Grenada Ports Authority Handbook

Grenada Ports Authority Handbook 3rd Edition

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Contents 3

Foreword

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Island’s economy in better shape than ever

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Turbulent history of paradise island

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Serving the nation for 25 years

10 Location Grenada 12 Port of St George’s – a tower of strength in Grenada’s hour of need 14 Ports Authority expands range of facilities to meet growing demand 16 Smooth transport networks ease flow of goods 19 Committed to quality services 20 A history of the port of St George’s from the 17th century 22 Spicing up Grenada’s cruise potential 25 A brand-new welcome for cruise passengers Grenada Ports Authority Handbook was published by: Land & Marine Publications Ltd 1 Kings Court, Newcomen Way Severalls Business Park Colchester CO4 9RA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1206 752902 Fax: +44 (0)1206 842958 E-mail: publishing@landmarine.com Website: www.landmarine.com

27 Creating tourism potential in paradise 29 Small in size, big in character 30 Sailing along on the crest of a wave 33 Perfect environment for investment 34 Port of St George’s 36 Other ports of entry

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37 Ship register

Cover Photograph: Point Saline Lighthouse 1974

38 Customs & Immigration

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No liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies or omissions.

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39 Doing business with Grenada Ports 41 Tariff guide 42 Company Profiles 46 Directory

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Foreword Since the publication of the second edition of the Grenada Ports Authority Handbook in 2000 the domestic as well as the external environments in which the Ports Authority operates have experienced many changes.

The introduction of the International Ship & Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code in July of 2004 has resulted in changes in the way business was being done at our ports, particularly as it related to cruise ships and their passengers. On the domestic front, the Ports Authority has undertaken an extensive capital development programme in St. George’s Bay off Melville Street, which has transformed the landscape of the nation’s capital.

This third edition of the Authority’s Handbook captures the changed environment and highlights the infrastructural works undertaken by the Ports Authority as it continues to play a most pivotal role in the development of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. Suffice it to highlight the recently constructed Melville Street Cruise Terminal and duty free shopping complex. This modern cruise facility provides Grenada with berths for mega cruise ships. It has also allowed Destination Grenada to further enhance its product offerings.

The publication also highlights the pivotal role played by the Ports Authority in the process of Grenada’s recovery in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, which devastated the island in September 2004. The Port of St. George’s

was considered the ‘life blood’ of the nation as it facilitated the receipt and delivery of much needed relief and reconstruction supplies.

The theme of this edition also demonstrates that, once again, Grenada is open for business.

Finally, this edition of the Ports Handbook recognises the ever-expanding role of the Ports Authority in relation to its core maritime mandate in respect of the provision of cost effective and efficient port and maritime services. Its ownership and operation of the St. George’s Bus Terminus is another step in its emergence as a wholly integrated logistics facilitator.

Given the foregoing, I am particularly pleased to be associated with the publication of this comprehensive, informative and user-friendly edition of the Grenada Ports Authority Handbook.

Anthony Boatswain, Minister of Finance,

The year 2006 was an historic one for the Grenada Ports Authority as it commemorated 25 years of service to the nation.

Indeed, the Ports Authority has served and continues to serve our tri-island state with distinction.

In doing so, the Ports Authority has invested millions of dollars in the development of its plant, machinery, equipment and human resources in order to meet the ever-increasing demands of its customers, as well as to keep apace with technological changes and advancements within the maritime industry.

I am pleased to be associated with this publication of the third edition of the Ports Authority’s Handbook, that, in large measure, encapsulates the growth and development of the Authority over the past quarter century.

This edition features among other achievements, the Ports Authority’s continuing contribution to the national effort to boost Grenada’s rating as a cruise destination. Its contribution to that thrust is particularly manifested through the construction of the Melville Street Cruise Terminal that provides a more welcoming environment for cruise passengers.

Notwithstanding the many setbacks suffered due to Hurricane Ivan, the Ports Authority has been able to stay the course, ensuring that port users are provided with the widest range of cost effective and efficient services. In this

regard this handbook documents the essential roles played by the Ports Authority.

The handbook also provides port users and the general public with information on the expanding role and increased responsibilities of the Ports Authority in the areas of maritime security and its incursion into the national transportation system.

Like previous editions, this third edition of the Ports Handbook constitutes an informative and useful reference for persons who do business in Grenada as well as for prospective investors and visitors to the country. I therefore take great pleasure in offering this publication to all as an expression of the Grenada Ports Authority’s continued commitment to enhancing its corporate image and customer service profile.

Dr. Linus Spencer Thomas Chairman Grenada Ports Authority

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Island’s economy in

better shape than ever GRENADA IS LOCATED at the southern end of the chain of Caribbean islands known as the Windward Islands. It is a tri-island state consisting of the larger island of Grenada and its two smaller sister islands of Carriacou and Petit Martinique.

The main island is 21 miles long and 12 miles wide and has a population of about 96,000. Governed by a British-style parliament, Grenada has been a member of the Commonwealth since 1967 and has been fully independent since 1974.

The country’s political stability and dynamic investment climate have laid the foundations for strong investor confidence and numerous building programmes. At the same time, Grenada is positioning itself as a major player in the international cruise and tourism sectors.

EXPANSION Playing a key role in this process is the Grenada Ports Authority (GPA). Since the mid 1990s it has led an extensive development programme including an expansion of the main Carenage port areas in the Grenadian capital, St

George’s, and construction of an all-new cruise ship terminal separate from the cargo port.

This terminal, located on the western shore of St George’s, has been one of Grenada’s largest and most ambitious projects to date.

The decision to move the port’s cruise calls to a new location away from the cargo handling berths has opened a new chapter for the port.

Grenada now has a cruise facility to rival the best in the Caribbean and is building a tourism industry of which it can be justly proud.

In parallel with the cruise industry, the yachting sector is also enjoying a boom. Existing centres are growing in capacity and many new marina and berthing developments are under way or planned. Over the coming decade, there will be enormous development across Grenada as the island transforms itself into a mecca for yachtsmen.

At a latitude of 12 degrees north, Grenada lies south of the hurricane belt and generally remains free of hurricanes. But there have been exceptions. In September 2004 the island was hit by Hurricane Ivan, causing widespread damage.

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Since then, the island has changed in many ways. Today, the legacy of Ivan is a newer and better built Grenada that is determined to avoid suffering the same level of devastation again.

Before the hurricane struck, Grenada’s economy was based largely on agriculture.

The island thrived on the export of spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, earning it the nickname of ‘The Isle of Spice’.

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island, underlining investors’ confidence in Grenada as a quality destination.

DEMAND Grenada’s maritime sector is busy, and the upward trend is expected to continue.

Before 2004 this sector was enjoying record levels of throughput. Since the hurricane, throughput has recovered to previous levels and the port is now looking to handle growing numbers of containers as well as more cruise ship calls.

Prior to 2004, Grenada grew more spices per square mile than any other country in the world. Nutmeg was introduced in 1843 and was of such importance – with one-third of the world’s supply being produced there – that a nutmeg was even incorporated into the national flag. Since the hurricane, the nutmeg trees are being replanted, but it will take time for the industry to recover.

A key goal for the Government is the development of domestic industry, which is expected to boost the port’s throughput still further. In addition, thanks to its relatively young equipment fleet and new facilities, the port should be able to avoid the need for heavy investment in the near future while it consolidates its position following the recovery from Ivan and the port expansion programme.

Meanwhile, tourism has become the main foreign exchange earner. Priority has been given to the rebuilding of Grenada’s hotels, all to more stringent standards than before.

Ambitious new luxury hotel and tourism developments are springing up all over the

Grenada has seen its fortunes fluctuate in recent decades. Today, however, the country is on course for a prosperous future.

Having laid the foundations for growth, Grenada has clearly stated to the world that it is ready and able to meet the needs of its many customers.

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Turbulent history of

the spice island

THE NAMING of Grenada has gone through various phases. One of the earliest Western names for the island was conferred in 1498

by Christopher Columbus, who called it Concepción, but this failed to catch on.

To the passing Spaniards the lush green island reminded them of Granada in their native Spain. When the French arrived, they altered this to Grenade. And, finally, the British came up with their own version – Grenada.

The earliest known inhabitants, the Arawak Indians, called the island Camerhogne. They were superseded by the Carib warriors, and of them there is little trace. The last of them died in 1651 by leaping to their deaths rather than submit to the invading French forces. This macabre day is remembered

through the name of the site – Le Morne des Sauteurs, or Leapers’ Hill.

The French and British battled for control of the island for the next 90 years and the various fortifications around St George’s Harbour are testament to this struggle. Grenada was finally ceded to the British under the Treaty of Versailles in 1783. The island became a Crown colony in 1877. Around this time, Grenada came to the fore as an exporter of nutmeg, earning it the nickname of ‘The Isle of Spice’. Grenada joined the British Commonwealth in 1967 and then gained its independence in 1974.

INDEPENDENCE Five years after independence, the island’s first Prime Minister, Sir Eric Gairy, was ousted from power in a near-bloodless coup. Maurice Bishop set up a people’s revolutionary government and forged close ties with Cuba and the USSR. An internal power struggle in 1983 resulted in the arrest of Bishop and his associates and their subsequent execution.

The civil disorder that followed gave rise to military intervention by forces from the United States and various Caribbean states.

The island’s second Prime Minister, the late Herbert Blaize, came to power in 1984.

ECONOMIC RECOVERY Political stability followed these events and the island rebuilt a thriving economy based on agriculture, light manufacturing and tourism. In a tragic turn of events, the island’s economy and infrastructure were badly hit by two consecutive hurricanes – Ivan in 2004 and Emily in 2005 – and the task of rebuilding had to begin again.

However, thanks to the tenacity of the islanders and their determination to put the past behind them and rebuild their lives, Grenada is looking better than ever and shaping itself into a true Caribbean paradise.

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Serving the nation for

25 years WITH A QUARTER of a century of service to the nation behind it, the Grenada Ports Authority (GPA) is today better equipped than ever to play a major role in the economy of the nation.

Recent initiatives and investments by the GPA have been designed to boost Grenada’s potential for cargo handling, the cruise sector and tourism. All of these bring direct benefits to the economy and people of the island.

The GPA played a crucial role in the island’s recovery after Hurricane Ivan in 2004, handling most of the incoming relief and construction supplies. The Authority was also instrumental in restoring the cruise industry just two months later and providing a valuable injection of cash into the economy as the nation struggled to cope with the aftermath of the hurricane.

PORTS AUTHORITY The Grenada Ports Authority is principally responsible for the administration and operation of the port of St George’s. It also has jurisdiction over Prickly Bay, St David’s Harbour and Grenville, on the main island of Grenada, as well as Tyrrel Bay and Hillsborough, on the neighbouring island of Carriacou.

The GPA is a statutory organisation controlled by the Minister of Finance, who appoints the chairman and board of directors. Its main functions are: • To administer and operate Grenada’s seaports • To regulate and control navigation

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• To maintain, improve and regulate the ports and their services • To provide pilotage services and navigational aids for the ports and approaches • To administer the provisions of the Shipping Act • To act as a focal point for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the IOPC Funds • To administer the provisions of the Yachting Act.

OPERATIONS Since 2000 the GPA has had jurisdiction over all 200 stevedores working in the port. The GPA provides a range of services, including: • Berthing • Receipt, storage and delivery of cargo • Cargo sorting • Chart sales • Container rentals • Delivery of containers to consignees’ premises • Hire of cargo handling equipment • Mooring buoys • Mooring or running lines • Pilotage • Stuffing and stripping • Sales of fresh water.

FOCAL POINT The GPA continues to be Grenada’s focal point for international organisations in maritime matters. Its staff represent Grenada at regional and international conferences, most recently at the Transport

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Committee of the Association of Caribbean States, the Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, the IOPC Funds, the IMO and the Organization of American States Committee on Ports.

As well as working with international organisations and local ports to promote better regional commerce and improved relations, the Authority plays a key role at home, in particular in public sector investment. Working with the Ministry of Finance, it draws up projects to develop the port and the environment, especially the coastal zone.

The GPA is actively involved in an outreach programme involving the local community. In recent years it has organised and sponsored a Coastal Zone Management Competition for primary schools. The Ports Authority has also sponsored the Carriacou Regatta Festival and has assisted young members of the Grenada Swimming Association. It also continues to support the Grenada Community Development Agency and the School for Special Education.

In addition, the GPA is represented on the national Sustainable Development Council, which considers matters pertinent to the nation’s long term sustainable development.

CRUISE TERMINAL The past decade has seen big changes in the country’s fortunes and these have been matched by the GPA’s vision in developing its range of port services.

