Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency following a surge in gang-affiliated murders. The emergency declaration enforces curfews, heightened security measures, and restrictions on ...

Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency Monday as murder rates soar in the Caribbean twin-island nation. The isles — located just off the coast of Venezuela — issued the emergency order ...

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 ...

For many, Trinidad and Tobago is the epitome of a Caribbean paradise, but soaring homicide rates in the dual-island nation have pushed the government to declare a state of emergency following a "spate ...

The USS Gravely destroyer arrives to dock for military exercises in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Oct. 26, 2025. (Robert Taylor/AP) PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The government of Trinidad and ...

A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago‘s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to journalist Kejan Haynes on the latest from Trinidad and Tobago, where the government declared a state of emergency following bouts of gang violence. Officials in the ...