Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Due to escalating crime rates, the government of Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency. The declaration grants law ...

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 declaration ...

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. “I am satisfied that a public ...

Trinidad and Tobago‘s first female president, Christine Carla Kangaloo, declared a state of emergency on Dec. 30 to address the surge in gang-related violence that claimed six lives in a weekend, five ...

In the state of emergency, the army and police will have the authority to perform warrantless searches and detain people without a charge. The president of Trinidad and Tobago has officially declared ...

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. The dual-island Caribbean nation ...

After Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleged the drugs were heading to Trinidad and other Caribbean nations, Persad-Bissessar celebrated the Navy’s success. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla ...

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Trinidad and Tobago, the twin-island Caribbean nation located just off the coast of Venezuela, has declared a national state of emergency following a string of gang-related violence just days before ...