Curfew ends, State of Emergency continues

Port-of-Spain: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced an end with immediate effect to the curfew which started on August 21st with the beginning of the State of Emergency.

The announcement came after an afternoon-long meeting of the National Security Council. The prime minister says the State of Emergency will be reviewed from time to time.

Both the State of Emergency and the curfew were due to end on December 5th.

The prime minister has declared the crime-fighting operation so far as a complete success.