The initial phase of expanding the main port in the Carenage was followed by the adventurous development of the Melville Street Cruise Terminal.

In parallel with the new cruise terminal – and in a departure from the core business of the Port Authority – the GPA was heavily involved in the financing and operation of the Melville Street Bus Terminus as part of the wider Melville Street development.

Opened in 2005, the Terminus provides parking for 250 buses and was designed to ease

traffic congestion in St George’s. About US$ 4.0 million has been invested in this project.

FUTURE VISION The future looks bright for Grenada – thanks in no small part to the GPA’s efforts over the past 25 years in building the economy for the benefit of all islanders.

Whatever the future holds for Grenada, one thing is certain – the GPA will be leading from the front.

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Mexico

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Honduras

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Nicaragua

Grenville Grenville Bay

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Port of St George’s –

a tower of strength

in Grenada’s hour of need

THE PEOPLE OF GRENADA owe a debt of gratitude to the Port of St George’s and its workers for their part in helping the island to survive and recover from a major hurricane.

It was on 7 September 2004 that Grenada was hit by Hurricane Ivan, a Category 3 system, with sustained winds of over 120 mph. There was widespread damage to the buildings, farms and infrastructure of the island.

In the immediate aftermath, St George’s – as the nation’s main point of entry for relief supplies – played a pivotal role by quickly resuming operations and allowed the recovery to get under way. After initially dealing with the island’s relief requirements, St George’s later handled the massive import of construction materials needed to start rebuilding.

DAMAGE The damage inflicted by Hurricane Ivan was worse than anything most islanders had experienced – although some could remember Hurricane Janet, which hit Grenada with comparable force back in 1955.

During Ivan, up to 90 per cent of Grenadian homes were significantly damaged and many historical buildings were seriously damaged or destroyed. Out of a total population of 90,000 more than 60,000 were left homeless.

The hospital, most schools and other public amenities were either closed or seriously affected. The yachting sector was badly hit.

On an island that is normally a favourite with yachtsmen for over-wintering because of its hurricane-free location, many yachts sank at their moorings, many more dragged their anchors onto the shore and a large percentage of those hauled out and placed on hardstanding were blown over.

There was widespread damage to port facilities in St George’s. The Banana Shed was destroyed, the Queen’s Warehouse was stripped of its outer walls, the Main Transit Shed lost most of its roof and the main port office was badly damaged. The power of the hurricane was even sufficient to move a 20 ft container from the container park to the other side of the harbour.

The hurricane is estimated to have cost a total of US$ 885 million, with the biggest bills coming from damage to housing,

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schools, electrical supplies and telecommunications.

PORT RESPONSE The damage caused by Ivan is only part of the story, however. As news spread around the world, a major relief effort got under way, with regional and international agencies channelling emergency aid and funding into Grenada.

In the immediate aftermath, the Ports Authority – along with most of the island – was overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster. Notwithstanding the magnitude of the damage to the Ports Authority’s assets – accounting for approximately EC$4.5m – within two days the port of St George’s had resumed operations and begun to receive relief supplies.

The Grenada Ports Authority was quick to respond, ensuring that the port was safe to use and equipped to handle incoming relief supplies. Duty was waived on relief supplies in order to speed up the process.

Both the Trinidad & Tobago Coastguard and the St Lucia Ports Authority provided supplies as well as fuel for the port’s generators.

There was a high demand on manpower and resources to handle the sudden influx of relief supplies – especially given that

port employees had their own houses to look after. The challenge was all the greater because all five of the port’s main storage sheds had been damaged.

The initial recovery effort was followed by a sustained demand for construction materials, thus putting a further strain on the port’s resources. Short-term labour was taken on to cope with the demand and to ensure a 24-hour operation.

Within a month of the hurricane, the port traffic had returned to pre-Ivan levels and by January 2005 the volume of throughput was up 150 per cent, boosted by imports of construction materials. In general, construction materials passed through the port without significant delay.

RECOVERY Lessons have been learned from the experience of Ivan and the Ports Authority is better prepared for any future hurricane. Just over EC$6.5m was spent on repair and renovation works aimed at equipping its sheds with storm resistant sheeting. The Ports Authority has signed memoranda of understanding with both Grenlec and Shell/Texaco for continuity of electricity and fuel supplies in a disaster situation. Disaster procedures have also been reviewed and updated.

Although complete recovery is still a long way off, in many ways the island is in better shape than before Ivan. New hurricane-proof buildings have been constructed and work is under way on new hotels, marinas, resorts and industrial centres. Grenada ‘post Ivan’ is a different place to Grenada before the hurricane. But the speed of recovery is due in great part to the prompt action of the Port of St George’s and the Grenada Ports Authority.

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Ports Authority expands

range of facilities to meet

growing demand CARGO HANDLING facilities in Grenada have been modernised and expanded to cope with growing throughput.

During the 1990s the Port of St George’s experienced a brisk increase in cargo volumes and by 1997 had embarked on a far-reaching expansion programme to cater for this growth.

Principally this involved an expansion of the port’s main cargo handling area on the eastern side of the Carenage to increase the quay length and using an area of reclaimed land for open storage.

The second phase involved the development of Melville Street Cruise Terminal, one of the biggest construction projects ever undertaken in Grenada.

Today the port is better equipped than ever. One of the main aims of the expansion project was to separate the different sectors. Now, while the original port berths in the Carenage are focused on handling

cargo vessels, the new cruise ship terminal, on the town’s western shoreline, is part of a wider project to develop the Melville Street area for tourism.

CARENAGE The main berth for commercial vessels is 335 metres long with 9.1 metres depth alongside. Refurbished as recently as 2000, this berth provides 36,000 sq ft of open storage and five acres of container stacking areas.

At the end of the main quay is a 76 metre long schooner berth with 5.1 metres depth alongside. This berth handles mainly inter-island traffic. There is a dedicated warehouse with 10,432 sq ft of capacity. Traffic flow is kept largely separated from other port activities. There is a separate gate with Customs officers on hand to allow a speedy exit from the port.

A wide range of relatively new equipment is operated on the terminal including 14 fork-lift trucks, five tractor trailers, two reach stackers and one toplifter. The Ports Authority

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plans to acquire a 100 tonne capacity mobile harbour crane in the medium term.

TRAFFIC In 2004 the port experienced a 10 per cent fall in throughout, caused mainly by the passage of Hurricane Ivan across the island.

There were fewer imports of construction materials, while exports of home-grown produce such as bananas and nutmeg also fell temporarily. However, container traffic continued to grow by nearly 10 per cent to 14,375 teu.

The port enjoyed a record year in 2005, handling a total of 582,116 tonnes of cargo. Over 90 per cent of this was imports. Cargo traffic was significantly boosted by the import of construction materials and aggregates due to the heightened level of construction activities which took place post Hurricane Ivan. Container traffic has become a focus for the port, representing about 40 per cent of total cargo throughput.

In 2005, the port handled some 546,060 tonnes of imported cargo and 36,056 tonnes of exports. Containers handled amounted to 10,119 teu imported and 9,927 teu exported.

In addition the port handled some 277,366 passengers.

A major undertaking has been the implementation of the ISPS Code at the Port of St George’s in 2004. This involved improvements to the port’s physical security, such as fencing and lighting, in order to comply with the new international port security code.

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This is set to change, however. An ambitious expansion plan – including a big land reclamation project – is on the table to develop Grenville into a major fishing port as well as equipping the port to handle more transit cargo. About 100 acres has been earmarked for development to create handling and storage areas so that Grenville can be revitalised.

As an additional measure, scanners were introduced at the cruise terminal to detect explosives and prohibited items such as firearms and narcotics. Also, CCTV cameras have been installed at strategic points to further reinforce passenger safety.

In the course of implementing the ISPS Code, more than 800 people – including agents, drivers, port workers, shipowners, tour operators and vendors – attended training courses to familiarise themselves with the various aspects of the code.

OTHER PORTS Elsewhere on Grenada, the GPA is responsible for operations at the Port of Grenville on the east coast. Grenville currently has a single pier that is used mainly to receive small fishing craft and inter-island schooners.

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Smooth transport networks

ease flow of goods

MOVING GOODS and people to and from Grenada – and within Grenada – is very straightforward thanks to a good choice of air, road and sea connections.

These transport services are more reliable and smoother than ever thanks to recent investments combined with the rebuilding programme after Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

The island’s domestic services link with a range of international air and sea services with worldwide connections.

Whether it’s a matter of shipping construction materials for one of Grenada’s new developments or household goods for local people or equipment and parts for the island’s growing yacht sector, consignees can be sure of trouble-free deliveries to all parts of the island.

ROADS Grenada’s road network has undergone significant improvements in recent years.

An ongoing programme of roadbuilding and resurfacing has led to quicker and smoother highway connections, especially in the south of the island.

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All parts of Grenada can be reached by road within two hours from St George’s.

SHIPPING Grenada is perfectly placed to be a mini hub for the region. St George’s is served by various major shipping lines offering connections to the wider Caribbean, the United States and Europe. Tropical Shipping, Bernuth Line, CMA-CGM Line and Seafreight Line offer weekly services on their Caribbean routes, which provides links ultimately to the US, Canada, Europe and the Far East. Geest Line on the other hand provides a fortnightly service on its Caribbean itinerary. Other services are provided by Cagema, Carib Ship, K-Line and NYK. Most vessels call on a weekly basis on routes between Grenada and the major destinations as well as most of the other Caribbean islands.

The GPA wants to make even greater use of its container handling facilities, with plans to invest in new equipment in the coming years and new initiatives coming on stream.

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There is also a significant regional inter-island traffic calling at the ports of Grenville, on the east coast of Grenada, and Hillsborough, on the island of Carriacou.

Modern passenger ferry services are operated by Osprey Lines, and also by the MV Amelia A1, between Grenada and Carriacou and between Carriacou and Petit Martinique.

INITIATIVE A new initiative for 2006 was the opening of an inland shipping depot on the Frequente Industrial Park, just south of St George’s.

The new facility is operated by Tropical Shipping in collaboration with Geo. F. Huggins & Co (Grenada) Ltd. The new venture offers a range of services including LCL consolidation in the 10,000 sq ft warehouse.

Currently, the vast majority of containers are devanned at the Port of St George’s, so this facility can only enhance the port’s ability to increase its throughput without causing congestion in the port’s own container yard.

Point Salines International Airport, in the south-west corner of Grenada, has a 9,000 ft runway capable of handling the largest aircraft in service today.

CHOICE There is a good choice of international services to Europe and North America as well as inter-island services. International services are provided by Air Canada, Air Jamaica, American Eagle, British Airways, Condor, Excel Airways and Virgin Atlantic. International connections can be made via Barbados and Trinidad. Domestic flights are available to Lauriston Airport on Carriacou.

The airport is located seven miles from St George’s and just two miles from Frequente Industrial Park, which offers a range of cargo handling and transportation services.

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Committed to

quality services

A COMMITMENT to provide top quality maritime services while preserving the delicate environment of Grenada is high on the agenda for the various organisations that work closely with the Grenada Ports Authority (GPA).

Grenada’s Maritime Administration plays a key role in promoting higher standards of shipping, maritime safety, pollution control and training of seafarers.

However, the Administration’s principal task is to manage the Grenada Register of Ships, established in 1997, which has 24 vessels.

REGISTER Owners and masters of Grenadian ships are required to register their vessels and have them surveyed for seaworthiness. The Administration has a pool of expertise in this sector and works closely with the ship survey company Tsunami Marine Ltd, of Trinidad & Tobago, to deliver a good-quality, reliable service.

The Administration is also responsible for the GPA’s oil spill response.

There has been investment by the GPA in new spill containment and clean-up equipment as well as special training for GPA and Coastguard staff.

ENVIRONMENT Because of the many cruise ships, cargo vessels and yachts calling Grenada, there is a greater-than-ever focus on hygiene and anti-pollution measures at its ports.

Environmental Health Officers are concerned with hygiene in the ports, while Quarantine Officers are responsible for detecting and intercepting pests and diseases. Clearly, the introduction of unwanted pests could have a serious impact on the island’s fragile environment.

Officers have the power to board and inspect any incoming vessel and to inspect samples of food and goods. Port sanitation is monitored and supervised to control insects and rodents. Garbage disposal is carefully controlled. All garbage must be sorted correctly and inspected by officers before being removed.

Officers liaise with shipping agents to ensure compliance from all vessels.

Thanks to the diligence and professionalism of these departments, cruise operators, holiday companies and potential investors can be sure that high standards of health and hygiene are a matter of priority for GPA.

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A history of the

port of St George’s

from the 17th century

THE ISLAND’S original colony, Port Louis, was created by French settlers in an area on the east side of what is now St George’s Harbour. There were deepwater anchorages for oceangoing ships.

