The last time local government elections were held on 2 December 2019, there were 139 electoral districts. On 14 August, there will be 141, to be contested by 373 candidates barring any withdrawals.
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HUNDREDS of candidates in 14 corporations across Trinidad on Monday filed forms on nomination day for 141 seats in the August 14 local government elections. Speaking to Newsday at 7.30 pm, after the 9 am-12 noon period for filing, Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) corporate communications officer Bobbi Rogers said she was still receiving information
OFFICIALS of the PNM screening committee, chaired by party leader Dr Rowley, were due to sit until very late on Sunday night to screen individuals wishing to become PNM candidates for the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation (TPRC) whenever the local government elections are called before August 18. Earlier, TPRC alderman Kwasi Robinson told Newsday that dozens people had formally indicated their interest to be screened and he expected a late sitting.
KWASI ROBINSON, the chairman of the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation, took office as new president of the Heliconia Foundation For Young Professionals at an inauguration function for the new executive committee on Friday at the Bungalow Restaurant in St Clair.