Trinidad Declares State of Emergency

Trinidad declares state of emergency

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Trinidad and Tobago declare state of emergency for the second time in a year amid surge in gang violence

The twin-island Caribbean nation, home to approximately 1.5 million people, has been grappling with escalating gang violence and rising homicide rates for over a decade

Dear Editor: Is SoE lazy response to solvable National Security issues?

“[…] Perhaps everyone, with the exception of members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), recognises that declaring a SOE is a clear indication that the respective state apparatuses falling under the umbrella of national security are acknowledging their collective failure to protect citizens. “[…] Apparently a handful of thugs are capable of running …

T&T – State of Emergency Declared to Fight Criminal Network

Police Commissioner, Allister Guevarro, has formally recommended to the Trinidad and Tobago government the need to declare a state of emergency (SOE) after indicating that recent intelligence “has confirmed the emergence of a coordinated and highly dangerous criminal network” operating from within the country’s correctional facilities. The police said no curfew is recommended at this time,  but urged citizens “to remain calm, cooperate with law …

Chief Sec: SoE must not be wasted - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine is hoping the state of emergency (SoE) – the second one in seven months – will lead to the apprehension and successful prosecution of major criminals. He said so during a news conference in Trinidad on July 18, hours after the SoE was declared in response to intelligence which revealed that organised criminal gangs, within and outside of the prisons, were plotting to carry out murders, robberies and kidnappin…

THA Supports State Of Emergency

The Tobago House of Assembly supports the government’s decision to declare a State of Emergency. Speaking on the declaration of a State of Emergency across Trinidad and Tobago via Facebook Live, Chief Secretary Farley Augustine stressed that the THA expects to see meaningful deliverables from this decision. "While we support having the State of Emergency