The strip has also met controversy over every military conflict it has dealt with, including Vietnam, Grenada, Panama and both Gulf Wars.

During the New Jewel Movement, the Soviet Union tried to make the island of Grenada to function as a Soviet base, and also by getting supplies from Cuba.

* Seven Sisters Waterfall, Grenada, a succession of seven waterfalls in Grenada also called St. Margaret Falls

The Dominican Republic, Antigua, Aruba, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Maarten, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts, Saint Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are also known for lengthy carnival seasons and large celebrations.

The common or fragrant nutmeg, Myristica fragrans, native to the Banda Islands of Indonesia, is also grown in Penang Island in Malaysia and the Caribbean, especially in Grenada.

* Grenada, also known as the Island of Spice or the Spice Isle

The neighbouring island of Petite Martinique is 2½ miles away from Carriacou, and also a part of Grenada.

Tullahoma shared its name with Tullahoma, Mississippi which was later changed to Grenada, MS. Grenada, MS was also founded as a railroad town.

The American overthrow of the Hudson Austin government in Grenada in 1983 can also be viewed in the same light, as can the U. S. support of the Contras insurgency in Nicaragua ( leading to the Iran-Contra Affair ) and the United States embargo against Cuba.

* Rudolf also appears as a character in the musical Elisabeth ( 1992 ) and in Lillie, Grenada TV's dramatisation of the life of Victorian society beauty, Lillie Langtry.

The British also captured Martinique and Grenada in the French West Indies.

*- ian ( countries: Bahamas → Bahamian, Belarus → Belarusian, Belgium → Belgian, Bermuda → Bermudian, Brazil → Brazilian, Cameroon → Cameroonian, Canada → Canadian, Chad → Chadian, Egypt → Egyptian, Ecuador → Ecuadorian, Ghana → Ghanaian, Grenada → Grenadian, Iran → Iranian ( also " Irani " or " Persian "), Jordan → Jordanian, Laos → Laotian, Louisiana → Louisianian, Maldives → Maldivian, Palestine → Palestinian, Saint Vincent → Vincentian, Trinidad → Trinidadian, Ukraine → Ukrainian ; cities / states: Adelaide → Adelaidian, Athens → Athenian, Ballarat → Ballaratian, Boston → Bostonian, Brisbane → Brisbanian ( also " Brisbanite "), Calgary → Calgarian, Canary Islands → Canarian, Cardiff → Cardiffian, Castile → Castilian, Coventry → Coventrian, Edmonton → Edmontonian, Florida → Floridian, Fort Worth → Fort Worthian, Gibraltar → Gibraltarian, Hesse → Hessian, Houston → Houstonian, Isles of Scilly → Scillonian, Lethbridge → Lethbridgian, Liverpool → Liverpudlian, Louisville → Louisvillian, Madrid → Madrilenian, Manchester → Mancunian, McKinney → McKinnian, Melbourne → Melburnian, New Guinea → New Guinian, New Orleans → New Orleanian, Oregon → Oregonian, Paris → Parisian, Peterborough → Peterborian, Phoenix → Phoenician, Saskatoon → Saskatonian ( Saskabusher ), Thrace → Thracian, Washington → Washingtonian, Wellington → Wellingtonian )

Gairy also served as head of government in pre-independence Grenada as Chief Minister 1960-1961, and Premier 1967-1974.

The English-speaking countries Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Dutch-speaking Suriname are also excluded from Ibero-America.

Furthermore, islands of the West Indies, like Grenada, also became involved in spice trade.

It was applied especially to pro-Communist regimes in Central America, as in Grenada and Nicaragua, and was also extended to Angola, Afghanistan, and Cambodia.

Feathers were also ruffled in 1983 over the lack of consultation before the US invasion of the Commonwealth island of Grenada.

The original line-up consisted of Teddy Osei ( saxophone, flute, and vocals ), Mac Tontoh ( trumpet and background vocals ), Sol Amarfio ( drums and backing vocals ), all three from Ghana, Loughty Lassisi Amao ( congas, percussion, and horns ), from Nigeria, Robert Bailey ( keyboards ), from Trinidad, Spartacus R ( bass ), from Grenada, and Wendell Richardson ( lead guitar and vocals ) and together they were also known as " the beautiful seven.

New Hampshire Avenue NW ( north of Dupont Circle ) is home to the embassies of Argentina, Belarus, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Grenada, Jamaica, Montenegro, Namibia, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Slovenia, and Zimbabwe ; the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Qatar are also located on New Hampshire, but farther south, near the Watergate complex.

The A-7 has also participated in the US invasion of Grenada in 1983 ; a punitive raid on Syrian missile sites, in 1983 ; reprisal raids against Libya during Operation El Dorado Canyon, in 1986 ; strikes against Iranian coastal platforms and naval forces during Operation Praying Mantis, in 1988 ; support of the 1989 invasion of Panama ; and throughout operations during Desert Storm in 1991.

The DI was also instrumental in convincing the Soviet Union to aid Grenada, aid which Grenadian General Hudson Austin called essential to the success of the Caribbean anti-imperialist movement.

The common law constitutes the basis of the legal systems of: England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, federal law in the United States and the law of individual U. S. states ( except Louisiana ), federal law throughout Canada and the law of the individual provinces and territories ( except Quebec ), Australia ( both federal and individual states ), Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Pakistan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Granadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, and many other generally English-speaking countries or Commonwealth countries ( except Scotland, which is bijuridicial, and Malta ).

" The origin of the name " Grenada " is obscure, but it is likely that Spanish sailors renamed the island for the city of Granada.

Grenada continued to practise a modified Westminster parliamentary system based on the British model with a governor general appointed by and representing the British monarch ( head of state ) and a prime minister who is both leader of the majority party and the head of government.

Grenada is a Caribbean island ( one of the Grenadines ) between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago.

Grenada, known as the Spice Isle because of its production of nutmeg and mace, is the largest at 310 square kilometers, or about the size of Detroit.

Grenada is more rugged and densely foliated than its outlying possessions, but other geographical conditions are more similar.

The only known active volcano in the area is Kick_ ' em_Jenny, just north between Grenada and Carriacou.

: The administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ( northern Grenadines ) and Grenada ( southern Grenadines )

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Grenada, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Politics of Grenada takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Grenada is an independent country and Commonwealth Realm.

Grenada is a member of the eastern Caribbean court system.

Grenada is governed under a parliamentary system based on the British model ; it has a governor general, a prime minister and a cabinet, and a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate.

Security in Grenada is maintained by the 650 members of the Royal Grenada Police Force ( RGPF ), which included an 80-member paramilitary special services unit ( SSU ) and a 30-member coast guard.

As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is represented in Grenada by a governor general who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.

The country's principal export crops are the spices nutmeg and mace ( Grenada is the world ’ s second largest producer of nutmeg after Indonesia ).

Although signs of recovery have been seen in Grenada after the damage inflicted by Hurricanes Ivan and Emily, economic conditions remain difficult ; GDP is projected at a growth rate of only one percent for 2005.

Grenada is a member of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ( ECCB ), which manages monetary policy and issues a common currency for all the member countries.

Grenada ’ s economy is vulnerable to external shocks considering its high dependence on tourism, exports, and imports of most of the goods that are consumed or invested domestically.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Ivan and Emily, the priority now for Grenada is to continue the recovery process necessary to restore the infrastructure that was devastated by the hurricanes.

Grenada is a member of the Caribbean Development Bank, CARICOM, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States ( OECS ), and the Commonwealth of Nations.

The U. S. Ambassador to Grenada is resident in Bridgetown, Barbados.