NY J01333

Commemorates Grenada's 52nd Anniversary of Independence, recognizing the nation's attainment of independence in 1974 as a constitutional monarchy

Acknowledges Grenada's geography as three islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique) with a population over 100,000, located in the Eastern Caribbean

Highlights Grenada's colonial history under French and British rule, including the abolition of slavery in 1834 when the slave population reached 24,000

Notes Grenada's evolution from a British colony to an Associated State with internal self-government in 1967, and then to full independence

Directs copies of the resolution be transmitted to Grenada's Governor General Dame Ceceile LaGrenade, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, Ambassador Tarlie Francis, and the Grenada Cultural Festival Group