Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago are urging immediate changes to a recently approved law that expands police authority to conduct searches and seizures, warning it could undermine press freedom. The government defends the legislation as a necessary measure to combat rising crime and violent crime rates in the country. Critics argue the new powers pose risks to media independence, raising concerns about potential overreach. The debate highlights tensions between public safety and press protections in the Caribbean nation.
Journalists call for urgent amendment to special operations bill, which increases police search and seizure powersJournalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that increases police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press.The government says the special operations bill 2026, passed on 24 September, is designed to tackle alarmingly high crime and murder rates in the Caribbean nation. Continue reading...
