In November 2017, the Government of Jamaica passed the first version of the National Identification and Registration Bill, which sought to establish a reliable identification system for Jamaica.
The bill would later be struck…
In December 2020, The Government of Jamaica tabled a new version of The National Identification and Registration Act. This revised version of the Bill follows the Supreme Court ruling of 2019 where the…
In February 2021, The NIDS Focus Coalition made a submission to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020 (NIDS). The submission outlines a series of concerns…
Spanning October 2018 to April 2019, Member of Parliament, Julian Jay Robinson challenged provisions in the National Identification and Registration Act (NIRA) based on likelihood of rights violations under the Jamaican Charter of…
OCTOBER 26, 2020 - On September 29, 2020, the Government of Jamaica indicated that fresh legislation to establish the National Identification System (NIDS) would be tabled, debated, and passed by the end of…