Floyd Green, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, has indicated that post offices across Jamaica will be used as enrolment centres for the National Identification System (NIDS).

Green was speaking at today’s (October 12) post-Cabinet press briefing where he shared that the pilot programme for NIDS is on track to start by the end of this year.

He also shared that the government will be utilising post offices as enrollment centres because they have been underutilised over the years.

“The world has shifted from actual mail to electronic mail. As such, our post offices are in need of upgrades and can serve this purpose of enrolment centres,” said Green.

The first enrolment centre will be handed over this week and is located at the Central Sorting Office (CSO) in Kingston.

The CSO has received a brand new customer service hall that will be launched tomorrow along with access to high speed internet and the Government is working to help automate some of its services.

Four additional post offices across Kingston and St Andrew are also scheduled to start construction and are expected to be completed before the year has ended.

NIDS regulations to be published

Green also shared that the NIDS regulations have been completed and sent to the office of the Attorney General.

A response was given and the Government is currently finalising the regulations based on the Attorney General’s response before they are published.

“I have committed to share the regulations publicly before we table them in the House [of Representatives] and we will ask people to give some feedback,” he promised.

In the meantime he is encouraging citizens to view draft regulations that are available on the NIDS website, nidsfacts.com.