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Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson Ishmael has described as “irresponsible and reprehensible” a circulating Whatsapp voice note denouncing the new Trident National ID card.
The message claims Government is seeking to infringe on the right of its citizens and is involved in spying on them.
Minister Ishmael maintains there is absolutely no truth at all to this and expressed his disappointment with those who would seek to infer the digital ID system is being used for unethical activities.
He described the allegation Government is charging Barbadians for the new ID as blatantly untrue, asserting the card is free.
However, if the card is lost, you are required to pay a fee to have it replaced.
That cost of the replacement has increased and the pricing for this has been set by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
He stressed the card is a passive card and is essentially the same as a bank card which contains the same chip and pin technology.
