Trinidad’s Violence Blunts Its Promise
Among the countries with the worst crime rates in the world, sixth-place Trinidad and Tobago might not seem out of place at first, sitting alongside similarly violence-torn Haiti and Jamaica in the Caribbean, and several Central American nations. However, as an island state with oil and gas, Trinidad has a GDP per capita that is not only significantly higher than its “peers” but also higher than most developing nations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. That it is overwhelmed by violent crime, driven by gang violence and the drug trade, is a tragedy for the country where I grew up, which has produced the likes of historian Eric Williams, batsman Brian Lara, and Nobel laureate V.S.… Seguir leyendo »