PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - “Although much of the violence is gang-related, in recent years tourists have increasingly become targets for robbery, sexual assault and murder,” says CDNN.INFO.
While homicides increased two percent in Jamaica in 2008, murders were up 38 percent in Trinidad and Tobago.
The US and the UK issued travel advisories warning travelers about increasing violence and the failure of police in Tobago to apprehend and prosecute criminals.
A US travel advisory warns travelers that armed robbers have been trailing tourists as they depart international airports in Trinidad and Tobago. It said:
wow!!!!!!!!!! really.......hmmmmmm shame on manning!!!! do someting...........we need to send the do someting smilie for Manning...and everytime he playing solitare on his PC it would shout dat every 10 minutes!!!!!!!!!! tings might change in trini!!!!!!
jahhhhhhhhhhh . . know ?. . . . a so dem a gwan . . at least jamaica get a break offa the nuff eyes dem we always a say we too bad fi a likkle island . .