Articles about grenada history

Overgrown old estate road lined with tall coconut palms leading towards distant green hills in St Andrew, aerial drone view, bright mid-morning sunshine.

Land Reform in Grenada From 1951 to Today: Strikes, State Farms, Sales

Grenada land reform from the 1951 strike through Gairy's estate acquisitions, PRG state farms and later divestment, and what it means for estate land now.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Row of small wooden village houses with garden plots of bananas and cocoa along a winding road in rural St Andrew, elevated three-quarter view, bright morning light.

Historic Estates & Land History

From Sugar to Spice: How Freed Grenadians Won Small Plots After 1838

After emancipation in 1838, sugar declined and Grenadians built a peasant farming economy on cocoa and nutmeg. How small plots, métayage and estates evolved.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Hikers resting among moss-covered rocks and giant tree ferns on a misty forest ridge in Grenada's central mountains, looking out over valleys, soft diffused light.

Historic Estates & Land History

Fédon's Rebellion and the Land: What 1795 Did to Grenada's Estates

Fédon's Rebellion of 1795 to 1796 burned estates across Grenada. Who Julien Fédon was, what happened at Belvidere, and how the land changed hands after.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Crumbling stone walls of an old estate works overgrown with ferns and breadfruit trees on a hillside in St Patrick, wide-angle view, golden late-afternoon light.

Historic Estates & Land History

How Grenada Was Carved Into Plantation Estates, 1650 to 1838

How Grenada's land was divided into plantation estates under French and British rule, from the 1650s to emancipation, and why that map still shapes land today.

14/10/2026 8 min read