Border biometrics ramp up in the Caribbean

Jamaica is planning a major upgrade to its border control system, including the deployment of biometrics to air and sea ports.

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) seeks an integrated border management system that can be implemented this year with biometrics “such as but not limited to fingerprints, and facial recognition,” reports the Jamaica Gleaner.

Sangster International Airport, Jamaica’s largest, has half-a-dozen e-gates with face biometrics already in operation. The last country-wide border security upgrade, however, was …

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