Trinidad & Tobago
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist de facto
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Trinidad and Tobago is a British Independent Territory...
- News items in the archive
- 145
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Trinidad & Tobago is classified as Abolitionist de facto in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 145 news items on Trinidad & Tobago, from 1999 to today.
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- OCTOBER 29, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence was read twice in less than five minutes to two brothers from Laventille
the death sentence was read twice in less than five minutes to two brothers from Laventille
- OCTOBER 9, 2013Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
CARIBBEAN URGED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged Caribbean countries that
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: THE SENTENCE IS DEATH BY HANGING
The death sentence was read out to Daniel Agard, 29, who was convicted in Trinidad and Tobago
- JANUARY 31, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
in Trinidad and Tobago, a man was sentenced to death
in Trinidad and Tobago, a man was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 1, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
OCTOBER 7, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD: 2 MEN TO HANG, 1 GETS RETRIAL
In Trinidad and Tobago, two men were convicted of murder and sentenced to death while
- JULY 26, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
for seven years, Emmanuel Vincent shared a jail cell with son Sylvester Vincent...
for seven years, Emmanuel Vincent shared a jail cell with son Sylvester Vincent...
- JULY 13, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
the convictions and death sentences of Marlon Peters...
the convictions and death sentences of Marlon Peters...
MAY 2, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
In Trinidad and Tobago, forty-five minutes was all it took for a jury to decide Kevin Borris
MARCH 1, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: MARLON KING SENTENCED TO HANG
Marlon King, the man charged for the murder of four year old Amy Annamunthudo
- JANUARY 21, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
T&T: GOVT WORKING TO IMPLEMENT DEATH PENALTY – PM
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Government will work to implement
- JANUARY 1, 2012Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
- OCTOBER 5, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review
Trinidad and Tobago was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review
- AUGUST 17, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD TOBAGO: PT FORTIN MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Jay Chandler, of Point Fortin, was sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Mark Mohammed of the Second Criminal Court in the Port-of-Spain Assizes.
- JULY 31, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TO T&T GOVT: STOP THE HANGINGS
the death penalty, discrimination against lesbians and gays, excessive use of force by police officers and backlogs in the courts were human rights concerns listed in report on Trinidad & Tobago submitted by Amnesty International to the United Nations Uni
- JUNE 14, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PRIVY COUNCIL QUASHES MANDATORY DEATH FOR CERTAIN MURDERS
the mandatory death sentence for murder in Trinidad & Tobago was again overturned
- MARCH 24, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD &TOBAGO: EX-COP MOVES FROM DEATH ROW TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON
in Trinidad & Tobago, former Police Constable Dave Burnett, 39, from Belmont, had his death sentence commuted to 15 years jail with hard labour by Chief Justice Ivor Archie...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: OPPOSITION DEFEATS HANGING BILL
in Trinidad and Tobago, the Constitution Amendment (Capital Offences) Bill, to speed up executions
- JANUARY 29, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
the Trinidad and Tobago parliament will begin debating an amendment to the constitution on February 18 as the government seeks to implement the death penalty.
- JANUARY 14, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PRO DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION TABLED IN T&T
the government in Trinidad & Tobago tabled legislation to remove obstacles to the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
- JULY 9, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: MAN ESCAPES THE HANGMAN
Christna Basdeo, 51, had his conviction and death sentence quashed...
- JULY 8, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: HEADCOUNT ON DEATH ROW BEGINS
a headcount began in Trinidad & Tobago to determine how many convicted murderers
- MARCH 9, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: CONVICTED KILLERS GET NEW TRIAL
in Trinidad & Tobago, Ogee Tempro and Kevin Patrick had their death sentences quashed and a retrial was ordered because “the identification parade was unfair.”
- FEBRUARY 9, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: DEATH ROW INMATE TO GET RETRIAL
a man on death row for three years in Trinidad & Tobago had his conviction and death sentence quashed by Chief Justice Archie of the Court of Appeal. Ancil Powlette was charged with murdering labourer Daniel Aberdeen on June 5, 2001, at Chatham by the San
- JANUARY 1, 2010Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Chief Justice Ivor Archie of the Trinidad & Tobago Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of Marlon Taitt
- OCTOBER 25, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Trinidad & Tobago Express reported that Garvin "Beam" Sookram and Keron "Bellies" Lopez were sentenced to hang in March for the July 28, 2004 murders of Kerwin Hinds and Kerwin Cyrus.
- OCTOBER 11, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Anton Bruce, 23, was sentenced to death for murdering his infant step daughter in Trinidad & Tobago.
- MARCH 13, 2009Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Justice Malcolm Holdip...
in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Justice Malcolm Holdip sentenced Ogee Tempro and Kevin Patrick to death.