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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  Jan 14, CMC- The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday signalled its intention to follow its counterpart administration in Jamaica and introduce

Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs), as the country seeks to take advantage of  the reduction in murders and other crimes during a state of emergency (SoE)  that is expeted to end  at monthend.

Jamaica established ZOSOs under the 2017 Special Security and Community Development Measures Act, to tackle high crime in specific areas through enhanced security and community development and regularly extended by Parliament.

Attorney General John Jeremie, speaking at a news conference said the Kamla Persad-Bissessar administration  intends to advance the ZOSO legislation, designed to target crime “hot spots” without resorting to a SoE, which he acknowledged had “yielded tangible benefits.

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