Se­cu­ri­ty ex­perts say suc­ces­sive states of emer­gency have de­fined Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Al­lis­ter Gue­var­ro’s first year in of­fice, re­shap­ing how the T&T Po­lice Ser­vice (TTPS) de­ploys re­sources and fu­elling de­bate over whether the or­gan­i­sa­tion is op­er­at­ing with­in cri­sis con­di­tions or a long-term polic­ing mod­el.

Gue­var­ro was ap­point­ed Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice in June 2025, tak­ing com­mand of the TTPS at a time when na­tion­al se­cu­ri­ty op­er­a­tions were al­ready shaped by emer­gency polic­ing frame­works.

Crim­i­nol­o­gist Dar­ius Figuera yes­ter­day said the first year of Gue­var­ro’s tenure has been de­fined by that op­er­at­ing en­vi­ron­ment.