Grenada dove, bougainvillea flower; national colors: red, yellow, green.
Title | "Hail Grenada" |
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Lyric/music | Irva Merle BAPTISTE/Louis Arnold MASANTO |
Date of Independence | 7 February 1974 (from the UK) |
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National holiday | Independence Day, 7 February (1974) |
Legal system | common law based on English model |
International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
Constitution | |
History | Previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, effective 7 February 1974, suspended 1979 following a revolution but restored in 1983 |
Amendments | Proposed by either house of Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the membership in both houses and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to constitutional sections, such as personal rights and freedoms, the structure, authorities, and procedures of the branches of government, the delimitation of electoral constituencies, or the procedure for amending the constitution, also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended 1991, 1992 |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | yes |
Citizenship by descent only | yes |
Dual citizenship recognized | yes |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 7 years for persons from a non-Caribbean state and 4 years for a person from a Caribbean state |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Cecile LA GRENADE (since 7 May 2013) |
Head of government | Prime Minister Dickon MITCHELL (since 24 June 2022) |
Cabinet | Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
Elections/appointments | the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Bicameral Parliament consists of: Senate (13 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 10 on the advice of the prime minister and 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms) House of Representatives (15 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms) |
Elections | Senate - last appointments on 3 August 2022 (next to be held no later than 2027) House of Representatives - last held on 23 June 2022 (next to be held no later than 2027) |
Election results | Senate - percent by party - NA; seats by party - NDC 7, NNP 3, independent 3; composition - men 11, women 5, percentage women 31.3% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NDC 51.8%; NNP 47.8%; other 0.4%; seats by party - NDC 9; NNP 6; composition - men 9, women 4, percentage women 30.8%; note - total Parliament percentage women 31% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Regionally, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 2 in Grenada; appeals beyond the ECSC in civil and criminal matters are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) |
Judge selection and term of office | Chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62 |
Subordinate courts | Magistrates' courts; Court of Magisterial Appeals |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Tarlie FRANCIS (since 15 September 2023) |
Chancery | 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 265-2561 |
FAX | [1] (202) 265-2468 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://grenadaembassyusa.org/ |
Consulate(s) general | Miami, New York |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | The US does not have an official embassy in Grenada; the US Ambassador to Barbados, Ambassador Richard F. NYHUS, is accredited to Grenada |
Embassy | Lance-aux-Epines, Saint George's |
Mailing address | 3180 Grenada Place, Washington DC 20521-3180 |
Telephone | [1] (473) 444-1173 |
FAX | [1] (473) 444-4820 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://bb.usembassy.gov/embassy/grenada/ |
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