New national ID card nearing 1/4 million mark

The number of Barbadians who have registered to acquire their new national identification card is gradually nearing the quarter million mark. That's according to the most recent information given to CBC News today by Manager of Information Systems with the Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Kenroy Roach, as an increasing number of Barbadians continue to come in to get their cards, ahead of the revised deadline of January 31 this year. He says up to earlier today, the number of total registrations had reached 236,100. Of that number, he said 197,068 cards had been delivered up to earlier today but that figure is expected to increase. Mr. Roach says when compared to the global average for national registrations such as these, the current numbers are above that average and very positive. He says most countries undertaking a project of this magnitude don't usually see a 60% completion rate within a year or two, as most countries will usually only see such uptake over a three to five-year period. He says that based on the fact the process was officially started here in June 2022, the current registration figures speak for themselves. He adds, based on their current projections, they could get very close to the 250,000 mark by the end of the month. Subscribe to CBC News: cbcbarbados Connect with the CBC News Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCNews.bb/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcnewsbarb... Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNewsNight #ThisIsWhoWeAre