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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.