Grenada Travel Guide

Grenada — Country and Tourist Information

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Country Facts

Location: Caribbean, Windward Islands.
Language: English. French African patois is also spoken by some of the population.
Area: 340 sq km (131 sq miles).
Time Zone: GMT - 4.
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Three-point plugs are standard.
Population: 90,739 (2009).
Population Density: 266.9 per sq km.
Capital City: St George’s. Population: 33,734 (2006).
Government: Constitutional monarchy.
Head of Government: Prime Minister Tilman Thomas since July 2008.
Head of State: HM Queen Elizabeth II, represented locally by Governor-General Carlyle Glean since 2008.
Religion: Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 14%, smaller Protestant denominations 33%.

Recent History

Four political parties allied to form the New National Party (NNP) in 1983. The NNP won the general election in December 1984 and dominated Grenadian politics until the 2008 election, when the National Democratic Party (NDP) came to power on a vote for change. It continues the NNP tradition of close relations with the US, while also seeking economic assistance from other countries.

Communications

Telephone

Country Code: +1 473. No area codes are in use. Coin and telephone card payphones are available. Telephone cards can be purchased at the offices of Cable & Wireless Grenada and from other agents. International dialing is available from most hotel rooms.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming is available to all mobile phones that are TDMA digital network compatible. Contact Cable & Wireless in Grenada for further details. Coverage is variable.

Internet

Internet is widely available throughout Grenada; there are Internet cafes in St George's.

Media

Grenada's media are free, as is stipulated in law. No daily newspapers exist, and weeklies are privately owned and freely criticize the government. All newspapers are in English. They include Grenada Times, Grenada Today and The Grenadian Voice.The Grenada Broadcasting Network, jointly owned by the Caribbean Communications Network and the government, runs Klassic Radio, SUN FM and GBN TV.

Post

The main post office is in St George's (on Lagoon Road).Mon-Thurs 0800-1600, Fri 0800-1630 (closed weekends).

Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for period January 2011-December 2012 period.
2010
25 Dec Christmas
26 Dec Boxing Day

2011
1 Jan New Year’s Day
7 Feb Independence Day
22 Apr Good Friday
25 Apr Easter Monday
1 May Labor Day
13 Jun Whit Monday
23 Jun Corpus Christi
1 Aug Emancipation Day
8 Aug - 9 Aug Carnival
25 Oct Thanksgiving Day
25 Dec Christmas
26 Dec Boxing Day

2012
1 Jan New Year’s Day
7 Feb Independence Day
6 Apr Good Friday
9 Apr Easter Monday
1 May Labor Day
28 May Whit Monday
7 Jun Corpus Christi
1 Aug Emancipation Day
6 Aug - 7 Aug Carnival
25 Oct Thanksgiving Day
25 Dec Christmas
26 Dec Boxing Day

Contact Information

British Honorary Consul in Grenada (there is no British High Commission)

John Albanie, Office of the Honorary British Consul, ‘Hard Landings', Pointe Salines, PO Box 38, St George's, Grenada
Tel: (1) 473 440 8844.
Email: john.albanie-honcon@fconet.fco.gov.uk