out to this committee that the occurrence of identity theft and financial crimes is on the increase in Jamaica,” Hemmings-Allison said, noting that the NIDS Bill is envisaged to advance, significantly, the delivery of more efficient services, reducing transactional bureaucracy and improving the quality of the public services.
- Noting the constitutional court’s ruling against the mandatory nature of the previous NIDS Bill last year had bearing on these issues, the OPM team said that the judgement was instrumental in the re-crafting of the functions of the NIRA.
- The authority is now solely charged with the management of identity information of citizens and persons ordinarily resident in Jamaica, in the manner specified under the Bill, and in accordance with certain principles and standards such as those stated in the Data Protection Act. Now you can read the Jamaica Observer ePaper anytime, anywhere.
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