On Thursday, the government signalled its intention to resume hangings in the country.
If enforced, it will be a first in more than two decades.
Meantime, T&T has forged deeper ties with entities like the European Union and the United Nations, which do not subscribe to capital punishment.
How will this move affect those relationships, and would it help to reduce the murder rate?
Alicia Boucher engaged UWI principal and Human Rights Attorney Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine on the issue.
