NIDS is not a mandatory exercise, says Senator Morris Dixon

• Published date: 22 April 2024
• Publication title: Jamaica Star, The (Kingston, Jamaica)

"The law is very clear that no one has to get this ... . It is on a voluntary basis. So, the Government will never say that you have to do it or if you don't do it, there is a fine or there is any kind of threat of arrest," said Morris Dixon. "That is absolutely false, and so anyone who sees WhatsApp messages like this going around really need to delete them, and also to inform the person who has sent it that this is false information."

NIDS, an electronic form of identification, will provide a comprehensive and secure database for capturing and storing the personal information of citizens and non-nationals ordinarily resident in Jamaica, that is, someone who has lived in Jamaica continuously for six months or more.

Morris Dixon told a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said the Government noted the WhatsApp message that is circulating...