Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency due to its surging murder rate. Photo by Ashley Allen Getty Images Bail will also be suspended for suspects under the order, officials said.

The U.S. State Department has upped its travel advisory for Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean island off the northeast coast of Venezuela, due to a state of emergency. The State Department issued a ...

Trinidad and Tobago, population 1.5 million, already has one of the highest murder rates in the Caribbean, along with Jamaica and Haiti, according to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO ...

Trinidad and Tobago residents are not strangers to states of emergency. In 2021 the Keith Rowley administration implemented one to restrict movements and limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus ...

Trinidad and Tobago has seen a record number of murders this year. The island republic has recorded an unprecedented 623 homicides for the year to date and, according to Hinds, gang-related ...

Trinidad and Tobago’s government declared a state of emergency Monday after a weekend of violence fueled by gangs and organized crime sent the year’s murder rate to 623.

Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency on Monday as the government braced for reprisal shootings after an attempt on a gang leader's life, officials said.

Trinidad and Tobago reported more than 600 homicides this past year, in a country of only around 1.5 million people. Joining us from the capital, Port of Spain, is Kejan Haynes, an editor with ...

According to the U.S. Embassy, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago declared a SOE on December 30, 2024. That warning was extended by three months on January 13th, 2025.

Trinidad and Tobago residents are not strangers to states of emergency. In 2021 the Keith Rowley administration implemented one to restrict movements and limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus ...

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 2, 2025, Section A, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Trinidad and Tobago Declares State of Emergency Over Rising Crime.