Articles about eric gairy

Sunlit nutmeg and cocoa estate in St Andrew with workers walking between tall trees, old stone drying house behind, wide angle, dappled light

Eric Gairy: Workers' Champion or Strongman? Weighing the Record

Eric Gairy led Grenada's workers in 1951, took the island to independence in 1974 and was overthrown in 1979. A balanced look at his life and contested legacy.

14/10/2026 7 min read

Rolling green hills and small farm plots around a hillside village in St Andrew, Grenada, afternoon clouds, wide drone view, fresh bright colours

Notable Grenadians

Hilda Bynoe: Doctor, Poet and the Commonwealth's First Woman Governor

Dame Hilda Bynoe, born in Crochu in 1921, became Governor of Grenada in 1968, the first woman governor in the Commonwealth. Her career and turbulent exit.

14/10/2026 7 min read

Historian in reading glasses turning fragile yellowed pages of old bound volumes at a wooden archive table in St George's, window light falling across the room, overhead angle

Grenada's Media Landscape

Censored, Shut, Revived: A Short History of Grenada's Press

A short history of Grenada's press: colonial papers and Marryshow, the Gairy years, Radio Free Grenada, the Torchlight and Grenadian Voice closures, and revival

14/10/2026 7 min read

Crowd of Grenadians in red, gold and green clothing gathered on a sunny waterfront promenade in St George's, high wide shot from a hillside, bright afternoon

History Explained

From Associated Statehood to 7 February 1974: How Independence Came

Grenada became independent on 7 February 1974 amid strikes, power cuts and protest. How associated statehood led there, and why independence divided the island.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Rows of nutmeg and cocoa trees on a steep Grenada estate hillside after rain, farm workers resting in shade, wide angle from below, misty morning light

History Explained

Sky Red, 1951: The Strike That Made Eric Gairy and Remade Politics

The 1951 general strike known as Sky Red turned Eric Gairy into Grenada's dominant politician. What happened, why estate workers struck and what changed after.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Older Grenadian man and young woman reading together at a long wooden table in a quiet public library in St George's, side angle, soft window light

Government & Civics

Grenada's Prime Ministers Since 1974: A Plain Timeline

Every head of government in Grenada since independence in 1974, from Eric Gairy to Dickon Mitchell, with how each came to power and why each left office.

14/10/2026 8 min read