St John Association of Grenada
Who we are
St John Grenada has been working on the island for decades; however it suffered under the political regime in the early 1980s, as did British inspired voluntary organisations including Scouts and Guides. Since 1987, St John has re-established itself. Hurricane Ivan badly affected the island of Grenada in 2004 and has also had a huge impact on St John’s work and development over the last few years.
Grenada at a glance
Grenada is an island nation in the southeastern Caribbean Sea including the southern Grenadines. It is located north of Trinidad and Tobago, and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Grenada was a French colony from 1650. The British captured it in 1762 and Grenada became independent within the Commonwealth in 1974. The people of Grenada are English Creole and English. Most are descendants of Africans who between the 16th and 19th Centuries came to work in the sugar plantations.
Grenada is called The Spice Isle because of the quantity of spices which it produces. Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, allspice, orange/citrus peels, wild coffee used by the locals, and especially nutmeg, providing 20% of the world supply, are all important exports. There is a nutmeg on the nation's flag.
Grenada suffered serious economic repercussions following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Before Ivan, the economy of Grenada was projected to grow by 4.7%, but the island's economy instead contracted by nearly 3% in 2004.
What we do
Current programmes include:
- Public Duties
- First Aid training
- Cadet scheme