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This report examines the rise of organized crime in Trinidad and Tobago, the resulting increase in violent crime, and the impact to the private sector.

Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is experiencing record high numbers of murders, which are beginning to impact residential and affluent neighborhoods. As the local gangs splinter and fight one another for territory, gang member...

After over a year of border closures and strict COVID-19 measures, Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) has begun to ease restrictions. Although the government of T&T has extended the State of Emergency through November 29, it has al...

Tourism is still at record lows, with no indication that it will return this year, but some countries are encouraging long-term remote-work arrangements on their Caribbean beaches, and others are serving as convenient 14...

COVID-19 continues to reshape how organized criminal networks operate in the Caribbean. The evolving economic and health crisis in the region underlies a shift in where and how these criminal networks may challenge priva...

COVID-19 has not only crippled economies around the world, but has also impacted criminal groups and their illicit revenue streams. Criminal organizations across the region are adapting by turning to different crimes suc...

In 2018, the U.S. Department of State introduced the Travel Advisory system. Fifteen months after the system went into effect, the Department has unveiled its first significant modification: the addition of a new, separa...

The responses of many governments in the Americas to the West Africa Ebola outbreak have trumped local efforts to weaken an epidemic that is far more likely to impact public health: the Chikungunya virus. The resurgence...

The Trinidad and Tobago government has imposed a Limited State of Emergency in response to a perceived increase in violent crime. Under Trinidad and Tobago law, a Limited State of Emergency can be imposed for 15 days wit...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting current crime levels in Venezuela, terrorist attacks in Southern Israel by Gaza-based terro...

On Sunday, May 1, at approximately 1700 hours, an American family was returning to their home on a missionary compound in Las Lomas, Central Trinidad, when they were ambushed by three to four masked attackers.