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Grenada Government 1996

Names:

conventional long form:

none

conventional short form:

Grenada

Digraph:

Type:

parliamentary democracy

Capital:

Saint George's

Administrative divisions:

6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick

Independence:

7 February 1974 (from UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Constitution:

19 December 1973

Legal system:

based on English common law

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Reginald Oswald PALMER (since 6 August 1992)

head of government:

Prime Minister George BRIZAN (since 1 February 1994)

cabinet:

Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice of the prime minister

Legislative branch:

bicameral Parliament

Senate:

consists of a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and 3 by the Leader of the Opposition

House of Representatives:

elections last held on 13 March 1990 (next to be held by NA July 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (15 total) NDC 7, GULP 4, TNP 2, NNP 2

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders:

National Democratic Congress (NDC), George BRIZAN; Grenada United Labor Party (GULP), Sir Eric GAIRY; The National Party (TNP), Ben JONES; New National Party (NNP), Keith MITCHELL; Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM), Terrence MARRYSHOW

Member of:

ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in US:

chief of mission:

Ambassador Denneth MODESTE

chancery:

1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009

telephone:

[1] (202) 265-2561

US diplomatic representation:

chief of mission:

(vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ollie P. ANDERSON, Jr.

embassy:

Point Salines, Saint George's

mailing address:

P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, W.I.

telephone:

[1] (809) 444-1173 through 1178

FAX:

[1] (809) 444-4820

Flag:

a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side) with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions

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