{"id":204146,"date":"2026-04-20T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/commonwealth-launches-regional-training-on-artificial-intelligence-and-electoral-integrity-in-trinidad-and-tobago\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:55:10","slug":"commonwealth-launches-regional-training-on-artificial-intelligence-and-electoral-integrity-in-trinidad-and-tobago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/commonwealth-launches-regional-training-on-artificial-intelligence-and-electoral-integrity-in-trinidad-and-tobago\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth launches regional training on Artificial Intelligence and electoral integrity in Trinidad and Tobago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecommonwealth.org\/news\/commonwealth-launches-regional-training-artificial-intelligence-and-electoral-integrity\">Commonwealth launches regional training on Artificial Intelligence and electoral integrity in Trinidad and Tobago<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecommonwealth.org\/news\/commonwealth-launches-regional-training-artificial-intelligence-and-electoral-integrity\">https:\/\/thecommonwealth.org\/news\/commonwealth-launches-regional-training-artificial-intelligence-and-electoral-integrity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-20 13:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"thecommonwealth.org\">thecommonwealth.org<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Commonwealth has launched a regional training program focused on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on elections, gathering electoral officials from the Caribbean and the Americas.<\/li>\n<li>The five-day event is hosted in partnership with the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, marking their 50th anniversary of administering elections.<\/li>\n<li>Mark Ramkerrysingh, Chairperson of the Elections and 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