BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (17th June 2025): The Ministry of Nationwide Safety, Citizenship and Immigration is happy to announce that St. Kitts and Nevis has received the ‘Greatest New Passport’ award for 2025 underneath the ‘Regional ID Doc of the 12 months’ class on the Excessive Safety Printing (HSP) Latin America convention. The award was introduced final week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
HSP Latin America is an annual worldwide convention with a regional concentrate on rising applied sciences associated to government-issued forex, identification, and journey paperwork.
St. Kitts and Nevis launched its new ePassport in November 2024, turning into the primary OECS nation to win the HSP award. The ePassport contains a polycarbonate knowledge web page, which considerably enhances sturdiness and safety by making it proof against tampering and put on. Moreover, the ePassport’s design intricately blends island-centric components similar to indigenous flora and geographic motifs with cutting-edge safety features, guaranteeing it stays probably the most safe journey paperwork within the Caribbean.
The ePassport was developed and produced by the Canadian Financial institution Word Firm, Restricted (CBN) and is compliant with the worldwide interoperability requirements set forth by the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group (ICAO). The Ottawa-based agency additionally delivered a sophisticated passport issuance system, on-line net companies for the general public, a border administration system, and self-clearance kiosks on the Robert L. Bradshaw Worldwide Airport.
The award comes at a time when St. Kitts and Nevis is strengthening its border safety structure and compliance regime in step with worldwide requirements and greatest practices.
A video showcasing the brand new ePassport is on the market for viewing on the St. Kitts and Nevis Info Service (SKNIS) Fb web page at: https://www.fb.com/share/v/1EMLs7J6j3/
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