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 ...

Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency after a spate of killings over the weekend added to what was already an exceptionally deadly year for the Caribbean nation.. Under emergency ...

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 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, ...

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’s government declared a state of emergency on Monday after a weekend of violence sent the year’s murder rate to 623. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.

Trinidad and Tobago will now be led by Persad-Bissessar, 73, a lawyer and teacher who was the country's first female prime minister, serving from 2010 to 2015. Sign up for the Breaking News newsletter ...

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. Skip to main content.

Prior Beharry reported from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Dec. 30, 2024 The government of Trinidad and Tobago, facing an alarming rise in violence, including retaliatory gang killings, on ...