Grenada–Trinidad and Tobago relations

Grenada – Trinidad and Tobago relations

Grenada	Trinidad and Tobago

Grenada–Trinidad and Tobago relations are bilateral relations with current and historical relationship between Grenada and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Both nations formally established diplomatic relations on Grenada's national date of independence 4 February 1974.

Country comparison

	Grenada	Trinidad and Tobago
Population	110,000	1,227,505
Area	344 km2 (132.8 sq mi)	5131 km2 (1981 sq mi)
Population Density	319.8/km2 (828.3/sq mi)	254.4/km2 (659.2/sq mi)
Capital	St. George’s	Port of Spain
Largest City	St. George’s – 4,500	Chaguanas – 80,000 (100,000 Metro)
Government	Parliamentary democracy constitutional monarchy	Parliamentary constitutional republic
Official languages	English and French	English
Main religions	Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33%, Buddhism 0.2%	Roman Catholicism 29.4%, Hinduism 23.8%, Anglicanism 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterianism 3.4% and other 26.7%
Ethnic groups	82% black, 13% mixed black and European, 5% European and East Indian, and trace of Arawak/Carib	40% East Indian/Indo-Trinidadian, 37.5%Blacks/African/Afro-Trinidadian, 20.5%mixed, 0.6%white, 1.2% other
GDP (nominal)	US$674 million ($6,542 per capita)	US$21.195 billion ($16,167 per capita)

History

Early bilateral interactions occurred as both countries shared their colonial relationship as former parts of the British Empire. Grenada and Tobago both joined the Southern Caribbean Islands in 1762 to 1802 and the Windward Islands in 1833, unitl 1889 Tobago was withdrwal of the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands and Tobago became a ward of Trinidad instead. Relations between Grenada and Trinidad have also been historical important with large instances of Grenadians emigrating to Trinidad and Trinidadians immigrating to Grenada. A Grenadian, Tubal Uriah Butler was awarded the Trinity Cross, the nation's highest honour of Tinidad and Tobago, in 1970 for his contribution to the trade union movement in Tinidad and Tobago and also he is the founding father of the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union (OWTU).

Recent relations

In 2010, the Grenada government ministers were discussed a report which includes an historic recommendation for the establishment of a maritime boundary between Grenada and oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago. This report were drafted in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's capital, Port of Spain, was drawn up by officials of the Joint Boundary Commission of Grenada and Trinidad.

In 2011, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago have begun a series of discussions on how both countries could collaborate in the Energy Sector and also what the possible areas of co-operation. Grenada seeks Trinidad and Tobago advice to develop its own offshore oil and gas sector.

Trade

Trinidad and Tobago is Grenada's third largest export market in the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago is Grenada's second largest import market in the world.

Bilateral agreements

Date	Agreement name	Law ref. number	Note
21 April 2010	Maritime Boundary Agreement

Diplomacy

Of Grenada

• Grenada House, Port of Spain (Consulate General)

Of Trinidad and Tobago

• St. David Parish (Honorary Consul)

See also

• Grenadian Trinbagonian