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‘WE ARE BEING CAGED’ – gazettE

‘WE ARE BEING CAGED’

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September 21, 2026

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‘WE ARE BEING CAGED’

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SHALIZA HASSANALI

Hours after the Special Operations Bill (SOB) passed in the Lower House, a wave of concern swept through the communities of Beetham Gardens and Sea Lots, as residents said they now feel “caged” by the legislation.

Coming out of a recently ended State of Emergency (SoE), during which some residents were detained under Preventive Detention Orders without being charged, these two communities in Port-of-Spain said the bill has heightened their fears of another form of confinement.

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