January 31st is no longer the deadline for expiry of the old Barbados National I.D. Cards.

Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Marsha Caddle says the Cabinet of Barbados, at its meeting yesterday took a decision that the January 31st deadline will no longer be in place.

She said she will explain why the decision was taken.

Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Marsha Caddle

Meantime a group of Barbadians held a news conference this morning at which they threatened to take legal action if government did not push back the January 31st deadline for expiry of the old National ID cards.

Speaking during the news briefing, spokesman for the group Kemar Stuart, raised several concerns regarding the ID cards, and felt these questions needed to be cleared up before government moved forward with the plan.

He also wanted a joint select committee to be put in place to review the Trident ID cards.