Freedom of the Press 2007: Trinidad and Tobago
20 February 2008
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The Trinidad and Tobago High Court found that a 2020 police raid on the headquarters of the “Daily Express” was unconstitutional and infringed on the outlet’s right to press freedom.
Legislators in Trinidad and Tobago are taking aim at a spate of pernicious issues online – ranging from hate to phishing and fraud – with a draft cybercrime law, following in the footsteps of many governments around the world that have passed comprehensive legislation addressing online crimes.
The Trinidad and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association had previously criticised what it viewed as the government’s failure to allow sufficient public consultation on the bill, which was introduced in May 2014.