April 8, 2021

EBC Head Office Closed For Sanitization As Staffer Tests Covid-19 Positive

By Newsroom

Official Media Release From The EBC

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to advise the public that its Call Centre, Administrative Offices, Port of Spain/Laventille Registration Area Office and Diego Martin Registration Area Offices located at Scott House, 134-138, Frederick Street, Port of Spain, will be closed on Friday 9th April, 2021.

The closure of these offices have become necessary to facilitate sanitization of the building, as a member of staff, has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19.

All members of staff who have been in contact with the affected staff member will be tested and the EBC will be working with the relevant units of the Ministry of Health to start contact tracing.

 All members of the public with appointments to renew expired national identification cards on Friday 9th April can do so at the Diego Martin and Port of Spain/ Laventille.

Registration Area Offices will be contacted to have these appointments rescheduled.

The public is further advised that its Port of Spain/Laventille Registration Area Office, which serves areas such as Woodbrook, St. James, Port of Spain, Belmont, Gonzales, Morvant, Laventille, St. Ann’s, Cascade, Newtown and several other communities will remain closed to the public in the first instance for at least seven days, that is until Friday 16th April, 2021.

Persons with confirmed appointments for the Port of Spain/Laventille Registration Area, during this period when this Registration Office will be closed, will be contacted to have these appointments rescheduled.

Since the very first presentation of the Covid-19 in Trinidad and Tobago, the EBC implemented all Ministry of Health protocols to mitigate against the spread of thisvirus and to safeguard the health and well-being of its staff and the public.

The EBC apologizes for the inconvenience that the closure of its offices may cause and remains resolute to its commitment to all its stakeholders in the fight against the spread of this virus.

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