Motto

Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People

Brief History

Caribs inhabited Grenada when the island was “discovered” by Christopher Columbus in 1498.  The Carib name for the island was “Camerhogne”.  In the 17th century the French settled on the island and imported African slaves to work mainly in the sugar estates.  The island was taken over by the British in 1762 and gained autonomy for its internal affairs in 1967.  Full independence was attained in 1974.

Civil conflict broke out following elections in 1976 and in 1979 the New Jewel Movement under Maurice Bishop launched a paramilitary attack on the government resulting in its overthrow. Some years later a dispute developed between Bishop and certain high-ranking members of the NJM, who deemed Bishop insufficiently revolutionary. In October 1983, Bernard Coard and his wife Phyllis, backed by the Grenadian Army, led a coup against the government of Maurice Bishop who - along with seven others including Cabinet Ministers - was executed by soldiers. The overthrow of a moderate government by one which was strongly communist worried the USA to the extent that combined forces from the USA, the Regional Security System and Jamaica invaded Grenada on 25 October 25. After the invasion of the island nation, the pre-revolutionary Grenadian constitution was resumed.

General Information

Grenada is a tri-island state including Carriacou and Petit Martinique

Geographic Coordinates

12 07 N, 61 40 W

Area

344 sq km / 133 sq miles

Population

90,343 [0-14 years 32.4%; 15-64 years : 64.7%; 65 years and over : 3%]

Language

English

Religions

Roman Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, other

Capital

St. George’s

Government Type

Constitutional Monarchy with Westminster-style Parliament with bicameral legislature. Last elections: 8 July 2008.  Next in 2013.

Opposition

Hon. Keith Mitchell, New National Party.

Gloria Payne Banfield, Grenada United Labour Party.

Independence

7 February 1974 (from UK)

Constitution

19 December 1973

Legal System

Based on English common law

Governor General

Carlyle Arnold Glean

Airport(s)

Point Salines International (GND)

Currency

Eastern Caribbean dollar. Exchange rate of EC$2.70 – US$1.00

Literacy

96% of population

Suffrage

18 years of age

National Flower

Bougainvillaea (Nyctaginaceae)

National Bird

Grenada Dove (Lepotila Wellsi)

National Dish

Oil Down

National Holidays

New Year’s Day – 1/01

Independence Day – 7/02

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Labour Day – 01/05

Whit Monday

Corpus Christi

Emancipation Day – 1st Mon. in Aug.

Carnival – 2nd Mon/Tues in Aug.

Thanksgiving Day 25/10

Christmas Day – 25/12

Boxing Day – 26/12

National Anthem

Hail Grenada, Land of Ours.

Working Hours

Business : Mon-Fri : 0800-1600

Govt. :       Mon-Fri : 0800-1700

Economy

GDP (2009)[1]

XCD 965.13 M

GDP per capita (2009)

XCD 8,709.00

Agriculture

Spices such as nutmeg, mace, cinnamon; fruit and vegetables including bananas, cocoa, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugar cane, corn; livestock and fishing

Industry

Food and Beverages, Light Textiles, Light Assembly Operations

Services

Tourism, Construction

External Debt (Dec.2008)

XCD 1,353,83 M

Government

Ministry / Office

Name of Officer

Contact Details

Prime Minister, Minister for National Security, Public Administration, Information, Information Communication Technology and Culture

Hon. Tillman Thomas

Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, The Carenage, St. George’s.

Tel.: 473 440 2265/2255/2383        Fax : 473 440 4116

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Minister of State (Info., ICT, Culture)

Senator the Hon. Arley Gill

Tel.: 473 440 2661

Permanent Secretary (Info., ICT, Culture)

Ms. Arlene Buckmire-Outram

Permanent Secretary

Ms. Ann Isaac

Cabinet Secretary

Mrs. Gemma Bain-Thomas

Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries

Hon. Michael Denis Lett

Ministerial Complex, 2nd & 3rd Floors, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2708/3078/3083   Fax : 473 440 4191

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Permanent Secretary

Mr. Aaron Francois

Carriacou and Petit Martinique Affairs

Senator the Hon. George Prime

Beausejour, Carriacou

Tel.: 473 443 6026

Fax : 473 443 6040

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Permanent Secretary

Ms. Bernadette Lendore-Sylvester

Works, Physical Development, Public Utilities

Hon. Joseph Gilbert

Ministerial Complex, 4th Floor, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2181/2722           Fax: 473 440 4122

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Permanent Secretary

Mrs. Merlyn St. Bernard

Social Development

Hon. Sylvester Quarless

Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 7952 / 6037         Fax : 473 440 7990

Permanent Secretary

Ms. Sandra Thomas

Education and Human Resource Development

Senator the Hon. Franka Bernadine

Ministry of Education Building, Botanical Gardens, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2737

Fax : 473 440 6650

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Permanent Secretary

Mrs. Elizabeth Henry-Greenidge

Finance, Planning, Economy, Energy and Cooperatives

Hon. Nazim Burke

Financial Complex, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2731 – 6

Fax : 473 440 4115

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Permanent Secretary

Timothy Antoine

Deputy Permanent Secretary

Mike Sylvester

Ministry of Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development

Hon. Michael Church

Financial Complex, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2101

Fax : 473 440 0775

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Permanent Secretary

Mrs. S. Sally Ann Bagwhan Logie

Foreign Affairs

Hon. Peter David

Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel: 473 440 2640 / 2712

Fax : 473 440 4184

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Permanent Secretary

Chief of Protocol

Ms. Lana McPhail

Health

Senator the Hon. Ann Peters – Minister of State

Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, The Carenage,

St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2649/2846/3485         Fax : 473 440 4127

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Permanent Secretary

Ms. Allison Miller

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Dilip Mukagee

Tel.: 473 440 4709

Fax : 473 435 6848

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Housing, Lands, Community Development

Hon. Alleyne Walker

Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2103

Fax : 473 440 4191

Minister of State

Senator the Hon. Glen Noel

Permanent Secretary

Mrs. Eunice Sandy-David

Legal Affairs

Hon. Tillman Thomas

Communal House, H.A. Blaize Street, St. George’s.

Tel.: 473 435 2962

Fax : 473 435 2964

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Permanent Secretary

Ms. Sibyl Alexander

Tourism

Hon. Glynis Roberts

Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 0366 – 9

Fax : 473 440 0443

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Permanent Secretary

Mrs. Marilyn Austin-Cadore

Director of Tourism

Mr. William Joseph

Burns Point, P.O. Box 293, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2279

Fax : 473 440 6637

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Youth Empowerment and Sports

Hon. Patrick Simmons

Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 6917/6918

Fax : 473 440 6924

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Permanent Secretary

Ms. Veda Bruno-Victor

Permanent Secretary (Youth Emp’ment)

Ms. Ann Marie Marecheau

Attorney General

Hon. Rohan Phillip

Ministry of Legal Affairs, Ministerial Complex, The Carenage, St. George’s

Tel.: 473 440 2962

Fax : 473 440 2964

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National Authorising Officer

Hon. Nazim Burke

Ministry of Finance

GIS (Government Information Service)

Mr. Ray Roberts

Ministerial Complex, 5th Floor, The Carenage, St. Georges

Tel.: 473 440 2062

Fax : 473 440 2061

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