WHEN the government declared a state of emergency (SoE) late last year, the public reaction was mixed but mostly hopeful. But was it enough?

Former executive director of the National Operations Centre and regional security expert Garvin Heerah believes the SoE served an important but limited purpose.

Speaking to Newsday, Heerah described the recent SoE as a critical moment of intervention that brought about notable outcomes in the national fight against crime, particularly in reducing homicides.