Although Port Louis was abandoned in 1700 and Port Royal was established where St George’s is today, vessels continued to anchor in the eastern part of the harbour, near what is now the Lagoon.

Everything changed in 1867 as a result of volcanic activity. Eruptions in the eastern harbour transformed the deep water into a shallow area just a few feet deep. From then on, the development of port facilities was focused on the western harbour.

BIG IDEAS The British took over the island in 1778 and the settlers quickly saw the harbour’s potential as a naval base. From then until 1889 they made petitions to the British Government to develop the inner harbour, but these were repeatedly turned down by the Admiralty.

Eventually, the big idea was shelved and Grenada turned its attention to winning

commercial traffic. Although a detailed survey was carried out in 1895, no further action was taken until St George’s first jetty was constructed over 40 years later.

Until then, most cargo handling was carried out using lighters. These were loaded and discharged along the Carenage by three cranes in a laborious process. However, port operations were revolutionised in 1938 by the construction of an 850 ft wooden pier with 30 ft of depth alongside. For the first time, vessels could berth alongside the quay and it was possible to discharge cargo directly into storage sheds because the pier was connected to the land by a rubble bank.

This arrangement lasted just 16 years, however. In 1955 the pier was destroyed by Hurricane Janet and the cumbersome lighters returned to the port.

EXPANSION A new 800 ft quay – much stronger than the previous pier – was opened in 1958 and this time it was connected to the land by more than three acres of hardstanding. This quay is still in use, although it now forms part of a much longer quay and container stacking area.

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In 1960 a 12 ft channel was dredged through into the Lagoon, which has become a haven for yachts and small craft.

The growing demands of port users prompted the Grenada Port Authority to develop a Port Expansion Project in 1996.

This US$ 11.5 million project was completed in 2000 and involved reclamation of land behind the existing pier and extending the main quay farther into the Lagoon.

In response to the growing frequency of cruise calls, the port established a Welcome Centre at the northern end of the quay to ease the flow of passengers through the port while causing minimal interference with cargo operations nearby.

was able to embark on its most ambitious plan to date.

In 2003 construction began on the Melville Street cruise ship complex that allowed cruise ship calls to be kept completely separate from cargo handling operations.

This was the single biggest development in the port’s history, paving the way for Grenada to become a leading cruise port in the Caribbean. The new terminal comprises a 375 metre long jetty capable of handling either four small cruise ships or two mega ships and one medium sized ship. In addition

there is an extensive Welcome Centre and Duty Free Hall welcoming passengers into Grenada.

Down the years, there has always been motivation for developing the port and attracting commercial ship calls – and that is still the case today. As the island and its main port face a revitalised future, there is surely much more to come.

This major scheme provided 1,100 ft (335 metres) of continuous berth, 270 ft (82 metres) of schooner berth, 36,000 sq ft (3,344 square metres) of covered storage, 1.5 acres of open storage and five acres of container park.

MODERN ERA The port now had the capacity to handle cargo and cruise passengers in two distinct areas and with ample cargo handling and container storage areas. As a result, the port

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Spicing up

Grenada’s cruise potential

ARGUABLY one of the most attractive of all the Caribbean islands, Grenada has long been a magnet for cruise ships and their passengers.

Today, the best has just got better, with a thoroughly modern cruise ship terminal now open for business alongside a spacious Welcome Centre and duty free mall.

The new terminal is equipped to handle – simultaneously – either four small cruise ships or two mega ships and one medium sized ship. This excellent facility is seen as the ideal starting point from which to boost the cruise industry of Grenada. The main jetty at the Melville Street Cruise Terminal was completed at the end of 2003 and the Welcome Centre and Duty Free Hall were

completed in 2005. However, the first cruise ship was berthed at Melville Street on 21 December 2004.

Grenada Ports Authority is working closely with the island’s Board of Tourism to establish Grenada as a cruise destination of first choice in the southern Caribbean.

DEVELOPMENT For many years, cruise ships used to berth in St George’s Harbour, one of the prettiest in the Caribbean. But this changed with the opening of the new terminal in 2005.

Located on the western shoreline of the city, the new terminal offers much easier access to berths, while passengers can disembark closer to the city’s main shopping areas as well as enjoying the delights of the duty free mall inside the terminal complex.

The new terminal is part of Grenada’s US$ 80 million Melville Street Development project – the largest private/public joint venture ever seen on the island and its biggest generator of income to date.

The initial phase costing US$42 million involved a lot of land reclamation in the Melville Street area together with construction of the berths and Welcome Centre and Shopping Mall. In the sec-

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ond phase, another 10 acres of land will be reclaimed and developed to accommodate a mix of commercial and retail lots.

The seabed has been dredged to a depth of 10.5 metres to allow the world’s largest cruise ships to call at the port. Dredged material was used to reclaim the 10 acres of land. Piles ranging in length from 26 metres to 40 metres were driven into the seabed to allow construction of the 375 metre jetty.

The North Berth has 9.8 metres depth alongside, while the South Berth has 10.5 metres.

POPULAR Cruise lines calling Grenada include some of the best known operators in the Caribbean including Aida Cruise, Celebrity Cruises, Club Med Cruises, Cunard Line Ltd, EasyCruise, Fred. Olsen, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises USA, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Ocean Village Cruises, P&O Cruises, Carnival and Princess Cruises.

The Caribbean cruise season runs from October to April and during the 2005-2006 season Grenada attracted 225 ship calls and handled some 225,000 passengers. It is not uncommon for St George’s

to handle three or more vessels a day in high season, with up to 10,000 passengers coming ashore for shopping, sightseeing and leisure activities. Cruise ships continue to call intermittently outside the main season.

OPPORTUNITIES On their arrival in Grenada, passengers have a wide choice of excursions and tours.

Buses and taxis are right outside the terminal building and the Welcome Centre can assist with bookings. Many tour operators employ multilingual staff to help non-English-speaking visitors.

St George’s is a small town, so most areas can be easily reached on foot. Once outside the duty free mall, it is only a few steps to the main shopping areas, where duty free outlets, handicraft shops and local produce can be found as well as cafés.

The beautiful Carenage area of St George’s, just a 10-minute walk from the cruise terminal, is full of historical buildings and monuments. Most of St George’s can be seen from the Carenage, although many buildings and churches still show signs of the hurricane damage caused

by Ivan in 2004. Places not to be missed are the Market Square, Fort George, the Roman Catholic cathedral and the Grenada National Museum.

A short climb from the cruise terminal will reward the visitor with wonderful views of the Carenage and the Lagoon from Fort George, with its splendid hilltop location between the harbour and the open sea.

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A brand-new welcome

for cruise passengers

THERE’S NEVER BEEN a better time to visit Grenada as a cruise ship passenger, thanks to the recent opening of a brand-new cruise terminal complex.

This complex has been developed alongside the modern cruise ship berths to welcome passengers ashore with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of fun.

After passing through the Immigration & Welcome Centre, passengers enter a light and spacious duty free complex with a wide range of kiosks and outlets. Outside the terminal building there is a landscaped public square giving easy access to the bustling market and city of St George’s, just a few steps across Melville Street.

The duty free mall – officially opened in December 2005 – provides 35 units for retail outlets along with 10 positions for kiosks.

The units include many well known names in electronics, fashion, jewellery, perfumes and watches. In addition, there are many outlets offering local crafts, souvenirs and snacks.

COMPLEX The Grenada Board of Tourism has an office in the complex, which also features an internet plaza, public telephones, taxi booking services and toilets.

More than 20 units and all the kiosk positions had been leased within six months of the facility’s opening. The units are generally leased for a minimum of five years, while the kiosks are leased for a year at a time.

The terminal is designed so that passengers always have to pass through the mall before disembarking or embarking their ship. The mall part of the terminal is open to the general public as well.

DEVELOPMENT Outside the terminal buildings there are parking lots and pick-up and drop-off points for taxis. A number of plots are available for development. Just a few steps north of the terminal is the new Melville Street Bus Terminus.

The terminal was developed by St George’s Newport Property Development Company Ltd, which is an 80-20 partnership between Züblin Grenada Ltd and the Grenada Ports Authority.

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Creating tourism potential

in paradise

WHILE the passing of Hurricane Ivan in 2004 was a major catastrophe for Grenada, in many ways it has also given the people of Grenada a unique opportunity to improve their island.

The island has been reshaped by an extensive programme of construction using new materials and modern hurricane-proof methods, while many tourist sites have been designed afresh to cater for an expansion in the cruise industry.

Tourists can admire the natural beauty of the landscape, with its many waterfalls and other scenic gems, as well as enjoying a

wide choice of outdoor activities. In addition to St George’s, with its historical centre and picturesque Carenage, the island offers a choice of 45 white sand beaches and nine black sand beaches where visitors can relax in the sun or enjoy water sports.

GOLDEN BLOOMS FOR GRENADA

Key attractions include:

Grenada’s natural beauty includes bounteous displays of colourful and exotic flowers. In fact, the island’s flora is a point of pride – Grenada won a total of five gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show in London between 1998 and 2005.

• Fort George, Fort Frederick and the Grenada Museum • The Annandale Waterfall • Grand Etang National Park • Grand Anse Beach • Concord Falls • Dougaldston Estate • Levera National Park • River Antoine Rum Distillery • Bay Gardens • Leapers’ Hill • Laura Herb & Spice Garden.

The most prominent flowers are lilies, orchids, anthuriums bromeliads, heliconias and foliage plants.

Most flowers come from the north of island, especially the Balthazar Estate in St Andrews, close to the rain forest. Hurricane Ivan destroyed most of the flower beds as well as the nutmeg and spice plantations.

The nutmeg trade will take time to recover, although exports of cut flowers resumed in 2006.

Local crafts can be found everywhere, with outlets in the cruise terminal as well as shops and stalls throughout the island. The new duty free centre at the cruise terminal, is complemented by shopping plazas and markets including South City Plaza, Excel Plaza, Spiceland Mall and the Grand Anse centre.

Cruise passengers can visit gardens and flower-growing areas as well as taking guided walking tours within a 20 minutes bus ride of the cruise terminal.

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Small in size,

big in character

PLAYING THE ROLE of little sisters to Grenada are Carriacou and Petit Martinique – two smaller islands located about 23 miles north of the main island.

These two islands lie at the southern tail of the Grenadines, one of the most beautiful island chains in the world and a magnet for yachts and tourists.

The smaller island of Petit Martinique with an area of just 486 acres is home to a mainly seafaring community. Carriacou measures 13 square miles in size and has a population of just 5,000. In the past, its economy was based on lime juice and cotton, but today the main currency is tourism and a growing number of guest-houses and hotels have sprung up to cater for this demand.

Carriacou is famous for its boatbuilding skills, and scores of locally built sailing craft can be seen around its shores. Legend has it that these skills were introduced by Scottish settlers. Many wooden trading schooners were built here in the old days.

As demand has fallen for these old-style vessels, the boatbuilders have turned their skill to fishing boats, leisure craft and tenders. An added feature of the island is its many sailing races, of which the annual regatta is a major event.

Visitors can get to Carriacou either by ferry to the capital, Hillsborough, or by air to the island’s Lauriston Airport, which has daily links with Grenada and the Grenadine islands.

HILLSBOROUGH Hillsborough, the main port of the island, receives fishing vessels and small cargo schooners as well as handling passenger vessels from St George’s in Grenada.

A regular service between St George’s and Hillsborough is operated by Osprey Lines Ltd using modern air conditioned vessels to

provide a journey time of 70 to 90 minutes, depending on the vessel. Osprey Lines also serves the smaller island of Petit Martinique, with daily crossings from Carriacou. Other vessels such as Alexia and Amelia also make weekly voyages to the sister islands.

Elsewhere in Carriacou there is a 90 metre jetty and a tanker facility in Tyrrel Bay, a few miles south of Hillsborough. At both these facilities, security is an ongoing concern and is continually monitored. The Port of Hillsborough has been upgraded for ISPS Code compliance.

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Sailing along on the

crest of a wave

IT’S NO IDLE BOAST that Grenada is a paradise for yachtsmen, with its perfect blend of sea breezes, pristine blue water, secluded coves, idyllic anchorages and some of the best cruising grounds in the Caribbean.

In fact, the coastline of Grenada offers a wealth of unspoilt natural surroundings that continues to attract more and more yachts from across the region – not just for the island’s world-famous regattas, but also for long stays and extended cruises.

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season, with several yards offering haul-out and storage facilities in sheltered bays. In spite of Hurricane Ivan, Grenada is still one of the safest places in the Caribbean for hurricane season storage.

