{"id":5092,"date":"2026-10-02T11:38:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=5092"},"modified":"2026-10-02T11:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:38:58","slug":"kareem-marcelle-warns-special-operations-measures-could-restrict-movement-in-designated-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=5092","title":{"rendered":"Kareem Marcelle Warns Special Operations Measures Could Restrict Movement In Designated Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laventille West MP Kareem Marcelle has warned that provisions under the Special Operations framework could place significant restrictions on residents living within designated areas.<\/p>\n<p>During the PNM\u2019s national conversation in St Joseph, Marcelle used a hypothetical election-day scenario to demonstrate his concerns about movement restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested that a resident attempting to leave a designated area could potentially face checkpoints, permit requirements or other restrictions depending on the measures imposed.<\/p>\n<p>Marcelle said his concern was not limited to elections and could extend to people travelling to work, caring for children, seeking medical attention or carrying out other ordinary activities.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that communities should closely examine the powers provided under the legislation, including provisions dealing with closed areas, curfews and permits.<\/p>\n<p>Marcelle described the issue as one involving constitutional rights and personal freedoms and urged citizens to remain informed about how the legislation could operate.<\/p>\n<p>His comments reflected the Opposition\u2019s concerns about the scope of the proposed security powers and their potential impact on residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kareem Marcelle warned that special operations measures could significantly restrict residents\u2019 movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trinidad-and-tobago"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}