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The Grenada, Mississippi, tornado of May 7, 1846, killed 21 people, injured 60, and destroyed 60 or 70 buildings in the southern half of Grenada, Yalobusha County, Mississippi [a] in the United States. [1][2][3] Other accounts had it that 112 buildings were destroyed, [4] including 17 homes. [5] Property damage was estimated at $65,000 [6] to ...
It was built to replace York House, the previous Parliament building, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. [1] [2] The new building is situated on Mount Wheldale, overlooking the city of St. George's and its bay. [3] The new building cost U.S.$ 12.2m, including funding provided by Mexico and the United Arab Emirates, [4] and was ...
Government House, Grenada. Government House is the former official residence of the King and governor-general of Grenada. The house is located on Mount Wheldale, in Saint George's. It is located next to New Parliament House. The building was damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and subsequently abandoned. Despite its current status as a ruin, it ...
York House, also known as Parliament House, was a landmark in St. George's and the home of the Parliament of Grenada from the 19th century until it was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. [1] It was replaced by the New Parliament Building in 2010.
The Confederate section contains about 150 graves of Confederate soldiers who died in the Grenada area. [2] The cemeteries may contain burials from several specific calamities. Grenada suffered a tornado on May 7, 1846, which destroyed 112 houses and killed 21 persons. And it suffered a fire in 1855 which burned about half of the town's buildings.
Parliament consists of the King, represented by the Governor-General, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Governor-General summons Parliament, brings its session to an end by prorogation, and formally assents to every bill before it can become law. In practice, she exercises all these powers on the advice of the Prime Minister and ...
In the region, the worst damage occurred on Grenada, where the damage total of $1.1 billion (2004 USD, ($1.77 billion 2024 USD)) represented 200% of its GDP. The hurricane damaged more than 14,000 homes and destroyed 30% of the houses, leaving about 18,000 people homeless. A total of 39 people were killed by the hurricane on the island.
This is a list of Viceroys of Grenada from the establishment of French rule in 1649 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Following independence, the viceroy of Grenada ceased to represent the British monarch and British government, and ceased to be a British person, instead the new vice regal office, renamed to Governor-General of Grenada represented (and to this day ...