Most of the existing facilities in Grenada cater for mega-yachts as well as for smaller craft.

Newer facilities are being developed at various locations, while many existing yards are expanding their berthing and storage capacity.

The biggest regatta of the year is the Grenada Sailing Festival, held in January, which attracts yachts from the Caribbean, Europe and the United States. At Easter, the Round-the-Island race has become increasingly popular, while the Carriacou Regatta in August provides a showcase for that island’s rich heritage in boatbuilding and seafaring.

This expansion is mirrored by a growth in ancillary services such as canvas work, chandleries, engine repairs, machine shops, rigging and sailmaking as well as hotels, restaurants and shops. This two-pronged development is creating a long-lasting and proficient marine sector in Grenada that is fast becoming the envy of the region.

POTENTIAL

SERVICES

YACHTING

The government has long recognised the potential of the yachting sector and is helping it to expand by encouraging further development of facilities and marinas.

One way of doing this is to allow duty free imports of spare parts and supplies for the marine sector.

Blue Lagoon Marina, in St George’s Bay, offers berths for 40 boats up to 100 ft long.

The yachting sector embraces various categories of yachts including charter yachts, cruisers, live-aboards and locally owned yachts.

The biggest category is the live-aboards, which have led to a competitively priced yacht service industry. However, studies show that the greatest potential for increased revenue is from the mega-yachts, which often have fully paid crews.

Grenada Marine, in St David’s Harbour, is a full service boatyard and haul-out facility for over 150 yachts and catamarans and offers a wide range of ancillary services. The yard has a 70 tonne travelift for yachts up to 32 ft wide and backs on to six acres of storage.

Clarke’s Court Marina, in Woburn Bay, has 50 berths on the south coast, which is gradually being developed into a full service facility.

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Grenada Yacht Club, located in the Lagoon in St George’s, has 46 berths and 20 moorings and offers a full range of yacht services and utilities.

Martin’s Marina, established on the former site of the Moorings, has a 53-berth marina for yachts up to 200 ft, and 32 moorings, and offers storage and other services.

Spice Island Marine Services, in the northwest of Prickly Bay, offers storage space for 200 yachts. Its 70 ton travelift can handle boats up to 85 ft long and 25 ft wide.

True Blue Bay Marina is a small marina and resort complex near Prickly Bay and is home to Horizon Yacht Charters.

Tyrrel Bay Haulout Carriacou provides haul-out services with a 30 ton travelift and has storage for 25 yachts.

DEVELOPMENTS At St George’s, there are plans for a megayacht facility in the Carenage as well as extensive berthing in the sheltered Lagoon area with a luxury hotel and a marina village.

At Le Phare Bleu Marina & Resort, in Calivigny Bay, there will be 64 stern-to

berths for yachts up to 60 ft alongside a residential and amenity complex. Also on the south coast, in Prickly Bay, a EC$ 70 million marina with a luxury mega-yacht facility with floating accommodation and hotel complex is under construction. Another marina development is planned for Virgin Beach.

A new full service marina is also being developed in Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou, with 150 berths and yacht services as well as restaurants, shops and storage.

The yachting sector is clearly ripe for investment, with a series of public-private partnerships transforming the industry. If all the developments now being planned or under way come to fruition, Grenada will have more than doubled its yachting capacity by 2010.

GROWTH During this yachting renaissance, the industry established the Marine & Yachting Association of Grenada (MAYAG), to help lobby Government and to promote Grenada both regionally and internationally and to act as a bureau for boaters.

The Government of Grenada has acknowledged the sector by creating

legislation to facilitate growth and address matters such as duty free status for vessels, a yachting desk, a cruising permit that grants an unlimited stays, and, more recently streamlining the clearance procedures with a one page form which is available online (the official website of Grenada Board of Tourism www.grenadagrenadines.com or MAYAG’s website at www.mayag.org) and can be completed prior to arrival.

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Perfect environment

for investment

GRENADA offers one of the most attractive investment climates in the Caribbean.

The Government of Grenada recognises that private enterprises are the driving forces in the Grenadian economy. Its overarching policy is to encourage new private investment and foster the development of existing investments through sound macro economic policies, a conducive enabling environment and an efficient and modern public sector.

Investors are encouraged to enter in and operate enterprises in all fields of lawful economic activity. There is no minimum entry requirement, no restriction on foreign ownership, no restriction on foreign currency transactions, easy movement of capital, profit and dividends and attractive fiscal incentives. Foreign investors are given equal treatment to domestic investors.

Investors in Grenada can benefit from a stable democratic style of government, stable economy, developed infrastructure, reliable investment support services, low crime rate and a good quality of life.

Investment opportunities can be found across a wide range of sectors. Priority areas for

investment in Grenada are as follows: Tourism, hotels, villas, condominiums, timeshare property, recreational, cultural and sporting activities, attractions and marinas Manufacturing, film production, publishing and printing, handicraft, agro processing, light manufacturing Information communications technology, software development, data processing, claims processing, order fulfilment, telephone and direct mail sales, computer aided design geographic information, electronic publishing, voice centre operations, remote Secretarial services, customer and technical support services, indexing and abstracting services , research and technical writing services International financial services, international business company registration, international Insurance, company, management, offshore banking and trusts, health services, retirement homes, hospitals, health clinics and medical facilities Educational services, offshore education services.

cost of doing business, general statistical data on the economy, legal, financial and other requirements for investing in the country; The processing of applications for fiscal incentives; Assistance to secure all required approvals, certificates, work permits, land for projects’ realisation, and such other support and assistance as investors may require to establish and to operate their projects; Business support services including technical assistance for business diagnostics and the preparation of business plans; Affordable factory space.

Through the GIDC, a full programme of investment incentives is available to investors and includes: Accelerated depreciation with provisions for losses carried forward for a period of ten (10) years Investment allowances Deductible expenditure

The Grenada Industrial Development Corporation provides ‘One Stop Investment Facilitation’ service for all investors. The services offered by the corporation include: Business and investment advice on investment opportunities, investment conditions,

Customs exemptions.

Detailed information on doing business and investing in Grenada can be obtained from GIDC website at www.grenadaworld.com

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Port of St George’s APPROACHES From a westerly direction to north of Annas Shoal there is a well marked channel north-east of harbour, with a minimum depth of 19.5 metres, that leads almost to quay.

About 800 metres before quay, the channel turns north and there are shoals either side.

LOCATION St George’s lies in position 12°03’N, 61°45’ W on the south-west side of the mainland.

The port takes in that area of water enclosed within a line from Point Salines to Point Molinière. The inner part of the harbour consists of two basins – the Carenage and the Lagoon – with access through a common entrance.

ACCOMMODATION Single quay of 335 metres with depths varying from 8.3 metres to 9.8 metres alongside.

Quay height is 2.1 to 2.7 metres. Schooner berth of 76 metres at end of main quay with 5.5 metres depth alongside. Quay is 1.5 to 2.1 metres above water. Two tanker berths at Grand Mal and Queen’s Park terminals.

Tankers drop anchor and lie stern-to.

Melville Street Cruise Terminal: North Berth is 375 metres long with 10.3 metres alongside.

South Berth is 375 metres long with 10.5 metres alongside. Maximum size of vessel: 325 metres LOA and 10.0 metres draught.

Berthing applications should be submitted through ship’s agent to the Marine Unit at least 48 hours before arrival, stating if hazardous goods are being carried and whether port services are required.

ANCHORAGE Vessels may anchor north-west of the harbour in position 12°3’.2N, 61°45’.8W in depths from 12.0 to 23.0 metres at LAT. Anchoring is prohibited within 200 metres of any beach without written permission.

The Carenage or north basin is available as an anchorage for commercial vessels with depths from 9.1 to 20.1 metres. The Lagoon or south basin has depths from 4.9 to 8.2 metres and contains a yacht marina on its west side. The entrance channel from the Carenage to the Lagoon has a depth of 3.4 metres.

BUNKERS

HANDLING EQUIPMENT All port-owned equipment should be requisitioned from the GPA at least 24 hours in advance.

Two reach stackers of 41 and 45 tonnes capacity, one top lifter of 35 tonnes, 14 fork-lift trucks from 1 to 6 tonnes and five terminal tractors.

HEALTH A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for everyone over the age of one year who has departed from an infected area in the previous six days.

MEDICAL AID General hospital in St George’s.

Tel: +1 473 440 2051

Gasoil delivered by road tanker.

BUS ROUTES Bus routes from St.George’s bus terminus

IMMIGRATION The Immigration Department can be contacted on VHF Channel 16.

Zones Routes

Route Sticker

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St. George’s/Belmont/Grand Anse/Calliste/Grand Anse Valley

Gold

2

St.George’s/Springs/Woodlands/Woburn

Orange

2

St.George’s/Calivigny/Westerhall/Grenville & Green

Orange

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St. George’s/Richmond Hill/Morne/Jaloux/Marian/Calivigny

Purple

4

St. George’s/St.Paul’s/Perdmontemps/Vincennes/ Old Westerhall/Beaton/ Mardigras/La Borie

Green

5

St.George’s/Concord/Grand Roy/ Gouyave/Victoria/Sauteurs

Yellow

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St. George’s/Grand Etang/ Birch Grove/Grenville

Navy Blue

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St. George’s/River Road/Queen’s Park/Darbeau/Tempe/Mt. Parnassus/ Beaulieu/Boca/Vendomme/Annadale/ New Hampshire/Willis

Red

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St. George’s/Cherry Hill/Fontenoy/Mt.Moritz/Happy Hill/Beausejour/Brizan

Blue

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Fire, police: 911 Ambulance: 434 Coastguard: 399

LARGEST VESSEL Maximum length 183 metres LOA, maximum draught 8.54 metres.

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LLOYD’S AGENT Jonas Browne & Hubbard (G’da) Ltd

NAVIGATION AIDS Well buoyed channel with leading marks bearing 132° to south of harbour entrance.

About 250 metres past No 3 buoy, channel turns towards harbour with leading marks behind quay bearing 068°.

PASSENGER SERVICES Osprey Lines Ltd operates regular passenger ferries to Carriacou.

PROHIBITED ANCHORAGES The following areas have been declared prohibited anchorages by the Ports Authority under Section 2, subsection 1 of SRO No 14 of 1981.

MAINLAND OF GRENADA (i) Grand Anse Bay: The entire area referred to as Grand Anse Bay (ii) Prickly Bay (Lance aux Épines) from the foreshore of the beach onward to 600 ft seaward. (iii) Pingouin Beach (Point Salines): The area marked off by the following positions: 12°1’.26N, 61°47’.6W; 12°0’.75N, 61°47’.9W; 12°0’.5N, 61°47’.5W.

CARRIACOU Tyrrel Bay: The entire area referred to as the inner lagoon, and the area referred to as the outer lagoon, are prohibited anchorage to yachts or vessels used for residential purposes.

GENERAL (i) For areas 500 yards (467.2 metres) offshore of any beach in a port, written permission must be obtained from the Port Manager. (ii) In a direct approach to any port. (iii) In any principal fairway within a port. (iv) In such a manner as to obstruct the approaches to any anchorage of wharf used by other vessels. (v) In such a manner as to obstruct the approaches to any anchorage or wharf used by other vessels.

QUARANTINE An import permit is compulsory for all importation of animals. Documentation must be produced and the Government Veterinary Officer notified of port of arrival and ETA.

PILOTAGE Compulsory for vessels over 200 grt. Port requires 24 hours’ notice for entering and three hours’ notice for departure. Pilot boards north-east of Annas Shoal. Pilots are available 24 hours a day.

RADIO INFORMATION Port operates on Channel 16 with 11 and 12 as working channels. Main call sign: Grenada Port Control (J3YA). Pilot call sign: Grenada Pilot/Pilot Launch (J3YB).

ROAD LINKS Grenada has a comprehensive road network.

All parts of the island can be reached from St George’s within two hours.

SHIPREPAIR Grenada Yacht Services Ltd, Grenada Marine and Spice Island Marine Services Ltd are equipped for minor repairs to small craft.

STORAGE Shed name/number Transit Shed 1 Queens Caricom Shed Old Shed 3 25 reefer plug-in points.

Size (sq ft) 20,000 10,000 10,432 8,775

Use General cargo General cargo General cargo General cargo

STEVEDORING & LONGSHORING Provided by the GPA. Applications for cargo handling labour teams must be made at least 24 hours before the vessel arrives.

TIDES Tidal range of 0.61 metre.

WASTE It is prohibited to bring organic waste into Grenada. Organic waste may be dumped at least 12 nautical miles offshore. Small organic waste (pieces less than 25 mm) may be dumped at least three nautical miles offshore.

