Grenada Uncovered: An uncommon view of the island's geocultural beauty (Black and White Edition)
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Grenada Uncovered distinguishes Grenada-a 120 Square-mile tropical, Caribbean island- beyond the obvious notion that it is a tourist's paradise. It is the pictorial representation of an island with a rich history, pristine natural habitat, unmistakable developmental potential, and a people boldly desirou
Raymond D. Viechweg
Raymond D. Viechweg is an author who has strong convictions about the transformative power of discovery, is passionate about his homeland, and envisages a Grenada where there is a greater effort to preserve artifacts and heritage sites.He is a California State University graduate holding a degree in English with a concentration in Literature. He has an interest in history and the arts and believes these disciplines act in the service of preserving tradition. Viechweg currently resides in California but visits Grenada regularly.
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Grenada Uncovered - Raymond D. Viechweg
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About Grenada
Grenada is a tropical Caribbean island of 120 square miles, located at 12.03 degrees North and 61.45 degrees West. St. George, with a beautiful, almost land-locked harbor, is the capital. The population of Grenada is approximately 105,000. The Grenadian economy is supported mainly by agriculture, tourism, and light industries. Its modern international airport at Point Salines facilitates transportation to and from Grenada. Its flourishing visitor and trading seaports at St. George, likewise, are busy points of contact with the rest of the w orld.
Grenada’s recorded history begins in 1498 when Christopher Columbus, on his third voyage, encountered Grenada and named it Conception Island. The Spaniards also named it Granada. Grenada’s indigenous inhabitants were an Amerindian people called Caribs, from whom the Caribbean derives its name. The Carib name for Grenada was Camerhogne. The French called the island L’ Isle de la Grenade, but today it is known as Grenada, the Isle of Spice. A wide assortment of spice plants, including cinnamon, cloves, and nutmegs, abound on Grenada’s rich soils. After many years of reliance on the export of cocoa and bananas, the island has begun to diversify its economic focus to include agro-industries and geo-tourism.
Grenada is today an independent island, with a democratic political system based on the Westminster parliamentary model. Grenada is the largest of a tri-island nation. The other two islands are Carriacou (13 sq. miles) and Petite Martinique (586 acres), both islands of the Grenadines, a geographical unit of smaller islands between Grenada and St. Vincent.
On the opposite page is an arrangement of Grenadian heads of state since 1954, from Lt. to Rt.: Sir Eric M. Gairy of the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) led Grenada to Independence in 1974, was Chief Minister in 1954, 1958, and 1961. Gairy was Prime Minister from 1967-1979; Maurice R. Bishop of the New Jewel Movement (NJM) was Grenada’s only socialist head of state (1979-1983); Herbert A. Blaize of the Grenada National Party (GNP) was Chief Minister from 1962-1967, and Prime Minister from 1984-1989; Ben J. Jones of the New National Party (NNP)