Trinidad and Tobago has extended a state of emergency to counter record homicides. But the measure, a strategy for ...

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 ...

The Caribbean republic of Trinidad and Tobago has announced a state of emergency in response to a spike in gang violence over the weekend. The declaration grants police additional powers as they seek ...

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 ...

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.