There are facilities onshore for dumping nonorganic waste. A charge may be made.

WATER Fresh water available alongside pier.

WEATHER Sunny climate all year. Average temperature 24°C to 30°C. Rainy season June to December.

WORKING HOURS Working hours are 07.00-12.00, 13.0018.00 and 19.00-23.00. For further information contact the Port Manager via the GPA.

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Other

ports of entry

OFFICIAL PORTS OF ENTRY are operated and administered by the Grenada Ports Authority, which regulates and controls navigation within port limits

PRICKLY BAY: The Port of Lance aux Épines (Prickly Bay), located in position 12°00’N, 61°45.7’W on the south coast of the mainland, is a port of entry for yachts only. The port consists of the water north of a line from Prickly Point to True Blue Point (Mace Point). A reef extends the full length of the eastern shore, so yachts should proceed with caution. True Blue Point should be given a wide berth owing to shoaling just offshore. Approach from south-west with caution. The Porpoises – a group of rocks located about half a mile south of Prickly Point – are sometimes awash and difficult to spot, being about 3 ft above sea level at low tide. Anchorage is permitted inside the bay in depths of 5.0 to 15.0 metres with good holding grounds in a mixture of sand and mud. Anchorage within 200 metres of the beach on the northern shore is prohibited. Spice Island Marine Service Co Ltd is a modern full service marina with a 35 ton travel hoist. Contact ‘Spice Island Marine’ on VHF Channel 16.

GRENVILLE: The Port of Grenville is defined by the water enclosed by a line from Telescope Point to Soubise Point to the

nearest point on the mainland at Soubise.

Grenville Bay, in position 12°7’N, 61°37’W, and St Andrew’s Bay, separated by Marquis Islet, should not be entered without local knowledge. Breaking seas across the entrance to Grenville Bay will be experienced during strong north-east winds. The port has a single pier with a depth alongside of 3.0 metres at its head. Vessels over 3.0 metres draught can anchor safely within the outer reefs. Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels over 150 grt. Pilots are based in St George’s.

TYRREL BAY: Located in position 12°27’N, 61°29.2’W, in the south-west corner of Carriacou, it includes all the water within Tyrrel Bay east of a line drawn on longitude 61°31’W. Vessels can anchor in 9.1 to 27.45 metres in the northern outer part of the bay. Anchoring is prohibited in the inner lagoon. There is a 90 metre long jetty at the northern end of the beach and a tanker terminal to the south of the jetty. Pilotage is compulsory for tankers over 100 grt, with at least 24 hours’ notice required.

HILLSBOROUGH: The Port of Hillsborough, on the west coast of Carriacou, takes in all the waters within a line from Craigston Point westward to the north side of Jack-aDan Island and then west to the north side of Mabouya Island and then south to Cistern Point and then back along the foreshore to the starting point. Hillsborough Bay (12°N,

61°28’W) is entered between Jack-a-Dan and Sandy Islet. A town stands at the head of the bay.

ST DAVID’S HARBOUR: Located on Grenada’s south coast, St David’s Harbour is defined as being north of a line from Little Bacolet Point (12°0.63’N, 61°40.96’W) to St David’s Point (12°0.78’N, 61°40.51’W) including all of the foreshore. St David’s Point has a distinctive rock at the peninsula forming the eastern side of the harbour entrance.

The channel is marked by buoys and the harbour may be used only by yachts.

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Ship register REGISTRATION of Grenadian ships is governed by the Shipping Act 1994 and the Shipping (Registration) Regulations SRO 51 of 1997.

All Grenadian ships over 24 metres LOA must be registered if they are to be taken outside Grenadian waters or if a mortgage is required.

The port of registry is St George’s.

REGISTERING A SHIP A ship may be registered only by qualified persons, that is, any citizen of CARICOM, any public body of CARICOM and any body, incorporated or not, authorised by the Minister for Shipping. At least 11/16ths of shares in a ship must be owned by qualified persons before the vessel is eligible to be registered.

Applications should be made to the Registrar of Ships, Grenada Ports Authority, PO Box

494, Carenage, St George’s, Grenada, and must be accompanied by the relevant fee.

DOCUMENTATION Documents required to register a ship: • Application for registration • Declaration of ownership • Bill of sale • Notice of proposed ship’s name • Declaration of appointment of managing owner or manager • Proof of survey for ships over 20 years old • Builder’s certificate for new ships.

Upon successful registration, a certificate of registry is issued together with an official number which must be displayed on the ship.

Any changes in details of registry must be notified to the Registrar.

FEES

Provisional certificate – EC$ 1 per tonne (minimum EC$ 500) Temporary pass – EC$ 300

Registration (EC$ per tonne) Change of ship’s name – EC$ 700 1 to 100 tonnes – 7.0 (minimum EC$ 350) Registration of alterations – EC$ 700 101 to 500 tonnes – 6.50 Duplicate certificate – EC$ 300 501 to 1,000 tonnes – 5.0 Change of port of registry – EC$ 700 1,001 to 5,000 tonnes – 4.50 Over 5,000 tonnes – 4.0 Annual fees – EC$ 3 per tonne (minimum EC$ 275)

Other charges include transfer of ownership, mortgages and transfer of mortgage registration, change to the registered ship and change in name of company.

A current list of all charges is available from the Registrar of Ships.

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Customs & Immigration CUSTOMS THE Customs Department plays a key role in the collection and protection of revenue by enforcing various regulations, prohibitions and restrictions. There are penalties for breaches of Customs regulations and for evasion of charges. A Customs officer should be consulted in case of doubt and complaints should be made to the Customs Supervisor.

Declaration: Importers or their agents are required to submit an Import Declaration which should include: • • • • •

Invoices giving value, type and quantity Bills of lading Insurance certificate Import licence Permits and origin certificates where applicable • Value declaration form for goods over EC$ 500.

When the application is approved – usually within 48 hours – an assessment notice will be generated showing total taxes due. This must be paid before the cargo is released. In the

absence of invoices, goods may be examined and valued. Certain goods may be released pending a guarantee of the duty and tax liability. Manifested gift packages may be exempt.

Temporary imports: Certain goods may be allowed into the country on a temporary basis under agreed conditions free of duty and tax, or on proportional payment. Any duty and tax liability must be secured by bank bonds or cash deposit, and these goods must be examined when imported and verified when exported.

Re-imported goods: Re-imported goods which have been repaired or renovated may be liable for duty and tax, depending on the cost of repairs and freight charges or appreciation, at the rates in force at time of re-importing.

Refund claims: Exported goods on which duty and tax are to be refunded must be exported within one year after the date of importation and must be certified and in some cases verified.

Examining goods: The onus is on the importer or his agent to unpack and re-pack items before and after examination. Officers are permitted to take samples. When the officer is satisfied that goods are duly entered, he will issue an out-of-charge note to the Ports Authority, which will then deliver the goods.

IMMIGRATION All passengers entering Grenada by air or sea are screened by the Immigration Department, whose job is to filter out criminals,

drug traffickers, undesirable aliens and anyone who could become a financial liability to the government.

Incoming passengers are required to enter Grenada through a legal port of entry or a port designated by an Immigration officer.

Whenever a vessel (or aircraft) arrives, the Immigration officer can ask the master (or captain) for a passenger list. Visitors should fill in an embarkation and disembarkation form; the Immigration officer will issue a permit for a specific number of days. Cruise passengers are not required to complete this form unless staying for one or more nights or leaving Grenada on a different vessel. Visitors planning to stay in Grenada for any time should have a return air or sea ticket.

The Immigration Department covers all main ports of entry including airports, while the Coastguard monitors small bays where yachts might seek illegal entry.

Detection of illicit drugs is a vital function of the Department, which uses modern communications to liaise with Interpol and other enforcement agencies in North America and the UK.

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Doing business

with Grenada Ports

DEPOSITS Deposits required for provision of services to ship and cargo agents, the amount can be obtained from the port’s accounts department.

EQUIPMENT For hire or use of any port equipment, including fork-lift trucks and container handling equipment, a requisition must be made to the Equipment Supervisor at least 48 hours in advance.

LAID-UP STATUS Vessels anchored or moored that are not being used for commercial or residential purposes may apply to the Port Manager to be classed as ‘laid-up’ prior to being laid up. Application or requisition forms are available from the Marine Unit of the Authority or from ships’ agents.

BERTHING An application is required for using any of the Authority’s berths. This is usually submitted through the agent and must reach the Marine Unit at least 48 hours before the vessel arrives.

The berthing application also shows whether the vessel is carrying dangerous/hazardous goods, and indicates what services are required (for example, pilots, equipment, overtime).

CARGO The following applies to the receipt, storage and delivery of cargo: BULK - Cargo such as asphalt in drums, fertilisers, sugar and grain are usually delivered direct from ship to truck. Liquid petroleum bulk products are discharged from dedicated mooring points in Grand Mal Bay. Special approval is required from the Authority (and Customs) for the discharge of such bulks at places other than ports.

COLD STORAGE - Chilled or frozen cargo is normally delivered from ship to truck. However, the Authority has a limited number of plug-in points for on-site storage of reefer cargo.

CONTAINERS - Agents must authorise movement of containers from ports to inland

destinations. A Container Interchange Form must be completed to allow movement from the port and upon return.

COMPUTERISED INFORMATION The Authority operates a computerised information system for the receipt and delivery of cargo.

It is imperative that clear copies of the manifest are submitted to the Authority not less than 48 hours before arrival.

COVERED WAREHOUSING The Authority does not provide covered warehousing for all types of goods. A request must be made to the Authority with regard to goods that require special protection.

DANGEROUS CARGO Dangerous and hazardous cargoes must be declared. The Authority has very limited facilities for storing such goods and importers must arrange for immediate removal from ports.

LEGISLATION The principal legislation governing the Authority is Cap. 247, the Grenada Ports Authority Act (No 14 of 1978 as amended). The main subsidiary legislation is the Ports Regulations, SRO No 14 of 1981; the Schedule to these regulations is the Ports’ Tariff, which is amended from time to time. The amendment now effective is SRO No 12 of 1997. Copies of the relevant legislation are available from the Authority’s main office or from the Government’s Printery Department.

LICENCES Licences are required for conducting business within the precincts of the ports. Such businesses include agency, brokerage, chandlery, commercial operation of marine craft and vending. The Authority is also responsible for control of port foreshore development. Approval must be obtained for any erection, installation or construction within the limits of the ports. Its approval must be obtained for any erection, installation or construction that will impinge on the foreshore or waters within the limits of the ports.

PERSONAL EFFECTS Many nationals abroad send or return to Grenada with an assortment of personal effects.

These can include vehicles, machinery and equipment in addition to household effects.

These items do not benefit from any special regime at the ports, so a check should be made with the Department of Customs to find out what rates of duty are likely to be levied. Also check with the Grenada Industrial Development Corporation to find out whether certain items qualify for special exemption. Failure to do so may result in significant charges as well as Excess Storage Rent being incurred at ports.

SALE OF GOODS AND CONTAINERS The Authority may sell, after notice in the Government Gazette, and by public auction, goods and containers that remain on the premises after periods of time specified in the regulations have elapsed (usually not less than six weeks) The remainder of the proceeds of such sales, after certain expenses, including Customs charges, have been met, is payable to the original owner upon presentation of a claim to the Authority. Perishable goods and dangerous and offensive cargo may be sold or otherwise disposed of without notice.

STORAGE The free storage period is five working days, commencing from the date of discharge or of placement on the port. The free storage period for containers is 14 days for ro-ro and 21 days for lo-lo containers, or the next normally scheduled call of the line, whichever is sooner.

VEHICLES Vehicles are subject to a Terminal Use charge based on weight or volume, whichever is greater, as well as other applicable charges in the Tariff. Vehicles and machinery that are described as personal effects are subject to all the usual charges and may attract Customs duties that may be significant. Before importing such items, check with the Department of Customs to find relevant rates and if any special concessions are available.

