A spike in deadly gang violence prompted the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to implement a country-wide state of ...

To curb gang killings and a rise in homicides, the measure empowers the military to make arrests and allows the authorities ...

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Authorities in the dual island nation of Trinidad and Tobago imposed a nationwide state of emergency on Monday following a ...

arms trafficking and other criminal activities,” Mr. Papadovassilakis said in a telephone interview. “They are extremely violent.” Image Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.

Officials linked the state of emergency to the proliferation of illegal, high-powered firearms in the Caribbean nation.

Due to escalating crime rates, the government of Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency. The declaration ...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AP) — A spike in deadly gang violence prompted the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to implement a country-wide state of emergency Monday. The ...

The declaration followed a weekend marred by a spate of gang-related violence that resulted in multiple deaths.