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unusual facts about Saint George Parish, Grenada



Albert Stubblebine

Stubblebine was a key person in the U.S. military invasion of Grenada and was, according to a report published by the Daily Mail, "at the heart of America's military machine".

Alexander Huie

Huie was born at Tayco in the Riverina to Scottish farmer Alexander Huie and Mary Eliza, née Carige, who had been born in British Grenada.

Allister Bain

Sometime before the start of his career, Bain was in charge of his own dance troupe, the Bee Wee Ballet of Grenada, whose performances were some of the first that contributed to the birth of what became the Notting Hill Carnival.

Anthony Augustine

Anthony Augustine (born September 26, 1980 in Saint Mark Parish) is a Grenadian footballer.

Arturo Tappin

His dynamic live performances and his reputation for putting on explosive shows led him to perform at the Edinburgh Festival, Soho Jazz Festival, Miami AT&T Caribbean Jazz Festival, St. Lucia, Antigua, Curaçao, St. Kitts, St.Vincent, Grenada and Barbados Jazz Festivals, Arturo continued his live performance schedule at Bob Marley's Birthday Bash, James Bond Film Festival in Jamaica, and Trinidad's Independence Day celebration in Miami.

Billups Neon Crossing Signal

The Billups Neon Crossing Signal was a prototypical grade crossing signal installed at a dangerous Illinois Central crossing on Mississippi Highway 7 (now Mississippi Highway 332) in Grenada, Mississippi.

Broadbridge Heath

The Grenadian Olympic Team trained at the Centre in the weeks preceding the London 2012 Olympic Games, at which Kirani James won Grenada's first Olympic gold medal in the men's 400m.

Bude, Mississippi

At Schofield's confirmation hearing in 2005, Trent Lott, born in nearby Grenada, said:I am very proud of her background, being from Bude, Mississippi.

Caribbean Labour Solidarity

Bernard Coard, Village and Workers, Women, Farmers and Youth Assemblies during the Grenada Revolution: Their Genesis, Evolution, and Significance (CLS and the New Jewel Movement/Karia Press, 1989, 14 pp.).

Caribbean Peace Force

On October 25, 1983, the United States, Barbados, Jamaica and members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States landed ships on Grenada, defeated Grenadian and Cuban resistance and overthrew the military government of Hudson Austin.

Cussen

Some of the first settlers of this family name or its variants were: John Cosins who settled in Maryland in 1683; Richard Cousin settled in Grenada in 1774; Edward Cousins settled in Maryland in 1774; George Cousins settled in Massachusetts in 1635.

Darren Sammy

Upon his return from New Zealand, Sammy was picked to attend the Shell Cricket Academy at St. George's University in Grenada in 2002.

Finley Jeffrey

Jeffrey was born in the village of Chantimelle, St Patrick, Grenada, on 22 July 1969 to small farmers Rita and Henezie Jeffrey.

He was Grenada's representative in the 2006 Carifesta Calypso Monarch Competition, where he achieved fifth place out of a group that included Destroyer, Luta, Sandra, Cro Cro and Sugar Aloes; the Kittitian Destroyer walked away with the top prize.

Geiner Mosquera

He finished the race in seventh place by forty-four hundredths of a second (0.44) behind Grenada's Alleyne Francique, with a time of 46.59 seconds.

Glenside, New Zealand

It is bounded by Tawa to the North, Churton Park to the West/South and Grenada Village across the motorway to the East.

Grenada at the Olympics

After 28 years of competing in the Summer Olympic Games, Grenada won its first medal at the London 2012 Olympics, when Kirani James clocked a new national record of 43.94 seconds on 6 August 2012 to win gold in the Men's 400 meters.

Grenada–Japan relations

In 2009, the Japanese Government granted aid for fisheries in Grenada, to build a fisheries center in Gouyave.

Grenada–Libya relations

In 1982, at the time, Mr Bishop wrote a letter to the Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, if it possible to borrowed six million US dollar as a soft loan to complete the runway at Point Salines International Airport, (today known as, Maurice Bishop International Airport).

Grenada–Trinidad and Tobago relations

The agreement was signed by the Trinbagonian Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Kevin Ramnarine and the Minister of Finance, Planning, Economy, Energy and Co-operatives of Grenada, Nazim Burke.

