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Kirani James (born 1 September 1992) is a Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and the 2012 London Olympics. He was Grenada's first Olympic medalist in any sport.Prodigious from a young age, he ran the fastest 400 m times ever by a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. He won a series of gold medals at the CARIFTA Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games and rose on the international stage with 400 m silver medals at the 2007 World Youth and 2008 World Junior Championships. James became the first athlete to run a 200/400 double at the 2009 World Youth Championships and was the 2010 World Junior Champion. Wikipedia
Eric Matthew, real name Joseph William Tucci "Joe Tucci" (born 1954), has been a record label owner, record producer, engineer, and guitarist, previously involved in New York post-disco scene of the early 1980s.Matthew, originally, performed at weddings, bar mitzvahs, parties in the New York metropolitan area with his friends, then after producing a demo with a fellow bandmember Gary E. Turnier he landed a record deal with an indie label SAM Records owned by Sam Weiss which by then had major label Columbia as their distribution company. Essentially a minimal rock combo with musical influences ranging from deep funk, pop, jazz to disco that consisted of saxophonist, trombonist, flutist, percussionist, and keyboardists was named Gary's Gang by Matthew. His second album Keep on Dancing performed well on the music charts, peaking at #27 on the Billboard R&B Albums and #42 on the Billboard 200. This accomplishment led Matthews to open his own record label and produce other artists. Among those he produced were "Reach Up" by Toney Lee (on his own label) or the album Redd Hott by Sharon Redd (for Prelude Records). Wikipedia
Sir Eric Matthew Gairy PC (18 February 192223 August 1997) was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving from his country's independence in 1974 until his overthrow in a coup by Maurice Bishop in 1979. Gairy also served as head of government in pre-independence Grenada as Chief Minister from 1961 to 1962, and as Premier from 1967 to 1974. Wikipedia
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Dame Cécile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade, GCMG OBE (born 30 December 1952) is a Grenadian food scientist, who serves as Governor-General of Grenada. La Grenade was sworn-in as Governor-General of Grenada on 7 May 2013 as the nation's second female Governor-General.La Grenade is the third of 5 daughters born to Allan A. La Grenade MBE, a public servant, and Sibyl Sylvester-La Grenade, a registered nurse. Her maternal grandmother, Mary Louise "Eva" Ollivierre-Sylvester, was the first woman in the British Windward Islands to serve on the legislative council of her country, after being elected in 1952, less than a year after universal suffrage. Wikipedia
Anthony Conrad George (born January 7, 1938) is a Grenadian artist known for being the designer of the Grenadian National Flag. He resides in both London, England, and in mainland Grenada, where he grew up from the age of 10.A prolific artist, in 1973 George entered a national design contest preparing for the Independence of Grenada in 1974. The contest allowed entrants to submit designs for a new National Flag and Coat of Arms with Motto, George won both competitions.However, he was not to receive full recognition for his designs until some 30 years later. Wikipedia
