Residents say neglect fuelling gang recruitment in Laventille
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July 1, 2026
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The moss-covered staircases lead to abandoned apartments littered with rubbish. Bullet holes scar concrete walls. A dead animal lies inside one vacant Housing Development Corporation (HDC) unit.
Just a few minutes from Port-of-Spain, residents of Marcano Quarry Lands, better known as Canada, say these conditions have become part of everyday life.
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