Caribbean tourism industry faces hard times with new US passport rules
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17:19 18/01/2007
New U.S. passport rules coming into effect next week are expected to have some negative consequences for most Caribbean islands that depend heavily on American tourism. Beginning 23 January 2007, all...
Biometric Greek passports required for the New Year
9:50 28/12/2006
The government of Greece this year announced that Greek passports issued prior to 01 January 2006 will no longer be valid from 01 January 2007. During 2006, anyone holding a non-biometric passport...
US begins testing e-passports
10:36 16/01/2006
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced last week that it is starting a second test of its electronic passport initiative next week, as it seeks to curtail the use of bogus passports at...
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17:02 06/12/2005
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Germany to introduce biometric passports
12:56 04/11/2005
Germany is set to be the first country in the European Union to introduce biometric passports, which will allow airport control devices to detect a small electronic tag concealed inside the passport...
Biometric passports no smiling matter
18:38 14/09/2005
Britons applying for a passport from 12 September will be ordered not to smile and pose with a neutral expression so new biometric scanners can accurately read their facial features. Britain's Home...
