THE German Federal Foreign Office has issued urgent travel alerts for four countries, of which Trinidad and Tobago is one, citing rising security risks. The alerts were issued on December 7 via the office’s ‘Sicher Reisen’ (Travel Safely) app.

The other countries are Greece, Thailand and Bulgaria. A release on the VisaHQ website said the advisory “cites political protests in Greece, separatist violence in southern Thailand, street demonstrations and tighter border checks in Bulgaria, and an extended state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago.”

The website said while the advisory is not a formal travel ban, “businesses with operations in shipping, energy or agritech – sectors that frequently send German staff to Thessaloniki, Bangkok or Port of Spain – should review contingency plans, consider split-team deployments and maintain real-time comms channels. Expats already on the ground are urged to register with local embassies and limit non-essential movement during demonstrations.”