Trinidad and Tobago’s government has received House of Representatives approval to extend the country’s state of emergency for three months. The twin-island Caribbean nation is struggling with a high level of crime. The two motions to extend the measure in a 26-12 vote late Friday with no abstentions. It grants the government additional powers including to make arrests and conduct searches without warrants. Trinidad and Tobago has spent roughly 10 of the last 14 months under an emergency.
