Official language is English. French Patois is spoken by a minority.
Public Holidays
01/01/2022 New Year
07.02.2022 Independence Day
04/15/2022 Good Friday
04/18/2022 easter monday
05/01/2022 Labor Day
06/06/2022 Whit Monday
06/16/2022 Corpus Christi
01.08.2022 Emancipation Day
08/08/2022 carnival
10/25/2022 Thanksgiving day
12/25/2022 Christmas
12/26/2022 Christmas
Duty free shopping
Overview
The following items can be brought into Grenada duty-free in hand luggage (persons aged 18 and over): 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 g of tobacco products; 1 liter of wine or 1 liter of spirits. 295.74 ml perfume. Personal effects up to a value of EC$300. Further information is available from Grenada Customs (website: grenadacustoms.com/index.php/en/).
Contact addresses
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
Sugar Apple Hill, Calliste
St. George’s
Grenada
+1 (473) 405 41 80. Granada High Commission
(Also responsible for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.)
The Chapel, Archel Road, West Kensington
London
United Kingdom
+44 (20) 73 85 44 15.
Claridenstrasse 22
Zurich
Switzerland
+41 (43) 817 64 40. Honorary Consulate of Grenada
Marc-Aurel-Strasse 10-12
Vienna
Austria
Mon-Thurs 08.00-10.00.
Business
Business etiquette
Business language is English. Business hours of the authorities: Mon-Thu 08.00-11.45 and 13.00-16.00, Fri until 17.00.
Business contacts
Grenada Chamber of Industry and Commerce Frequente, Building 11, PO Box 129, St George’s, Grenada Tel. +1 (0)473 440 29 37. Website: www.grenadachamber.org
Communication
Phone
Autodial Long Distance Service.
Mobile phone
TDMA cellular network operated by Cable & Wireless Caribbean Cellular (Internet: www.caribcell.com). Roaming contracts exist. Mobile phones can be rented on site. A GSM 900/1900 network operated by Grenada Wireless Ventures is in place.
Internet
According to Abbreviationfinder.org, Internet connections are available island-wide. Provider is Caribsurf (Internet: www.caribsurf.com).
Post office
The main post office is in St George’s on Lagoon Road by the harbour, open Mon-Thu 8am-4pm, Fri 8am-4.30pm. There are branches in every town and village. Stamps are also available in the shops where postcards can be bought. Hotel receptions accept letters for a tip of approximately US$1. Airmail shipments take about 4 weeks to Europe. International couriers such as Federal Express, DHL and UPS support the national postal system.
Radio
Since the use of shortwave frequencies changes several times over the course of a year, it is advisable to contact Deutsche Welle customer service directly for the current frequencies (Tel: (+49) (0228) 429 32 08. Internet: www.dw-world.de) to request.
