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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has defended the Government’s use of emergency powers, insisting that restrictions...
11/06/2026

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has defended the Government’s use of emergency powers, insisting that restrictions imposed under the State of Emergency (SoE), including the controversial 500-metre no-protest zones, are lawful, constitutional and necessary to protect national security.

For more: https://www.cnc3.co.tt/pm-says-no-rights-are-absolute-as-she-defends-soe/

11/06/2026

Around 12:25am the motion to extend the State of Emergency by three months was passed in the Lower House with a vote of 28-12. The UNC and the two TPP Tobago MPs voted in favour while the opposition PNM voted against

11/06/2026

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said during the SoE extension debate last night that no constitutional rights are absolute. She told the opposition they're also free to challenge the SoE in court but she says with the lawyer they have on their side, they will lose.

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