(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Criminals and other suspicious persons on the black list of local and international authorities as well as lost or stolen passports can be uncovered easily at all legal ports of entry. An Integrated Border Management Control System will be used to register, identify and track incoming and departing travelers. The system will also be used to determine whether travel documents are real, as well as to screen airline passengers’ manifests before arrival. Canadian Bank Note (CBN), which is involved in similar projects in eighty countries, will set up the system in the next seven months. An agreement between CBN and the government was signed yesterday at Foreign Affairs by Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Robby Ramlakhan and CBN senior vice-president Cornel Bright. The Cabinet has approved 2.2 million Euros for the project, including a 2.1 million Euros fee for CBN. The remaining funds are intended for purchasing the necessary equipment. In the first phase, a registration network will be set up between the Johan Adolf Pengel Airport, police, the Central Civil Register (CBB), the National Security Bureau of the President’s Office, the Central Intelligence Department, the Immigration Service and Foreign Affairs, while a link with Interpol will be made in the future. In the second phase, the border posts Albina and South Drain will be added to the network.

 

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