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Grenada

Grenada () is an island country and Commonwealth realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.

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Area

  • 344.0 km2

Population

  • 104487

Currency

  • East Caribbean dollar

Form of Government

  • Constitutional monarchy
  • Parliamentary system
Grenada prime minister says 'friend' of island deposited $50,000 into his personal account

Grenada's leader has announced that someone he calls a "friend of Grenada" deposited $50,000 into his personal bank account five months ago.

Wednesday's announcement by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas comes a few days after the leader of the opposition alleged that the government is benefiting from unsavory contributors.Thomas says the $50,000 donation is legitimate and, in his words, "no reward, benefit or consideration was demanded." He says the contributor does not wish to be identified and has a company registered in the British Virgin Islands.In Grenada, as in many countries across the Caribbean, political parties have no obligation to declare any funding sources and there are few to no campaign finance regulations....

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  5. Grenada releases 3 coup prisoners

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    It's the time of the year when the cold weather has many of us running for the warm rays of the sun.  The Caribbean, a perennial favorite for Americans due to its cl...

  1. Grenada man presents 2 human heads in a bucket to horrified police

    ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — A Grenada man with two severed human heads in a bucket walked into a precinct station and presented his haul to horrified police, author...

  2. Grenada man accused of beheading 2 men denied bail as angry crowd gathers

    ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — A man who allegedly carried two severed human heads into a police station was denied bail on Thursday after a large crowd gathered outsi...

  3. Correction: Grenada -Beheadings story

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  4. Grenada minister resigns amid internal dispute; opposition seeks no confidence vote on PM

    Grenada's minister of tourism, civil aviation and culture has resigned in a move that is expected to raise tensions within the prime minister's discordant government...

  5. Gardens help ease rising food costs in Caribbean

    Governments in the Caribbean, where dependence on imported food has ballooned in recent decades, are calling on citizens to tend to backyard vegetable plots and buy ...

  6. Grenada churches: No silent night for island with raunchy reggae acts performing Christmas Eve

    Church leaders in the Caribbean nation of Grenada are complaining about a Christmas Eve concert by reggae acts with names like Assassin and Mr. Killa. They say it's ...

  7. Rains pound Grenada , flooding forces evacuations

    Unseasonable heavy rains have caused landslides on the Caribbean island of Grenada, where officials on Tuesday relocated families away from swollen rivers that flood...

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