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Tariff guide ITEM

CATEGORIES

Pilotage

Mooring 0800-1600hrs

Vessels Tankers

200-500 grt $150 $450

500-1,000 grt $200 $500

1,000-2,000 grt $300 $600

2,000-5,000 grt $400 $700

5,000-10,000 grt $500 $800

10,000-20,000 grt 2000+ $600 $600+$5/1000grt $800+$10/1000grt

< 100grt $100 $100

100-500 grt $150 $200

500-2000 grt $200 $300

2000-5000 grt $300 $400

5000-20000 grt $300+$5/1000grt $600

20000grt+

$50 1600-0800 hrs

100-500grt $75 100 LOA + $55

500-2000grt $100 Local Register $75

2000-5000grt $200 Local Charter $100

5000-20000grt $300

Yachts

Vessels <50 LOA $30

< 100grt $30 50-100 LOA $45

20000grt+ $400 Coastal Trade $500 Up to 100grt $750 Over 100grt

08.00-16.00 hrs 16.00-08.00 hrs

100grt+ $100 $150

100grt $35 $55

Vessels Yachts

$30 $15

Each 24hrs

< 100grt $50

100-500grt $100

500-1000grt $150

1000-2000grt $200

2000-5000grt $275

5000grt-10000grt $375

10000-20000grt $500

Each 12hrs

<200’ LOA $0.50/ft

200-300’ LOA $1.00/ft

300-500’ LOA $1.25/ft

500’ LOA $150/ft

Each 12hrs

<200’ LOA $0.70/ft

200-300’ LOA $1.25/ft

300-500’ LOA $1.50/ft

500’ LOA $1.75/ft

Nav Aids

Pratique

Clearance Port Dues Berth Dues I Berth Dues II

$600+$10/1000grt

20000grt+ $800

less 50% for cruise vessels home porting in Grenada; and less 25% for cruise vessels with at least 25 call p.a.

Jetty Dues Vessels Yachts Terminal Use Cargo from all vessels ship-to-truck

<60’ LOA $0.50/ft <50’ LOA $1.00/ft

60-100’ LOA $0.65/ft 50-100’ LOA $1.25/ft

100-140’ LOA $0.75/ft 100-200’ LOA $1.50/ft

140-200’ LOA $0.85/ft

Per Ton $10 Frozen/Chilled Gen. Cargo Bulk Containers

In 10’ boxes $100.00 $0.75/ton $1.25/ton $1.00/ton $50/TEU

In 20’ boxes $200.00

In 40’ boxes $400.00

20’ ro-ro 40’ ro-ro 45’ ro-ro

In 45’boxes $450.00

In High Cube boxes Add 15%

$25/unit $45/unit $60/unit

Tailgating

General Cargo Goods in the open Hazardous Cargo

$7/ton $10.00/ton $15.00/ton

Sorting/ Stripping

Break Bulk Stripping Containers

$25.00/ton $50/TEU

Storage

General Cargo Cargo in containers Up to 1st 2 days Day 3 and after/day MT containers: lo-lo MT containers:ro-ro Chassis/Trainers

$5/ton/day 10’ $100 $95 $10/day

Transfer/ Removal

Break-Bulk Containers

$10.00/ton $200/box

Container Handling

Discharge & Stow Shifting Stripping/de-stuffing

$1512/TEU $122/Box $486/TEU

(on the premises AFTER expiry of free time) 20’ $225 $155 $15/day $40/day $50/day

40’ $445 $350 $30/day $75/day $80/day

45’ $500 $390 $45/day $120/day $120/day

Loading-$0.00

Add 15% for work commencing after 2300hrs

Note: Charges in this section include labour, equipment & terminal dues

Cleaning Containers Equipment

Annual Licenses

$100.00/TEU Forklift Trucks Container lift Container lift: Shifting Trailer Jockey Container Chassis Tractors (MF) Pilot launch

$110.00-$125.00/hour $100 per TEU, full or MT $60/TEU $18/hour $100.00 - $150 per day, 20’ -40’ $100/hour $150/hour

Agent

<100calls $700

100-200 calls $1,000

Less 50% on full exported TEU’s

>200 calls $2,500

This summary is a guide only and does not include all conditions or special provisions including overtime rates.

Please confirm rates and conditions through SRO 12 of 1997. Rates are expected to be revised in 2007.

List of goods usually kept in open storage Acid; aluminium sheets and rods; anchors; ballast; bricks for construction; caustic soda; carbide sludge; ceramic ware; chemical compounds in bags; chemicals in drums; cotton lint (wet or damp); chain; charcoal; empty barrels, drums and crates; fertilisers and manures; fish pickled in barrels; galvanised sheet; gas cylinders or containers; glass bottles; glassware; goods deemed to be toxic or hazardous; goods listed in the IMDG Code; goods with tainting or contaminating properties; hay and chaff; heavy duty machinery and equipment; horse boxes; ironware of all descriptions; lead; lime; lumber including hardboard and plywood; machinery; meat (fresh or pickled); metal manufactures; metal poles and rods; oils of all kinds; ores of all kinds; pipes of all kinds; PVC pipes; salt; ships, boats and launches; soap stock; steel of all descriptions; stones and slates; sugar (wet or moist or

molasses); tallow; tar, pitch, etc; tiles for construction; vehicles of all descriptions; water tanks; wire mesh; wood and timber of all descriptions.

All such cargo will be stored in the open and the Authority accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage that may occur for whatever cause or reason to such goods.

The Authority will not accept for storage any of the goods listed hereunder. Such goods must be taken directly from ships’ tackle: Asphalt, bitumen, explosives, cement, currency.

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Company Profiles

Colombian Emeralds International

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem

At Colombian Emeralds International, the stunning selection of fine jewellery and name-brand watches is as breathtaking as their island locations. With a 40-year reputation for quality, integrity and value, it is easy to see why CEI is the island’s most trusted jeweller.

Since 1969, when Damen Shipyards Gorinchem started the construction of tugs, workboats, patrol craft and other commercial vessels to its standard Modular Building Principle, more than 3,000 such vessels have been delivered to customers in 120 countries.

CEI offers an exquisite selection of Colombian emeralds, diamonds, coloured diamond designs by Gregg Ruth and a rainbow of other precious and semi-precious jewellery, designer gold and the latest famous-brand Swiss watches.

Continuous product development has resulted in a product range of standard multipurpose workboats, high-speed (patrol) craft, fast ferries and shortsea cargo vessels. Damen vessels have found their way into every sector of the marine industry, including dredging, towing, tanker transport, port authorities, law enforcement agencies and other customers.

All purchases are backed by a complimentary International Guarantee, Certified Appraisal, and free 90-day insurance replacement against damage, loss or theft.

Visitors should ask about instant credit and instant savings at either of Colombian Emeralds International’s two conveniently located stores at Esplanade Mall and the Point Salines International Airport. www.dutyfree.com

The company provides a range of special services to marine organisations including Prefabricated Shipbuilding Kits, a package which includes assembly equipment and training.

The Damen Equipment, Project and System engineering department contracts worldwide for shiprepairs, conversions, rebuilds and field services to ensure customers’ vessels are always operational and well maintained. A parts supply service and marine training programs tailored to the customer’s needs are also available. www.damen.nl

FINCOR Republic Finance & Merchant Bank Limited (RFMB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Bank Limited, was incorporated in 1971 and, to facilitate its regional outreach, established an Eastern Caribbean Branch in Grenada in 1996. With partners and banks in St Kitts, Anguilla, St Lucia, Dominica, St Vincent, Montserrat, Antigua and the wider Caribbean region, it has made a valuable contribution to national development through its ability to raise financing for major projects such as airports and seaports, housing developments and sporting venues.

RFMB is one of the most profitable merchant and investment banks in the region. It can also rely on the strength of the Republic Bank Group.

As at 30 September 2006, parent company Republic Bank Ltd had an asset base of approximately US$ 5.58 billion and shareholders equity of approximately US$ 711 billion.

In addition to the full complement of financial services offered by its Trinidad & Tobago offices, the Eastern Caribbean branch is a licensed Broker Dealer Firm under the Eastern Caribbean Securities Act 2001. Recognised as the leader in regional capital market activity, RFMB possesses significant experience in arranging stocks, shares, government debt issues and medium and long term corporate financing instruments, including securitized assets. www.republictt.com

Geo F Huggins & Co (G’da) Ltd In its early years, Huggins traded mainly in the island’s production of nutmeg and cocoa. The company also represented steamship lines, but over time has diversified significantly.

The company’s divisions include: • Foodland – supermarket • Wholesale Distribution – represents many recognised brand names • Automotive Division – local dealership and full service garage • Office Services Division – wide range of office equipment.

• SwiftAir Cargo Handlers – air cargo division • Construction Materials Division – specialised range of building materials and paints • Agro-Chemicals Department – representative of a wide range of seeds and farm & Garden supplies.

• Huggins Shipping – dominates the cruise ship sector and has the largest share of cargo trade.

• Petroleum Division – distributors for Chevron Texaco • Pharmaceutical Division – distributor for a wide range of pharmaceutical medicines.

• Insurance Brokerage Service • Agents for MoneyGram • Travel/ Tours/ Shore excursion Service.

Huggins has increased the base of its operations over the years to become one of Grenada’s largest firms. It is recognised as a good corporate citizen, innovative and always ready to become involved in new and non-traditional ventures.

In 1998, through a negotiated management buy-out from Neal & Massy Holdings, Huggins became 100 per cent Grenadian owned and controlled. www.hugginsgrenada.com

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Grenada Industrial Development Corporation The Grenada Industrial Development Corporation is a government statutory body – established by Act No 2 of Parliament on February 27, 1985 – with a mandate to stimulate, facilitate and undertake the establishment and development of industries in Grenada.

Its mission is to stimulate and facilitate private domestic and foreign investment activities to create jobs through promoting investment opportunities, rendering professional investor services, nurturing existing investors and encouraging reinvestment and expansion.

GIDC operates as a one-stop investment agency to generate and facilitate foreign direct investments, increase domestic investment base and develop an appropriate investment environment and infrastructure for business growth and development.

The Corporation’s highly competent staff deliver fast, efficient and reliable services to the private sector in three key areas: • Investment promotion and facilitation • Business support services • Industrial space

Corporate Services • Investment promotion and facilitation • Reconnaissance survey – airport transfer, hotel bookings, itinerary and appointments, site visits • Advice and information – investment climate, investment opportunities, business operating requirement, incentives, facilitates, development sites, technical assistance, programmes, information, investment and trade agreements • Business support services • Industrial services • Investment after-care, liaison with government departments and technical help.

www.grenadaworld.com

Grenada Marine

Grenlec

Grensure

Grenada Marine is located in St David’s Harbour on Grenada’s south coast, where it benefits from a safe anchorage and sheltered haul-out facilities through natural barrier reefs.

Grenada Electricity Services Ltd (Grenlec) is the nation’s power company, generating and supplying electricity for the tri-island state.

Grensure Fire & General Insurances Ltd was registered in St George’s in December 1995 and has since become a familiar name in the general insurance field in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.

Grenada Marine provides haul-out and launch services for yachts up to 32 ft wide using a specially designed 70-ton marine travelift. The six-acre boatyard offers long and short-term yacht storage, repairs, refits and maintenance. Other services available include: • Marine mechanical and electrical/electronic • Fiberglass/exotic composite fabrication and repairs • Metal fabrication and welding • Rigging and mast stepping • Custom boat cradles • Tie-down anchors throughout the yard • Customs and Immigration clearance • Restaurant/bar • Complimentary Wi-Fi • Showers, restrooms and laundry facilities • 24 hour security, fenced and gated compound

Woodworking services are supplied

by Shipwrights Ltd, canvas and sail repair services are provided through Grenada Marine Canvas and marine supplies can be obtained from Island Water World. All of these businesses are located within the boatyard. www.grenadamarine.com

Formerly state-run, Grenlec is now a private sector company with WRB Enterprises of the United States as its main shareholder and other shares owned by the government and the general public.

Grenlec has over 30,000 customers on mainland Grenada and about 1,200 in Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The company employs about 190 people.

In pursuit of its mission to provide a quality supply wherever required, Grenlec continually invests in modernisation and expansion of its facilities.

The company’s main power station is at Queen’s Park with an installed capacity of 50 MW and a peak demand of 25.3 MW. In 1999 it underwent a major overall and expansion costing EC$ 33 million.

The power plants on Carriacou and Petit Martinique also received considerable investment at that time.

In 2006 two new 8 MW generators were installed and commissioned at the St George power plant and further modernisation including remote switching is being carried out. www.grenlec.com

Grensure’s main clientele emanates from motor and property, whether private or commercial, employers’ liability, marine, aviation, travel and contractors’ all risk. These risks represent about 95 per cent of the company’s total income within the tri-island state.

Grensure is an agent for Lloyd’s Underwriters and is currently the holder of two binding authorities registered in the name of certain syndicates at Lloyd’s. Its office deals with all certificates of insurances underwritten 100 per cent

by Lloyd’s and is the only company within the state to offer this facility.

The Grenada Ports Authority is an important customer of Grensure.

The company provides insurance in respect of assets owned by the Ports Authority.

Grensure has two branches with nine experienced staff who are capable of dealing with customer inquiries of all kinds.

