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The Elections and Boundaries Commission recently collaborated with the Commonwealth Secretariat in hosting participants from the region of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the Americas for the Commonwealth Election Professionals (CEP) Training Initiative, under the theme, Integrity and Transparency: the Keys to Electoral Confidence and Trust.

The CEP Training Initiative, which was organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat was designed specifically for election administrators to examine issues impacting electoral integrity, transparency and inclusion, with the aim of enhancing confidence in the democratic process.

Opening the CEP Training Initiative, Mark Ramkerrysingh, Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Elections and Boundaries Commission, said the workshop is of critical importance for the efficient functioning of electoral bodies, especially at a time when disinformation erodes public trust in democracy.

The full Press Release can be found here:

EBC collaborates with Commonwealth to host workshop for regional election professionals

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is looking for Itinerant Assistant Registration Officers (IAROs) for its upcoming National Field Verification Exercise.

For more information about this opportunity and guidelines on how to apply click HERE.

The public is advised that ALL offices of the Elections and Boundaries Commission will be closed to the public on Friday 23rd December, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

Our offices will also be closed on Tuesday 27th December, 2022.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is advising that the following Registration Area Offices and Sub-Offices  will be closed to the public from 1:00 p.m. on Friday 16th December, 2022:

• Chaguanas
• Tabaquite/Talparo (Main and Sub-Offices)
• Mayaro/Rio Claro
• Tunapuna
• Princes Town
• San Fernando and Penal/Debe (Main and Sub-Offices)

ALL OFFICES WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS ON MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER, 2022

The public is advised that the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s (EBC’s) Registration Offices for Diego Martin San Juan will be closed to the public from 1:00 p.m. on Friday 9th December, 2022.

We apologise for any inconvenience that this closure may cause. Normal oeprations will resume of Monday 12th December, 2022

At the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM), headed by Fern Narcis-Scope, the Chief Election Officer of Trinidad and Tobago, to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Tuesday, 6 December 2022

The full details of the Press Release issued by CARICOM can be found here.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) recently conducted an identification card outreach exercise, at three (3) of the country’s prison facilities in Arouca – the Women’s Prison, Golden Grove Prison/Remand Prison and the Maximum Security Prison.

On Friday 11^th November, 2022, a team from the EBC conducted approximately ninety transactions inclusive of renewal of expired identification cards, replacement of lost identification cards and first time registrations. Inmates were also allowed to “collect” their identification cards. Under the law, prisoners are only disqualified as an elector where there is a sentence of death imposed or a sentence of imprisonment exceeding 12 months.

The full details ofthe Press Release are found here

Press Release – EBC conducts ID card exercise with Prison Service (FINAL)

L-R: Dr. Wendell Wallace, Commissioner at the EBC, Pamela Ogiste, Asst. Chief Election Officer and Deopersad Ramoutar, Commissioner of Prisons (Ag.)

Members of the EBC’s Teams and Prisons Social Welfare Officer during the exercise at the Women’s Prison

EBC Staff assists an inmate at the Women’s Prisonduring her transaction

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) wishes to advise that effective October 25, 2022 only persons applying for a national identification card for the first time will require an appointment. All other transactions, inclusive of previously scheduled appointments, will be facilitated through a walk-in service.

Persons can visit their respective Registration Area Office for any of the following services:

• Renewal of expired Identification cards
• Replacement of lost/stolen or destroyed/defaced identification cards
• Change of name and/or address

Only those persons applying for an identification card for the first time will be required to make an appointment. To amke an appointment to apply for an identification card fo rthe first time, visit our Appointment Portal HERE.

Resumption of Walk-in Service at EBC’s Offices

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is looking for suitably qualified persons to serve as Trainers for the upcoming Local Government Elections.

Interested persons MUST have previously functioned as:

1. a Trainer in BOTH the 2019 Local Government Elections and the 2020 Parliamentary Elections; OR
2. a Presiding Officer in at least three (3) consecutive elections.

For further information on how to apply and deadline date for submission of your application, please see our advertisement posted here:

Invitation for TRAINERS

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) is advising the public of the closure of its Registration Area Office for Point Fortin at 12:00 p.m. on Friday 7th October, 2022 to facilitate spraying of the facility by the Insect Vector Unit of the Ministry of Health.

All persons with confirmed appointments will have their appointments re-scheduled. Normal operations will resume at the Registration Area Office for Point Fortin on Monday 10th October, 2022.

The EBC apologizes for any inconvenience the disruption of service may cause but gives the assurance that this closure was in the interest of public health.