Police seize high-powered rifle and pistol in separate SoE raids

Police have seized two illegal firearms, including a high-powered rifle, during operations in Cocorite and Point Fortin under the ongoing State of Emergency. On Friday evening, officers of the Guard and Emergency Branch recovered a rifle loaded with ten …

Police make 56 arrests in first 24 hours of SoE

Police have arrested 56 people, recovered six illegal firearms, and detected more than 400 traffic offences during the first 24 hours of the State of Emergency, which took effect from midnight on Friday 18 July 2025. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service …

Six guns, 56 arrested in day one of SoE

News Darren Bahaw 44 Minutes Ago Police officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force and National Operations Task Force during a stop and search exercise in the Port of Spain district on July 18, the first day of the state of emergency. - Photo courtesy TTPS …

Dear Editor: Is SoE lazy response to solvable National Security issues?

“[…] Perhaps everyone, with the exception of members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), recognises that declaring a SOE is a clear indication that the respective state apparatuses falling under the umbrella of national security are …

Prison Officers’ Association warns against ‘broad-brush accusations’ amid SoE

The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) is cautioning against what it describes as “broad-brush accusations” in the wake of the State of Emergency (SoE), stressing that the vast majority of prison officers serve with integrity and should not be unfairly …

Business community supports SoE, calls for transparency, long-term solutions

News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 2 Hrs Ago An aerial view of the Port of Spain port. Trinidad and Tobago is under a state of emergency. - Jeff K. Mayers The business community has spoken out in support of the state of emergency (SoE), put into effect on July 18, …

Carapo man is first murder victim under SoE

A 35-year-old Carapo man is the first person murdered during the State of Emergency. Police said Ryan Barath of Church Street was shot once in the head. Officers responded to a report of a shooting around 12:48 am and found Barath. He was taken to the …

SoE will not disrupt business activity, says Swaratsingh

GEISHA KOW­LESSAR-ALON­ZO Se­nior Re­porter geisha.kow­lessar@guardian.co.tt Min­is­ter of Plan­ning, Eco­nom­ic Af­fairs and De­vel­op­ment, Kennedy Swarats­ingh, said the de­c­la­ra­tion of a State of Emer­gency (SoE) yes­ter­day will not dis­rupt …

SOE DECLARED OVER ORGANISED CRIME THREAT

Trinidad and Tobago is once again under a State of Emergency — but this time, authorities say the threat is far more organized and dangerous. Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro says a criminal network involving prison inmates, their outside accomplices, …

AG: SOLID INTEL SOE 'ABSOLUTELY' NECESSARY