UPDATE
NOV 7th, the State of Emergency Remains, but the Curfew has been ended.
A limited state of emergency and curfew in hotspots has been declared in Trinidad and Tobago by the Prime Minister.
There is now a 9pm to 5am 11pm to 4am curfew in the following hotspots:
Arima, Arouca,Beetham, Caranage Cunuipia, Diego Martin, Enterprise, Felicity, Gasparillo, Grand Couva,Hermitage, Icacos, Laventille, Maloney,Morvant,Sea lots,Trincity. Pigeon point, Crown point.
The City of Port of Spain
• St. James East• St. James West• Woodbrook• Northern Port of Spain• Belmont East• Belmont North & West• Southern Port of Spain• East Dry River• St. Ann’s River South• St. Ann’s River Central• St. Ann’s River North• Belmont South
The City of San Fernando
• Cocoyea/Tarouba• Les Efforts East/Cipero• Les Efforts West/La Romain• Marabella East• Marabella South/Vistabella• Marabella West• Mon Repos/Navet• Pleasantville• Spring Vale/Paradise
The Borough of Arima
• Calvary• Arima North East• Arima West• Arima Central• Malabar• Tumpuna• O’Meara
The Borough of Chaguanas
• Charlieville• Edinburgh/Longdonville• Enterprise North• Enterprise South• Cunupia• Montrose• Felicity/Endevour• Munroe Road/Caroni Savannah
The San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation
• Maracus Bay/Santa Cruz/La Fillette• Febeau/Bourg Mulatresse• Morvant/Upper Malick• San Juan West/Caledonia• St. Ann’s/Cascade/Mon Repos West• St. Barb’s Chinapoo• Beetham/Picton• Success/Trou Macaque• Aranguez/Warner Village• Barataria• Petit Bourg/Champ Fleurs/Mt. Lambert• San Juan East The Diego Martin Regional Corporation
• Chaguaramas/Glencoe• Goodwood/La Puerta• Covinge/Richplain• Diamond Vale• Morne Coco/Alyce Glen• Petit Valley/Cocorite• St. Lucien/cameron Hill• Belle Vue/Bossiere #1• Moka/Bossiere #2
Announced September 12th: Carli Bay, Maloney, Moruga, Cedros, Claxton Bay, Toco, Dow Village in
California, La Horquetta, Windy Hill in Arouca, McBean in Couva and
Chase Village in Carapichaima.
What this means is all members of the defence forces have the same authority as police officers to detain and search people. This puts an additional 5000 officers on the streets along with the police force.
The curfew is for the areas named, but the state of emergency is for the nation, so army etc can stop you at any time and search with no warrant and detain you with no charges for 24 hrs at least. You are advised to stay inside your homes inside the curfew areas. If you need to travel during the curfew hours through hotspot areas go to your nearest police station for more info on applying for a permit or pass to be there. People with flights leaving Trinidad have to apply for a permit, info in the first link below. If you land in Trinidad during the curfew hours you are given a curfew pass to use on your way home, or ofcourse you can wait it out.
Curfew ENDS:
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/CURFEW_ENDS_-133412783.html
New Hotspots:
http://www.news.gov.tt/index.php?news=9309
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/NEW_CURFEW_HOT_SPOTS-129777078.html
Guidelines for curfew permits:
http://www.news.gov.tt/index.php?news=9032
Press release:
http://www.news.gov.tt/index.php?news=9020
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2011/08/22/pm-declares-limited-state-emergency
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/State-of-Emergency-update-128197553.html
Also these international advisories:
Canadian http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/finneyfamily/1/1314036526/tpod.html
UK (England) http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/north-central-america/trinidad-tobago
Australian http://smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Trinidad_and_Tobago#Safety_and_Security
USA http://trinidad.usembassy.gov/public_announcements2/public-announcements-2011/august-22-2011-limited-state-of-emergency-in-trinidad.html
