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Feature image via Canva Pro. Trinidad and Tobago’s struggle with crime has been well documented, and while much of the violence is attributed the drug trade and its ripple effects — including gang warfare and the proliferation of illegal weapons — the country also grapples with incidences of violent home invasions (some fatal), kidnapping and femicide. Trinidad’s first murder of 2024 was on New Year’s Day — 41-year-old Adundi Telemaque, who relatives say was targeted because of his refusal to join a gang. There was also a fatal shooting in the twin island of Tobago. By January 2, three women h…