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National ID programme key in combatting identity fraud

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 15, CMC -Faced with hundreds of  cases where the identity information or the data provided by citizens is different from that in other government databases, the executive director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr. Warren Vernon, says the national identification (ID) programme is an important tool in combatting identity theft and fraud.

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