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| kobo |
Posted - 19 Feb 2014 : 03:28:09
 1. The Gambia eyes biometric passport
By Adam Vrankulj
June 24, 2013 - Reports are emerging to suggest that The Gambia is set to introduce a biometric passport to its citizens.
According to a report in Xinhua, the new passport will cost US $100 and will last for five years.
“The passport’s critical information is both printed on the data page of the passport and stored in the chip. Public Key Infrastructure is used to authenticate the data stored electronically in the passport chip making it expensive and difficult to forge when all security mechanisms are fully and correctly implemented,” an official from the immigration department said in the Xinhua report.
“We want to discourage forgery of documents in the country and also to avoid easy access to passport by the young people who do take clandestine journey to Europe through back way.”....
SOURCE: Biometeric Update News & full report
2. Zetes gets contract for The Gambian biometric passport and border control eGate
By Adam Vrankulj
October 3, 2013 -Zetes has announced that it has just been awarded a fifteen-year contract to create biometric passports for The Gambia.
According to the company, it is estimated that forty thousand passports will be produced each year under the subcontracting contract, shared with Africard. The first passports are expected to be delivered in December 2013.....
SOURCE: Biometeric Update News & full report
3. Related Bantaba topic No Passport Extension London Gambia High Commision |
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 10 Oct 2014 : 12:20:54
"Readers" are VERY interested in this topic vast readership in only 5 days  |
| kobo |
Posted - 05 Oct 2014 : 22:57:35
 Cadet Inspector, Saidou A.M. Bah
1. “New Biometric Passport has more security features” Says Immigration PRO
Published Thursday, October 02, 2014 By Sailu Bah
The Public Relation Officer of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) saidCadet Inspector, Saidou A.M. Bah the new bio-metric passport about to be introduced has more security features as it carries more data that link the holder to the document.
Cadet Inspector Saidou A.M. Bah said this in an interview with this reporter at his office in Banjul on Wednesday, 1st October 2014.
PRO Bah said the difference in the features of the new bio-metric passport and Machine Readable Passport (MRP), i.e. the old one, is that the former captures all the fingers of the holder scanned together with the iris (eye) while the latter does not. He said these changes in the new passport offer more security than the old one.
“With this new arrangement, the applicant is required to come in person to be able to provide the finger prints and photos of the iris (eyes). The person doesn’t need to come with passport size photos as this is done by a digital machine we have at the office,” he disclosed.
Elucidating more on the security features of the new bio-metric passport, the Immigration PRO explained that it has a chip that contains all the bio data of the holder which cannot be seen by the naked eye unless one uses a machine to read the information stored there.
He said the new bio-metric passports will fast-tract movements at the bordering crossings, adding that a machine is installed at the Banjul International Airport to facilitate easy and quick screening of the passport and eliminate long queues.
“This bio-metric passport will prevent identity theft or fraud, as human beings are unique when it comes to the iris, thumb and finger prints,” he said.
On the reasons for the introduction of the bio-metric passport, PRO Bah said apart from being a measure to counter fraud and prevent identity theft, it also enables easy verification and proof of ownership as well as a mandatory requirement from ECOWAS.
“These are measures that are put in place to ensure that people do not forge passports,” he added.
He further disclosed that the new biometric passport has been specially designed for Gambia and is embedded with several security features and information to ascertain its authenticity.
“The chip in the Gambian biometric passport is passive, which means that it does not have a power source. It cannot transmit signals over long distances. The passport must be held within 10 centimeters of a reader in order to be read,” he further explained.
On the fee to acquire the new passport, the Immigration PRO said applicants are required to pay D3000 (Three Thousand Dalasi) after buying the application form which costs D60 (Sixty Dalasi).
He disclosed that the passport is not yet officially launched but they have started issuing it to applicants since on the 22nd September 2014.....
SOURCE: Foroyaa News & full report
2. 3000 DALASIS FOR BIOMETRIC PASSPORT THE COUNTRY NEEDS A PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Published Thursday, October 02, 2014
The cost of travelling from the URR to Banjul is over 700 dalasis. This has made it very difficult for villagers to travel to the urban area. Now passports cannot be acquired without producing 3000 dalasis.
The cost of movement of people and goods are increasing. The public needs explanation why Government would increase the cost of a service from 1000 dalasis in 2013 to 3000 dalasis in 2014.
The country needs a Public Services Regulatory Authority which should monitor all institutions which impose cost on services and assess the fairness of any increase in charges for public services.
The Public needs protection from overcharges. An increase of 200 percent for a service is difficult to comprehend. The public needs an explanation and adequate protection from the burden of excessive charges.
SOURCE: Foroyaa News Editorial |
| kobo |
Posted - 22 May 2014 : 18:27:16
 1. Daily Observer News Tuesday, May 20, 2014
2. The Point News Thursday, May 22, 2014
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| kobo |
Posted - 29 Mar 2014 : 02:47:11
Immigration thrashes passport fee increment rumour
Thursday, March 27, 2014
The Gambia Immigration Department has described as “false” the rumour whirling in town that the fee for the national passport has been increased from D1000 to D3000, saying it is totally “misleading”.
Speaking Wednesday in an interview with the Daily Observer at his office in Banjul, the Immigration spokesperson, Cadet Inspector Saidou A.M. Bah, said as far as the Department is concerned, “there is no official confirmation of any increment on passport and other national documents in The Gambia”.
He made it clear that the Gambian passport is still obtainable at a charge of D1, 000 and that the cost for the national identification card also remains at D200......
Full Report from Daily Observer News |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 01 Mar 2014 : 11:34:06
Interesting comments from people on the website.
http://kibaaro.com/gambia-to-kick-start-new-biometric-passport/ |
| kobo |
Posted - 01 Mar 2014 : 09:00:15
GAMBIA TO KICK START NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT
 Changing Gambian Passport Pa Mboob, Immigration Chief
Senior immigration official and a highly placed heavy weight of the Jammeh inner circle have confirmed the new biometric agreement between Gambia Immigration Department and Africard Company, a Lebanese business company in the Gambia.
The new passport is priced at D3500 Gambian dalasi equivalent to US $100 as opposed to the previous cost of D1000 Gambian dalasi and will last for five year period. “This is absolute madness”, one of the officials lamented as anger and frustration marred his face. “Can you believe it? 250% increment on the previous price of a passport that only last for five years!” he further asked......
SOURCE: Kibaaro Online News & full report |
| toubab1020 |
Posted - 19 Feb 2014 : 23:23:24
"The first passports are expected to be delivered in December 2013....."
OK................It's now 19th MARCH 2014..........I have seen NO ANNOUNCEMENT in The Daily Observer, which is always the first to publish good news. |
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