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Post date: Jul 22, 2012 2:26:43 PM
It is the center of commerce and development
It is the 3rd largest area for poverty in the tri-island state
From satellite imagery it is clear how densely populated St George's is
Most of the tourism development is centered in this area
It has the densest population of affluent and expatriate communities
At risk areas (River Rd, Carenage, Morne Toute, Grand Anse Valley, The Stones, The Limes) are densely populated by people migrating from the country side with the perception of job opportunities.
A weak sense of community, culture and heritage
Looks outside of the island for development opportunities
We then looked at the rest of the parishes and their characteristics:
A strong sense of community, culture and heritage (stronger the further north you go)
A strong sense of independence and self reliance (stronger the further north you go)
A great investment in agriculture (stronger the further north you go)
The parishes of St Patrick and St Mark are the poorest parishes per capita
St George's run
Here are some statistics to take into consideration when analyzing the future of Grenada:
37.7% under the poverty line
14.6% vulnerable
66.4% under the age of 24
1% earn over EC$3,000.00 (US$1000.00)
64% earn under EC$1,500.00 (US$500.00)
60% of our food is imported
Literacy rate 96%
When closely analyzing and comparing the geographical characteristics of the seat of decision making, we recog,nize that St George's has the following characteristics:
St George's is the seat of all decision making for our tri-island state Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique. Many have wondered about the direction of the country's growth and who makes the decisions. We took a look at a geographical comparison of St George's versus the rest of Grenada.
Parish Pop-2001 Area(km.²) Area(mi.²)
Grenada 100,895 345 133
St George 35,559 67 15
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The rest 65,336 278 118
Grenada Port Authorities
Cruise Ship Complex
Maurice Bishop International Airport
Business and Tourism Sector
Affluent community and Tourism development
Affluent communities and tourism
Proposed protected area and Tourism development
Proposed protected area now open to investment development. Home of an endemic, endangered bird listed on the IUCN endangered list; the Grenada Dove. A legally protected marine park area. The area of...
Middle to lower income homes
64% of our people earn EC$1500.00 and under Social problems and poverty in communities such as the Limes, Frequente
Area outside decision making but independent
Far removed from the the area of decision making the community of Carriacou & Petite Martinique have made great strides towards self-reliance and Independence. Communities in these "dependencies" have...
The decision makers' area
This area also in the location of most of our tourism industry, importer & distributors, most affluent communities. There are many migrants from the rural community that flock to the south side for th...
Area outside of the area of decision making
Most of this area is a Middle to lower income bracket. Many vested in the land
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