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Jonas Browne & Hubbard (Grenada) Ltd Jonas Browne & Hubbard (Grenada) Ltd – Hubbard’s – is a shipping agent and multi-service company based in St George’s since the 1830s.

Today, in addition to the shipping agency, the company operates two large supermarkets; retails lumber, hardware and other building materials; sells appliances, furniture and business equipment; and is authorised dealer for Peugeot, Isuzu and Daihatsu vehicles.

Hubbard’s also owns the highly regarded Grenadian General Insurance Co Ltd, which has world-class reinsurance cover.

As a shipping agent, Hubbard’s represents Geest and Bernuth Lines, both of which have vessels calling St George’s, as well as NYK and K Lines operating car carriers from Japan.

Geest’s fortnightly reefer and breakbulk service to and from the United Kingdom/France, calling Grenada and other Caribbean destinations, is a reliable and efficient trading link with Europe. Bernuth’s weekly service from Miami to the Caribbean Islands and South America provides links to the rest of the world’s markets, enabling Hubbard’s to continue to provide quality goods and services to Grenadians at affordable prices.

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Paddy’s Shipping Paddy’s Shipping, based in St George’s, has been providing freight forwarding and ship agency services in Grenada since the early 1960s.

The company is conveniently located on the Carenage close to the port and the Customs offices and is run by the founder’s daughter, Anne Padmore-Smart.

Paddy’s Shipping offers customers a personal service with short lines of communication. Because of its structure and experience, the company can be flexible on rates and offers very competitive charges.

Paddy’s Shipping deals mainly with breakbulk vessels importing general cargo, steel and cement from the other islands as well as bulk ships carrying fertilisers and sugar.

Containerised cargo is also important – especially personal and household effects shipped from Canada – and the company hopes to expand this business further.

As a freight forwarder, Paddy’s Shipping takes care of every link in the chain including inland transport in Grenada Most of the company’s business is in St George’s, but it also handles vessels in the ports of Grenville (Grenada) and Hillsborough (Carriacou).

Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited, formerly The National Commercial Bank of Grenada Limited, was established in October 1979 with the first branch in Grenville, St Andrew.

During the ensuing decade the bank expanded its branch network to eight branches spread across the tri-island of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. Currently, it is staffed by 242 employees and has an asset base of US$244.46 million as at September 30, 2006.

In April 2006 the bank adopted the brand name of its Trinidad-based parent company, Republic Bank Limited. The bank provides personalised, efficient and competitively priced financial services and implements sound policies that redound to the benefit of customers, staff and shareholders. To this end, it has the largest electronic banking network in Grenada, which includes Telephone Banking Service and 10 Automated Banking Machines.

The bank is widely recognised as a good corporate citizen, receiving in 2001, 2003 and 2004 the award for Best Corporate Citizen among commercial banks in the OECS by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. www.republicgrenada.com

St John Agencies St John Agencies Inc. is a firm of shipping agents and freight forwarders based in St George’s, Grenada, and offering specialised services, particularly in the cruise and containerised cargo trades.

The company was founded in October 1987 by Walter E. St John, a former ship manager with over 30 years’ experience.

St John Agencies prides itself on a personalised approach, meeting each ship on arrival and maintaining personal contact right up to departure.

On the cruise side, St John Agencies is local agent for various lines calling St George’s, including Sea Dream Yacht Club, taking care of any special requirements while its ships are in port.

On the cargo side, the company specialises in the container trade and is local agent for CMA-CGM (The French Line) and its subsidiary CAGEMA SANTA LUCIA, with a call at St George’s once a week on its Caribbean liner service.

St John Agencies markets the services of CMA-CGM and provides freight forwarding for both importers and exporters. On the export side, it handles most of the cocoa and nutmeg being shipped to Europe on the CMA-CGM North Europe Service.

St John Agencies can also arrange stuffing, stripping and warehousing of containers as well as transport to and from inland destinations in Grenada.

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The Star Agency (Grenada) Ltd The Star Agency (Grenada) Ltd is based in the heart of St George’s and operates as owner’s agents and representatives for a number of major companies As manufacturer’s representatives, the company act as agent and distributors to a range of well known brands including Blue Bird juices – quality fruit juice from Florida – and Threemen quality canned meats.

As shipping agents, the company act for Laparkan FRT of Miami, USA. It is also provides consolidation services from Star Caribbean Inc, Skyline Freight and Xpress Freight Ltd. Star Agency also acts as commission agents and offers Customs brokerage services.

The Star Agency (Grenada) Ltd is one of Grenada’s leading shipping agents with many years’ experience in providing first-class services to the shipping industry.

W.E. Julien & Co Ltd

Züblin Grenada Ltd

W.E. Julien & Co Ltd was established in 1937 and today acts as general and commission agents, shipping agents, insurance brokers, manufacturers and distributors from premises in Grenada.

The Government of Grenada engaged a regional development company in 1993 to examine the possibilities for a new cruise port. A joint venture agreement was signed in 1998 but two years later it became apparent that this could not be realised. Searching for alternatives, the Government of Grenada engaged the Züblin Group, a Swiss/Dutch real estate investment, development and construction group.

As one of the largest shipping agents in Grenada, with over 50 years of experience, the company’s shipping department handles a wide variety of ships calling at St George’s Port including cruise vessels, tankers, containerships, car carriers, bulk carriers and multipurpose vessels.

Under its wholly owned subsidiary, The Grenada Bottling Co Ltd, the company has been the authorised bottlers of Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite since 1960.

As a distributor, the company has strategic alliances with: Seafreight Agencies provides weekly FCL, LCL and reefer services to most of the Caribbean region. Seafreight Agencies has been providing quality transportation services to the Caribbean since 1990 Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, a global carrier connecting the world with the Caribbean Puerto Rico Freight Systems (PRFS), the premier freight consolidator to the Caribbean in Puerto Rico.

After an in-depth study, Züblin Grenada Ltd (Züblin) took over the obligations of the regional development company to complete the cruise port and its associated land reclamation. Within the next year, the preliminary project design was completed and an extensive cruise market and retail analysis were carried out to assess Grenada’s market position in the southern Caribbean.

Over the next four years an investment of some $100,000,000 realised: • Dedicated cruise passenger port • Welcome Centre with landscaped grounds and parking facilities • Esplanade Shopping Mall • Bruce Street Commercial Complex.

This success story built on 10 acres of reclaimed land and dedicated to the spectacular advancement of Grenada in the Caribbean’s tourism market. zublingrenada.com

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Directory USEFUL ADDRESSES Grenada Airports Authority Point Salines St George’s Tel: +473 444 4101 Fax: +473 444 4838 Grenada Board of Tourism Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 2279 Fax: +473 440 6637 Email: gbt@spiceisle.com www.grenadagrenadines.com Grenada Hotel & Tourism Association Ocean House, Morne Rouge St George’s Tel: +473 444 1353 Fax: +473 444 4847 Email: grenhota@spiceisle.com www.grenadahotelsinfo.com Grenada Industrial Development Corporation Frequente Industrial Estate Frequente St George’s Tel: +473 444 1035/9 Fax: +473 444 4828 Email: gidc@spiceisle.com www.grenadaworld.com Grenada Ports Authority PO Box 494 Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 7678 Fax: +473 440 3418 Email: grenport@spiceisle.com National Taxi Association The Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 6850 National Water & Sewerage Authority Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 2155 Fax: +473 440 4107

GRENADA BOARD OF TOURISM OFFICES www.grenadagrenadines.com Head Office PO Box 293, St George’s, Grenada Tel: +473 440 2279/2001 Fax: +473 400 6637 Email: gbt@spiceisle.com Carriacou Main Street, Hillsborough Tel: +473 443 7948 Fax: +473 443 6127 Email: carrgbt@spiceisle.com Canada 439 University Ave, Suite 920 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8 Tel: +416 595 1339 Fax: +416 595 8278 Email: tourism@grenadaconsulate.com Germany Schenkendorfstrasse 1 65187 Wiesbaden Tel: +49 611 2676 720 Fax: +49 611 2676 760 Email: grenada@discover-fra.com United Kingdom 11 Blades Court 121 Deodar Road London SW15 2NU Tel: +44 20 8877 4516 Fax: +44 20 8874 4219 Email: grenada@representationplus.co.uk USA PO Box 1668 Lake Worth, Fl 33460 Tel: +561 588 8176 Fax: +561 588 7267 Email: cnoel@grenadagrenadines.com Toll Free: 1 800 927 9554

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVES Belgium Embassy of Grenada 123 rue de Laeken 1st Floor, 1000 Brussels Tel: +32 2 223 7303 Fax: +32 2 223 7307 Email: embassyofgrenada@skynet.be

Embassy of the Eastern Caribbean States and Mission to the European Communities Rue de ibourne 42, 1000 Brussels Tel: +32 2 534 2611 Fax: +32 2 539 4009 Email: oecsembassies@skynet.be

Permanent Mission of Grenada to the United Nations Suite 400 K, 800 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: +212 599 0310 Fax: +212 599 1540 Email: grdun@undp.org

Canada High Commission for the Countries of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States 130 Albert Street, Suite 700 Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5G4 Tel: +613 236 8952 Fax: +613 236 3042 Email: echcc@travel-net.com

Permanent Mission of Grenada to the Organization of American States 1701 New Hampshire Ave NW Washington DC, 20009, USA Tel: +202 265 2561 Fax: +202 265 2468 Email: emb@world.att

China Embassy of Grenada T5-2-52, Tayuan Diplomatic Compound Chaoyang District, Beijing China 100600 Tel: +86 10 6532 1208/1209 Fax: +86 10 6532 1015 Cuba Embassy of Grenada 5ta. Ave No. 2006, e/20 y 22 Miramar, Playa, La Habaña Tel: +53 7 204 6764 Fax: +53 7 204 6765 Venezuela Embassy of Grenada Avenida Norte 2, Quinta 330 óó Los Naranjos Del Cafetal Caracas Tel: +58 2 985 5461/5626 Fax: +58 2 985 6391 Email: egrenada@cantv.net

CONSULATES Consulate General of Grenada Phoenix House 439 University Avenue Suite 930, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 1Y8 Tel: +416 595 1343 Fax: +416 595 8278 Email: gibbsc@grenada.com

Permanent Mission of Grenada to the European Union 123 rue de Laeken 1st Floor, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 223 7303 Fax: +32 2 223 7307 Email: embofgrenada@skynet.be Permanent Mission of Grenada to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 21 Bis, Avenue D’Iena 75116, Paris, France Tel: +33 1 53 23 80 23 Fax: +33 1 40 70 18 91

Arnwil Ltd Volker Stevin Construction Europe CRUISES

Osprey Lines Ltd CUSTOMS BROKERS

Express Brokerage Georgies Agents Leslie’s Agency Noel’s Services Peters Services Speedy Brokerage St Louis Service DUTY FREE SHOPPING

Colombian Emeralds International Duty Free Caribbean EQUIPMENT SUPPLY

Marine World Ltd FERRY SERVICES

LIST OF SERVICES AGRO INDUSTRIES

Caribbean Agro Industries Ltd AIRLINES

American Airlines British Airways BWIA International LIAT BUNKER SUPPLIERS

PERMANENT MISSIONS

CONSTRUCTION

Sol Antilles Ltd Texaco (W.I.) Ltd CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES

Grenada Cablevision CARGO AGENTS

Bryden & Minors Ltd Cargo Consolidators Agency Caribex International (G’da) Ltd G.A.S.S.L. Raj Enterprise Ram Agencies COLD STORAGE

Country Cold Store Ltd

Osprey Lines Ltd FINANCIAL SERVICES

Bank of Nova Scotia Beacon Insurance Co Ltd Capital Bank International Colonial Life Insurance Co Fincor Grenada Co-operative Bank Grenada Development Bank Grenada International Financial Services Grenadian General Insurance Grensure Fire & General Insurances Republic Bank (Grenada) Ltd RBTT Bank (Grenada) Ltd Richard McIntyre Insurances Sagicor Life Inc Trans-Nemwil Insurance FREIGHT FORWARDERS

Paddy’s Shipping St Louis Service GENERAL MERCHANTS

Jonas Browne & Hubbard (G’da) Ltd

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HOTELS

WOODWORK

Coyaba Beach Resort Mariposa Beach Resort Rex Grenadian Tropicana Inn

Antoine Woodwork

PHARMACIES

Parris Pharmacy Ltd PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

Terra Caribbean Züblin Grenada Ltd REAL ESTATE

Remax Grenada Ltd SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS

Caribbean Seafoods Ltd SECURITY

YACHTING

Anro Agencies Carriacou Boat Builders Ltd Carriacou Yacht Club Clarkes Court Bay Marina Grenada Marine Grenada Marine Canvas Grenada Yacht Club Island Water World Jonny Sails & Canvas Martin’s Marina Mermaid Charters Ltd Prickley Bay Marina Seabreeze Yacht Charters Spice Island Marine Tyrrel Bay Haulout Virgin Beach Development Co

