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.

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.

Grenada also is a member of the Eastern Caribbean's Regional Security System ( RSS ).

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

The first democratic elections since 1976 were held in December 1984 and were won by the Grenada National Party under Herbert Blaize who won 14 out of 15 seats in elections and served as Prime Minister until his death in December 1989.

Part of the volcanic chain in the Lesser Antilles arc, Grenada and its possessions generally vary in elevation from under 300 meters to over 600 meters above sea level.

In 1796, Grenada was suddenly attacked and taken by a detachment of the army under his orders.

He unsuccessfully attacked a French fleet under the Comte d ' Estaing at the Battle of Grenada in July 1779.

Islands that came under French rule during part of all of this time include Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Martinique, St. Barthélemy, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent and Tobago.

In December, 1862, Confederate general Earl Van Dorn, whose troops had been encamped in Grenada, led the three brigades under his command in an attempt to destroy the Union supply depot at Holly Springs, Mississippi.

Grenada Lake is a man made lake that falls under the supervision of the Army Corp of Engineers.

After 1885 the Windward Islands Colony was under one Governor-General in Grenada and each island had its own Lieutenant-Governor and its own assembly ( as before ).

However, by 1763 the island was under British rule and a later map of the Island of Grenada showing towns and villages and division of the island into quarters in English by cartographer Bryon Edwards ( for J. Cooke's History of the West Indies ) was engraved in 1818.

Grenada has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in the places off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck part of Africa.

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It is currently under the management of the Grenada Airports Authority.

Grenada and Antigua & Barbuda would require referenda before being able to accede, while St. Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines would need a parliamentary majority approving accession along with a judicial resolution.

* Grenada, carried on Columbus Communications owned cable system Flow Grenada.

Grenada School District is the public school system.

The wave gradually became detached from the ITCZ, and based on a reconnaissance flight that confirmed the existence of a low-level circulation, it is estimated the system developed into a tropical depression on September 5 while located 255 miles ( 415 km ) east of Grenada.

* Caribbean SuperStation, a Trinidad & Tobago based radio station broadcasting to Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, Antigua, St. Kitts, Montserrat and British Virgin Islands

Barbados and Grenada were selected as the sites for the movie based on the novel by Alec Waugh.

For the next three years he would acquire an acute knowledge of traditional Spanish Dancing while producing new works based on Spanish themes — Carmen et son toréro ( Carmen and the Bullfighter ), La Perle de Séville ( The Pearl of Seville ), L ’ Aventure d ’ une fille de Madrid ( The Adventures of a Madrileña ), La Fleur de Grenade ( The Flower of Grenada ) and Départ pour la course des taureaux ( Leaving for the Bull Races ).