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PM Rowley defends decision to impose state of emergency

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 1, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Wednesday defended the decision of his administration to impose a state of emergency (SoE) in Trinidad and Tobago, saying the state had to  act “decisively to restore a balance between the fundamental rights of all citizens and the protection from the dangerous excesses carried out by a lawless few”.

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