National Security Services Ltd SHIPPING AGENTS

Francis Unique Services Geo. F. Huggins & Co Ltd Jonas Browne & Hubbard (G’da) Ltd Paddy’s Shipping Otway’s Shipping St John’s Agencies St Louis Service Star Agency (G’da) Ltd W. E. Julien & Co Ltd TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cable & Wireless (Grenada) Ltd Digicel Ltd TOUR OPERATORS/TAXI SERVICES

Funtours Ltd Henry Safari Tours Otway’s Tours Spice Island Trekking Sunsation Tours West Indian International Tours TRAVEL AGENTS

MAPS Travel Services Ltd Ramdhannys Travel WATER SUPPLIERS

Glenelg Spring Water Inc

LIST OF COMPANIES Air Jamaica Point Salines International Airport Tel: +473 439 2093 Fax: +473 444 2094 Anro Agencies Ltd PO Box 1566 Maurice Bishop Highway Grand Anse St George’s Tel: +473 444 2220 Fax: +473 444 2221 Email: anrogrenada@spiceisle.com Arnwil Ltd Tempe St George’s Tel: +473 440 6914 Fax: +473 440 6914 Bain & Sons Ltd Ben Jones Street Grenville Tel: +473 442 7337 Fax: +473 442 5757

Bank of Nova Scotia PO Box 194 Halifax Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 3274 Fax: +472 440 4173 Email:BNSGrenada@scotiabank.com Beacon Insurance Co Ltd Lagoon Road St George’s Tel: +473 440 4447/6889 British Airways Point Salines International Airport Tel: +473 444 1664 Fax: +473 444 1672 Bryden & Minors Ltd Lagoon Road PO Box 14, St George’s Tel: +473 440 2018 Fax: +473 440 4110 Email: brymin@spiceisle.com www.brydens.com BWIA International Point Salines International Airport Tel: +473 439 2056 Cable & Wireless (G’da) Ltd PO Box 119 St George’s Tel: +473 440 1000 Fax: +473 440 2123 www.candw.gd Capital Bank International South City Plaza Grand Anse St George’s Tel: +473 440 7399 Fax: +473 440 8915 Cargo Consolidators Agency Lagoon Road St George’s Tel: +473 440 5094 Fax: +473 440 6682 Caribbean Agro Industries Ltd PO Box 251 Mt Gay St George’s Tel: +473 440 3141 Fax: +473 440 4154

Caribbean Alliance Insurance Co., Ltd C/o Richard McIntyre Insurances Ltd Green Street St George’s Tel: +474 440 3753/3754 Fax: +473 440 6634 Email:rmil@spiceisle.com Caribbean Star Airline Point Saline International Airport Tel: +473 439 0681 Fax: +473 439 0805 Caribex International (G’da) Ltd Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 2771 Fax: +473 440 4162 Colombian Emeralds International Esplanade Mall Melville Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 1746 Fax: +473 440 1751 www.dutyfree.com Country Cold Store Ltd Perdmontemps St David’s Tel: +473 440 1463 Fax: +473 440 4193 Coyaba Beach Resort Grand Anse Beach PO Box 336 St George’s Tel: +473 444 4129 Fax: +473 444 4808 Email: coyaba@spiceisle.com Digicel Grenada Ltd Point Saline St George’s Tel: +473 439 4500 Fax: +473 439 4464 Duty Free Caribbean Esplanade Mall St George’s Tel: +473 440 5356 Fax: +473 440 5356

Express Brokerage Morne Delice St Paul’s St George’s Tel: +473 443 2439 Fincor Netherlands Insurance Building Grand Anse Tel: +473 444 1874 Fax: +473 444 1879 First Caribbean International Bank Church Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 3232 Fax: +473 440 4103 BRANCHES: Victoria Street Grenville Tel:+473 442 7220 Fax: +473 442 8200 Hillsborough Street Carriacou Tel:+473 443 7232 Fax +473 443 7149 Francis Unique Services St Paul’s St George’s Tel: +473 440 2223 G.A.S.S.L. Lucas Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 3825 Fax: +473 440 4357 Geo. F. Huggins & Co Ltd PO Box 46 St George’s Tel: +473 440 2031 Fax: +473 440 4129 Email: huggins@spiceisle.com Georgies Agents PO Box 258 St George’s Tel: +473 440 9042 Fax: +473 440 6678 Email: gat@spiceisle.com Gittens Agencies Ltd St Paul’s St George’s Tel: +473 440 2340 Fax: +473 440 6413

48 Glenelg Spring Water Inc PO Box 335 St George’s Tel: +473 440 2346 Fax: +473 440 6604 Grenada Cablevision Grenville Street PO Box 725 St George’s Tel: +473 440 0845 Fax: +473 440 6652 Email: cablevision@spiceisle.com

Grenada Yacht Club PO Box 117, The Sprout St George’s Tel: +473 440 3050 Fax: +473 440 3050 Email: gyc@spiceisle.com www.grenadayachtclub.com Grenadian General Insurance PO Box 47 St George’s Tel: +473 440 2434 Fax: +473 440 6618

Grenada Co-operative Bank Church Street PO Box 135 St George’s Tel: +473 440 2111 Fax: +473 440 6600 Email: co-opbank@spiceisle.com

Henry Safari Tours PO Box 811 Woburn St George’s Tel: +473 444 5313 Fax: +473 444 4460 Email: safari@spiceisle.com

Grenada Development Bank Melville Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 2382 Fax: +473 440 6610

Island Water World Lagoon Road St George’s Tel: +473 435 2150 Fax: +473 435 2152 Email: iww@caribsurg.com

Grenada Electricity Services Ltd (Grenlec) Halifax Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 2097 Fax: +473 440 4106 Grenada Fire & General Insurance Ltd PO Box 847 Scott Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 0069 Fax: +473 440 0058 Email: grensure@spiceisle.com Grenada International Financial Services The Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 6575/8717 Fax: +473 444 1103 Grenada Marine PO Box 679 St George’s Tel: +473 443 1667 Fax: +473 443 1668 Email: grenadamarine@spiceisle.com www.grenadamarine.com Grenada Marine Canvas Grenada Marine, St David’s Harbour Tel: +473 443 1047 Fax: +473 443 1047 Email: info@grenadamarinecanvas.com www.grenadamarinecanvas.com Grenada Marketing & National Importing Board Young Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 1791 Fax: +473 440 4152 Email: mnib@spiceisle.com Grenada Postal Corporation Burns Point St George’s Tel: +473 440 2521/2526 Fax: +473 440 4271 Email: gpc@spiceisle.com

Jonas Browne & Hubbard (G’da) Ltd Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 2087 Fax: +473 440 4008 Email: hubbards@spiceisle.com Jonny Sails & Canvas Dusty Highway PO Box 462 St George’s Tel: +473 444 1108 Fax: +473 444 1108 Email: jsails@spiceisle.com L. L. Ramdhanny & Co Ltd PO Box 922 Grenville Tel: +473 442 7636 Fax: +473 442 8147 Leslie’s Agency PO Box 739 H.A. Blaize Street St George’s Tel: +473 435 9426 Fax: +473 440 4101 LIAT Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 5428 Fax: +473 440 4166 MAPS Travel Services Ltd PO Box 945 Gladstone Road Grenville St Andrews Tel: +473 442 7064 Fax: +473 442 7021 Email: maps@spiceisle.com Marine World Ltd Melville Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 1748 Fax: +473 440 6634 Mariposa Beach Resort Morne Rouge St George’s Tel: +473 444 3171 Fax: +473 444 3172 Email: mariposaresort@spiceisle.com

Martin’s Marina Mt Hartman Bay St George’s Tel: +473 444 4449 Fax: +473 444 2090 Email: Martinsmarina@spiceisle.com Noel’s Services PO Box 1147 St George’s Tel: +473 443 3751 Fax: +473 443 3751 Email: slider@spiceisle.com Osprey Lines Ltd Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 8126 Fax: +473 440 9041 Email: osprey@spiceisle.com Otway’s Shipping & Tours Carenage PO Box 82, St George’s Tel: +473 440 2540 Fax: +473 440 0532 Email: otwaybailey@spiceisle.com Paddy’s Shipping Carenage PO Box 225 St George’s Tel: +473 440 3261 Fax: +473 440 3261 Peters Services Tempre St George’s Tel: +473 440 5678 Fax: +473 440 1313 Email: randolphpeters@hotmail. com Prickly Bay Marina Prickly Bay PO Box 1846, Grand Anse Tel: +473 444 4509 Email: sark@spiceisle.com Ramdhannys Travel Gladstone Road Grenville St Andrew’s Tel: +473 442 7726 Fax: +473 442 8147 Email: ramtrvl@spiceisle.com RBTT Bank Grenada Ltd Cnr. Halifax & Cross Streets St George’s Tel: +473 440 3521 Fax: +473 440 5123 Renwick Thompson Ltd Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 2625 Fax: +473 440 4179 Republic Bank (Grenada) Ltd NCB House Grand Anse St George’s Tel: +473 444 2265 Fax: +473 444 5500 Email: ncbgnd@spiceisle.com Rex Grenadian Hotel PO Box 893 Point Saline St George’s Tel: +473 444 3333 Fax: +473 444 1111 Email: rexgndgm@spiceisle.com

Richard McIntyre Insurances Green Street St George’s Tel: +473 440 3753 Fax: +473 440 6634 Sagicor Life Inc The Mutual/ Trans-Nemwil Office Complex The Villa St George’s Tel: +473 440 1223 Fax: +473 440 4169 www.sagicor.com Sol EC Ltd Grand Mal PO Box 72, St George’s Tel: +473 440 2184 Fax: +473 440 4112 www.solpetroleum.com Spice Island Marine Services Prickly Bay St George’s Tel: +473 444 4342 Fax: +473 444 2818 Email: simsco@spiceisle.com www.spiceislandmarine.com Strategic Alliance International Andall & Associates Building Carenage St George’s Tel:+473 435 1545 St Augustine’s Medical Services Inc St Paul’s St George’s Tel: +473 440 6173/5 Fax: +473 440 6176 Email: staugms@spiceisle.com St George’s University True Blue St George’s Tel: +473 444 4175 Fax: +473 444 3019 Email: sguinfo@sgu.cdu St John Agencies Observatory Road St George’s Tel: +473 440 2614 Fax: +473 440 2604 St Louis Service PO Box 311 Carenage St George’s Tel: +473 440 2921 Fax: +473 440 6620 Email: stlouisservices@spiceisle.com Star Agency (G’da) Ltd Halifax Street PO Box 2, St George’s Tel: +473 440 2064 Fax: +473 440 4171 Email: stargnd@spiceisle.com Sunsation Tours Le Marquis Complex Grand Anse St George’s Tel: +473 444 1594 Fax: +473 440 4169

Terra Caribbean Unit 101, Esplanade Mall Melville Street PO Box 1950, St George’s Tel: +473 435 8372 Fax: +473 435 8373 Email: propertymanager @terracaribbean-gda.com www.terracaribbean.com Texaco (W.I.) Ltd PO Box 836 Grand Mal St George’s Tel: +473 440 2683 Fax: +473 440 4190 Email:carcher@cheveron.com Trans-Nemwill Insurance The Villa St George’s Tel: +473 440 3099 Fax: +473 440 4113 Tropicana Inn Lagoon Road St George’s Tel: +473 440 1586 Fax: +473 440 9797 Email: tropicanainn@spiceisle.com Tyrrel Bay Yacht Haulout Ltd Tyrrel Bay Carriacou Tel: +473 443 6940 Fax: +473 443 6940 Email: tbyh@usa.net Virgin Atlantic Point Salines International Airport Tel: +473 439 7471 Virgin Beach Development Co PO Box 170, St George’s Tel: +473 444 2259 Fax: +473 440 4137 Email: virginbeach@spiceisle.com www.virginbeachgrenada.com Volker Stevin Construction Europe PO Box 1006, Grand Anse St George’s Tel: +473 435 4455 Fax: +473 435 4456 W. E. Julien & Co Ltd 6 Young Street PO Box 76, St George’s Tel: +473 440 2046 Fax: +473 440 1804 Züblin Grenada Ltd PO Box 446 St George’s Tel: +473 439 1329 Fax: +473 439 1741 Email: zublingrenada@spiceisle.com

Grenada Ports Authority PO Box 494 • Carenage • St George’s • Grenada Tel: +473 440 7678 • Fax: +473 440 3418 Email: grenport@spiceisle.com