Tag: National ID Card
Testing to begin on ID register
(CNS): Following the recent Cabinet approval of the partial commencement of the Identification Register Law, which was passed at the end of last year, work has started on the creation and testing of the register ahead of the live application process. The start of the legislation also paves the way for the creation of the […]
Cabinet approves rollout of National ID Act
(CNS): Following the passage of the Identification Register Bill, 2022 in parliament in December, Cabinet has now approved the commencement order for the law and paved the way for the drafting instructions for the development of regulations for both it and the co-legislation, the Cayman Islands Identification Card Act, 2022. The National ID is still […]
Gambling bill sent to select committee, ID bills pass
(CNS): As Premier Wayne Panton wrapped up the debate on the Gambling (Amendment) Bill, 2022 on Monday, he told MPs that it would go to a select committee of the House, where changes to address some of the concerns raised could be made. During the same sitting, both bills paving the way for a national […]
ID register will be optional in face of backlash
(CNS): The minister responsible for innovation, André Ebanks, has said that following feedback and concerns in the community about the new legislation supporting the long-awaited national identification programme, changes are now being made to the bills due to go before parliament next week. The most significant is a decision to make the population register optional. […]
National ID bills heading to parliament
(CNS): Legislation for the mandatory national identification register and the supporting but voluntary ID card system is set to be debated in parliament next month. The proposed legislation was gazetted Friday, opening a public consultation period of three weeks. Once passed, the law paves the way for government officials to begin compiling the register of […]
Request issued for rollout of National ID card
(CNS): The government has taken the first step in its planned rollout this year of a national identification system, as it issued a request for proposals to develop the programme. The e-Government team in the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure is looking for a suitable company to create the “suite of services and technology […]
