Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has assured the country that there will be no State of Emergency (SoE) for the entire duration of her government's term in office.

The Government, using its parliamentary majority, approved a three-month extension of the SoE on Wednesday night, with 28 members voting in favour and 12 Opposition members voting against.

Contributing to the debate, the Prime Minister disclosed that she had commissioned a poll which found that a majority of law-abiding citizens support the SoE and have confidence in the police service.