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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. Citizens enjoy a wide range of civil and political rights guaranteed by the constitution. Grenada's constitution provides citizens with the right to change their government ...
While the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada, unlike other "socialist" regimes in the Third World, did not practice large-scale violence against its opponents — refraining from executing them or sentencing them to forced labor — the preventive detentions were frequent. Around 3,000 people, out of a population of less than 90,000 ...
Prime Minister of Grenada (1974–1979) 1 Sir Eric Gairy (1922–1997) 1976: 7 February 1974 13 March 1979 (Deposed in a coup) [2] 5 years, 34 days GULP: Prime ministers of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada (1979–1983) 2 Maurice Bishop (1944–1983) — 13 March 1979 14 October 1983 (Deposed in a coup) 4 years, 215 days NJM ...
The government and the opposition recommend appoints of senators to the governor-general, while the population elect representatives for five-year terms. [12] Grenada operates a multi-party system, with the largest parties being the centre-right New National Party (NNP) and the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC). [12]
The Parliament of Grenada is the bicameral legislative body of Grenada. It is composed of the monarch and two chambers : the Senate and the House of Representatives . It operates from the New Houses of Parliament in St. George's .
The monarchy of Grenada is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Grenada. The current Grenadian monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is King Charles III. As sovereign, he is the personal embodiment of the Grenadian Crown.
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This is a list of the heads of state of Grenada, from the independence of Grenada in 1974 to the present day. The head of state under the Grenada Independence Act 1974 is the King of Grenada, Charles III, who is also the monarch in each of the other Commonwealth realms. The King is represented in Grenada by a Governor-General.