The history of islands of Grenada in the Caribbean,part of the Lesser Antilles group of islands,covers a period from the earliest human settlements to the establishment of the contemporary nationstate of Grenada.
The politics of Grenada takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy,whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Grenada is an independent Commonwealth realm. It is governed under a multi-party parliamentary system whose political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom;it has a prime minister and a cabinet,and a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. Constitutional safeguards include freedom of speech,press,worship,motion,and association. Grenada is a member of the eastern Caribbean court system. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Jurisprudence is based on English common law.
Keith Claudius Mitchell is a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 1995 to 2008 and from 2013 to 2022. He is the longest-serving Prime Minister in Grenadian history,holding the office for more than 22 years. He is currently leader of the New National Party (NNP) and was Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2013.
The New National Party (NNP), also known as NNP Grenada,Carriacou and Petite Martinique,is a conservative political party in Grenada. It is led by former Prime Minister,Keith Mitchell.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC),also known as the National Democratic Congress of Grenada,Carriacou and Petite Martinique,is a social democratic and centre-left political party in Grenada. It is the governing party in Grenada having won a majority in the 2022 general elections. The party is led by current prime minister Dickon Mitchell as of October,2021.
Herbert Augustus Blaize PC was a Grenadian politician and leader of the Grenada National Party. When Grenada was still a British Crown Colony he served as the first Chief Minister from 1960 to 1961,and again from 1962 to 1967. He became the first Premier of the autonomous Associated State of Grenada briefly in 1967. In the first elections following the 1983 coups and the American-led invasion of Grenada,he served as Prime Minister from 1984 until his death in 1989.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a social democratic political party in Ghana,founded by Jerry Rawlings,who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. Following the formation of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC),which ruled Ghana following the military coup d'état on 31 December 1981,there was pressure from the international community to restore democracy. The NDC was formed as the ruling party ahead of elections in 1992,in which Rawlings was elected president,and in 1996 Rawlings was re-elected as the NDC candidate. Rawlings' second term ended in 2001.
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana.
Sir Nicholas Alexander Brathwaite OBE was the prime minister of Grenada from 1983 to 1984 and from 1990 to 1995.
General elections were held in Grenada on 8 July 2008. Out of a total of fifteen seats,the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) won eleven seats and the governing New National Party (NNP) won four,bringing the NDC to power for the first time since 1995. The NNP was looking for a fourth consecutive term in power,which would have been a first in Grenadian history.
George Ignatius Brizan,CMG,CBE was a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada for four months in 1995. He moved to the top post in February,upon the resignation of Nicholas Brathwaite,and remained in office until Keith Mitchell was inaugurated on 22 June.
Grenada is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself,two smaller islands,Carriacou and Petite Martinique,and several small islands which lie to the north of the main island and are a part of the Grenadines. It is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago,northeast of Venezuela and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its size is 348.5 square kilometres (134.6 sq mi),and it had an estimated population of 112,523 in July 2020. Its capital is St. George's. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to its production of nutmeg and mace crops.
Tillman Joseph Thomas is a Grenadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Grenada from 2008 to 2013. He was the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from 2000 to 2014.
Peter Charles David is a Grenadian politician. He is the Deputy General Secretary of the New National Party (NNP),(Grenada),a member of the House of Representatives from the Town of Saint George constituency,and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 2008 to November 2010. He subsequently served as Minister of Tourism until he resigned from the Cabinet on April 30,2012.
Glynis Roberts is a politician from the tri-island nation of Grenada,Carriacou and Petite Martinique. She is the Political Leader of the National United Front and the first female leader of a political party in Grenada. She was first elected to parliament in 2003 and represents the St George South constituency for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the House of Representatives of Grenada. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Grenada. It has 15 members,elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.
Elvin G. Nimrod was a politician from the island of Carriacou. He served in the House of Representatives of Grenada as Parliamentary Representative for Carriacou and Petite Martinique,and has in the past served as Deputy Prime Minister,and Minister of Foreign Affairs,International Trade,Legal Affairs,Labour,Local Government,Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs and Attorney General.
A constitutional referendum was held in Grenada on 24 November 2016. Voters were asked whether they approved of seven amendments,with each one voted on separately. The amendments would only have been approved if two-thirds of valid votes had been cast in favour. However,all seven proposals were rejected by voters. It was the first referendum in Grenada's history.
General elections were held in Barbados on 24 May 2018. The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP),which won all 30 seats in the House of Assembly,resulting in BLP leader Mia Mottley becoming the country's first female Prime Minister. The BLP's victory was the first time a party had won every seat in the House of Assembly. Previously,the most one-sided result for a Barbadian election had been in 1999,when the BLP won 26 of the 28 seats. The BLP's 73.5 percent vote share was also the highest on record.
Snap general elections were held in Grenada on 23 June 2022. The incumbent Prime Minister Keith Mitchell sought a sixth term. National Democratic Congress (NDC) made a return to parliament after nine years of absence,defeating the ruling party New National Party (NNP),which led to Dickon Mitchell becoming the new prime minister of Grenada. This is also the first election since 2008 where the NDC gained seats.
Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell is a Grenadian politician and attorney serving as the prime minister of Grenada since 24 June 2022 and the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) since 2021. He led his party to victory in the 2022 general election.
