Antigua talks with Canadian company about e-passports
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antiguan Government has started talks with a Canadian company concerning the production of new e-passports for the next 10 years.
The new passport that will have several security features in keeping with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards, will eventually replace the current document.
Chief of Staff Lionel “Max” Hurst said the Government has confidence in the work done by the company Canadian Bank Note (CBN).
“These officials made a presentation to Cabinet to provide passports to Antigua & Barbuda over the next 10 years and these are what’s called e-passports because they contain a security chip. CBN already provides border security systems for us, the system utilised by the immigration department and also the electoral system,” he said.
The authorities are hoping that the new passport would be available for use from mid-next 2016.
