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Sascha Wil­son

While ac­knowl­edg­ing that the mur­der toll for 2026 is high­er than at the same pe­ri­od last year, Gold Com­man­der for Car­ni­val 2026, Deputy Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Suzette Mar­tin, has main­tained Trinidad and To­ba­go re­mains safe for the pub­lic and vis­i­tors.

Speak­ing dur­ing a TTPS me­dia brief­ing on se­cu­ri­ty arrange­ments for this year’s Car­ni­val cel­e­bra­tions yes­ter­day, Mar­tin cit­ed fig­ures show­ing that as of yes­ter­day morn­ing, there were 29 mur­ders record­ed for 2026, com­pared with 25 for the same pe­ri­od in 2025 and 36 in 2024.