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Over the past two decades, Trinidad and To­ba­go has ex­pe­ri­enced mul­ti­ple states of emer­gency (SoEs), main­ly trig­gered by in­creas­es in vi­o­lent crime and, more re­cent­ly, the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic.

While the spe­cif­ic cir­cum­stances and ex­act mea­sures var­ied, here is a brief look at how they com­pare.

1. State of Emer­gency (2011) – Main­ly fo­cused on crime