New Parliament Building, Grenada Explained

The New Parliament Building in St. George's, Grenada is the home of the Parliament of Grenada. 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 designed by the Grenadian company COCOA Architecture.[5] The building was officially opened in June 2018.[6]

Trivia

During sitting of the House of Representatives & Senate, they only meeting in same place.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Straker. Linda. 2018-06-21. New Parliament building officially opened. 2021-06-02. NOW Grenada. en-GB.
  2. Web site: 2018-06-22. Grenada Opens New Parliament Building. 2021-06-02. Caribbean Journal. en.
  3. Web site: 2018-06-22. New Parliament Building Climate Friendly. 2021-06-02. The Barnacle News. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2018-06-21. Grenada's New Parliament Building Officially Opened. 2021-06-02. Pride News. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2012-10-11. Grenada Selects Local Architects to Design New Parliament Building. 2021-06-02. Caribbean Journal. en.
  6. Web site: New parliament for Grenada. 2021-06-02. UNOPS. 22 June 2018. en.

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