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Haiti Declares One-Month State of Emergency Due to Impact of Hurricane

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Curaçao is an island you understand by moving through it. In Willemstad, commuters cross the floating Queen Emma Bridge while water taxis cut across the harbor below. Conversations switch between Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish and English in the space of a few blocks. Fishing boats still dock near the city center, and neighborhood restaurants fill with […]

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Trinidad: $236 Million in Drugs Seized, 7,269 Arrests during State of Emergency

Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing a press conference during the emergency. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Since the start of Trinidad’s State of Emergency, there have been 7,269 […]

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Trinidad's Government Lifts Curfew

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has lifted the curfew imposed at the beginning of the country’s declared State of Emergency, although the latter will remain in effect, according to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The Prime Minister declared the State of Emergency a success, citing what she said […]

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Trinidad Emergency Arrests Top 3,200

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff A total of 3,290 people were arrested in Trinidad from the Aug. 23 to Sep. 28 during the country’s ongoing State of Emergency, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Force. A plurality of arrests have been either drug or gang related, for […]

Trinidad's Government Lifts Curfew

 Above: PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s State of Emergency declaration was worth the sacrifice, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said in a public statement marking the country’s 35th anniversary as a republic. “The immediate results since that decision have proven the sacrifice well worth it,” she said. “The […]

Trinidad Extends State of Emergency for Three Months, Reduces Curfew Times

 Above: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has extended its State of Emergency for three months, the government announced today. A motion to extend the State of Emergency, which was accompanied by a reduction in curfew times for specific areas of the country, was passed this afternoon […]

Trinidad Could Establish Gun Court

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s State of Emergency, which was just extended for another three months, is presenting a new set of challenges as courts struggle to deal with a vastly-increased case load. One possibility to deal with the situation is the creation of a firearms court, something that was introduced to much controversy […]

Trinidad: 1,143 Arrests during Emergency

 Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing apress conference last week. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: GISL Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has arrested 1,143 people since the declaration of a State of Emergency […]

Trinidad Makes 147 More Arrests in Ongoing State of Emergency

 Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (FP) Trinidad’s State of Emergency continued today, with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announcing that 147 more people had been arrested, 75 of whom were involved with gang activity and eight of whom were related to homicides. A total of 462 people have been arrested since Trinidad declared what it called […]

Broad Emergency Powers in Trinidad

 Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy with TTDF forces earlier this year (Photo: TIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s limited State of Emergency, declared Sunday night after 11 murders in one day in the country, includes several wide-ranging powers, including granting members of the Defence Force the power to arrest and to […]