“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.
Etazonia sy Angletera dia namoaka mpanolotsaina momba ny dia izay mampitandrina ireo mpandeha momba ny fitomboan'ny herisetra sy ny tsy fahombiazan'ny polisy ao Tobago hisambotra sy hanenjika ireo mpanao heloka bevava.
A US travel advisory warns travelers that armed robbers have been trailing tourists as they depart international airports in Trinidad and Tobago. It said:
“Ny asan-dahalo mahery setra, anisan'izany ny fanararaotana, fakana an-keriny vola, fanaovana herisetra ara-nofo ary famonoana olona, dia nahitana mponina sy mpizahatany vahiny (ary) tranga voarohirohy ho mpangalatra mitam-piadiana manenjika ny mpandeha tonga avy any amin'ny seranam-piaramanidina ary manao izany amin'ny toerana lavitra… Tsy voasambotra ireo heloka bevava ireo. ”
The English-speaking Caribbean, which extends from the Bahamas in the north to Trinidad and Tobago in the south, averages 30 murders per 100,000 inhabitants per year, one of the highest rates in the world, according to the Economist.
With 550 homicides in 2008, Trinidad and Tobago has a rate of about 55 murders per 100,000 making it the most dangerous country in the Caribbean and one of the most dangerous in the world, according to press reports.
Ny tahan'ny fanafihana, fandrobana, fakana an-keriny ary fanolanana any Trinidad sy Tobago dia isan'ireo avo indrindra manerantany ihany koa.
Araka ny tatitra navoakan'ny Departemantam-panjakana amerikana, hitohy ny fitomboan'ny famonoana olona miaraka amin'ny asan-jiolahy sy ny heloka bevava hafa any Trinidad sy Tobago amin'ny 2009 sy 2010.
