Some Barbadians resisting digital ID that’s still in planning stage

The Caribbean island nation of Barbados is pressing ahead with its digital ID plans despite some friction among citizens.

Speaking before representatives of 10 neighboring island nation, a Barbadian minister boasted that the country's two-phase program to make digital IDs a reality is progressing.

Davidson Ishmael, Barbados' minister of industry, innovation, science and technology, was speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Digital Summit.

Phase one is getting an updated ID card – called the Trident ID -- in citizens' hands "in …

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