Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the establishment of the National Identification System (NIDS) is a priority. He said the system will have a positive transformational effect on the country and serve to improve the lives of Jamaicans. NIDS will provide a comprehensive and secure structure to capture and store the personal identity information of all citizens. The system will be rolled out in 2018, which will have anti-fraud features, including a unique nine-digit identification number that will support identity authentication and verification in a consistent way.