Twenty-three more people have been named in preventive detention orders (PDOs), which were published yesterday afternoon. All of them were signed by the Minister of Homeland Security, Roger Alexander, in accordance with Paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Emergency Powers Regulations of 2026.

The orders were issued pursuant to regulation 14 of the Regulations, which facilitates preventative detentions where it is necessary to prevent persons from acting in a manner prejudicial to public safety based on intelligence received.

The PDOs, numbered 169 to 191, were published on April 13 but were signed between March 16 and April 4. They are all expected to be held at the Eastern Correctional Rehabilitation Centre in Arima. Two women who were also named in the PDOs are expected to be held at the Women’s Prison.

The 23 individuals have been identified as Adrian Ramnarine, Marlon Boodram, Selvon Andrews, Diogenes Adrian Arcia, Crystal Le Blanc, Daniel Williams, Hakeem Amzad Ali, Eduardo Jose Febres Rodriguez, Ishmael Salvary, Johniken Gonzales, John Evans, Hector Jeminez, Nathaniel Rojas, Jorge Casadilla Caldea, Reynaldo Martinez, Bryan Davis, Natalie Harford, Kerron Isaiah Alexis, Kern Alexis, Joel Charles, Jason Paul, Omari Kenny Thompson and Jonathan Victor Penco.