Grenada–United States relations

In October 1983, the United States led an invasion of Grenada, code named Urgent Fury, after the overthrow and murder of the leader of Grenada, Maurice Bishop, by the Bernard Coard.

Grenadian American

In fact, 28 January 1999 came out a press release from the office of Prime Minister of Grenada which indicated that just the day before, nearly 300 Americans met with (the then) Grenadian Prime Minister Keith Mitchell in the American city of Boston, to ask how they could participate in the development of Grenada.

Hercules Grant

He was born in Piggotts, Saint George Parish, Antigua.

Jean-Jacques de Marguerie

Jean-Jacques de Marguerie (Mondeville, 12 April 1742 – Grenada, 1779) was a French naval officer and mathematician.

John Ringo

Among his awards are the Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Grenada), and the National Defense Service Medal.

Kurnool Medical College

Dr. Sekhar Tam Tam, awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 2006 by Queen Elizabeth II for service as District Medical Officer in the British Caribbean island of Grenada.

Maurice Bishop

On 29 May 2009, which would have been his 65th birthday, Grenada's international airport (formerly Point Salines International Airport) was renamed Maurice Bishop International Airport.

Milton District High School

Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September 2004 and staff and students from the School spent their March break visiting Grenada to help with the rebuilding process.

MV Bianca C

A bronze statue of Christ of the Abyss was given by the Costa Line to Grenada in appreciation of the country's hospitality, and the statue stands in the Carenage surrounding the harbor at St. George's.

People's Revolutionary Militia

The Grenadian People's Revolutionary Militia (PRM) was a militia created by the New Jewel Movement (NJM) after it seized power to provide local security against sabotage, involve masses in political action and provide a 5,000 member reserve army for the People's Revolutionary Army (PRA).

Persona Communications

In 2005, several longtime executives of Persona Cable, including former CEO Brendan Paddick, moved on to construct and develop a Caribbean-based cable provider named Columbus Communications, which currently operates in The Bahamas, Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

Peter Goldring

A week after the passage of Hurricane Ivan over Grenada, Goldring visited the islands of Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, and Grenada, touring much of the destruction left on Grenada.

Rondell Bartholomew

Although Grenada had produced a 400 m world indoor champion in Alleyne Francique, Bartholomew stated that it was his family that provided him with inspiration to focus on running.

Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

This is now RBTT Bank Caribbean, with branches in St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and Bequia, and owns RBTT Bank (SKN) in Nevis and RBTT Bank Grenada.

Saint George Parish, Grenada

The peninsula at the south-western tip of Saint George is called Point Salines, and Grenada's only active airport, Maurice Bishop International Airport, is located here.

Saint George Parish, New Brunswick

Saint George Parish created in 1786: named for the English patron saint.

Saltire

Saltires are also seen in several other flags, including the flags of Grenada, Jamaica, Alabama, Florida, Jersey, Logroño, Vitoria, Amsterdam, Breda, Katwijk, Potchefstroom and Valdivia.

Spice Islands

Grenada, also known as the Island of Spice or the Spice Isle

Sweetie Irie

Through his music, Sweetie Irie has travelled the world performing at events such as Jamaican Sunsplash, Notting Hill Carnival, international shows in Grenada, Trinidad and all the way to Japan Splash.

The Spirit of Islam

"From the schools of Salerno, of Baghdad, of Damascus, of Grenada, of Cordova, of Malaga, the Moslems taught the world the gentle lessons of philosophy and the practical teaching of stern science"

Union, Grenada

Union is a town in Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada.

United Nations Security Council election, 1983

The United States, supported by several other delegations, formally objected to the presence of the Grenadian delegate, stating that Sir Paul Scoon Governor-General of Grenada had informed the Secretary-General that no one was authorised to represent Grenada before the UN and that no credentials for the Thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly had been presented by Grenada.

United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2008

This district covers the northeastern part of the state, including the cities of Columbus, Grenada, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo.

Vivian Burkhardt

Vivian Charlott Burkhardt (born January 24, 1986) is a beauty queen who represented Grenada in Miss World 2007 in Sanya, People's Republic of China, where she placed as one of the semi-finalists.


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