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Grenada

Grenada is organized here as a South America research route covering 2 public-policy areas. The route begins with Fisheries (reef and pelagic, OECS shared waters), Tax Havens / Offshore Finance (offshore sector and citizenship-by-investment).

Executive summary

This page is a structured research guide to institutions, public frameworks, and possible lines of inquiry in Grenada. It supports rapid orientation and identifies where current primary-source verification is required.

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Fisheries (reef and pelagic, OECS shared waters)

Insider / Whistleblower

  • Report under-reported or out-of-season landings to the Fisheries Division
  • Document reef damage, blast/illegal gear, or undersized catch at landing sites
  • Flag unlicensed foreign vessels operating inside Grenadian waters

Grenada Fisheries Division (Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries); local fisher cooperatives

Investor / Capital Allocator

  • Condition tourism and hotel financing on reef-health and sustainable-seafood sourcing
  • Fund cold-chain and gear upgrades only for licensed, quota-compliant fishers
  • Back blue-economy and MPA projects via Caribbean Development Bank instruments

Caribbean Development Bank; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank; private tourism investors

Regulator / Agency

  • Enforce licensing, effort caps, and closed seasons through the Fisheries Division
  • Run joint patrols with the Royal Grenada Police Force Coast Guard
  • Publish stock assessments and MPA compliance data

Grenada Fisheries Division; Royal Grenada Police Force Coast Guard

Policymakers / Treaty Forum

  • Coordinate shared-stock management and surveillance through the CRFM
  • Align rules across member states via the OECS and CARICOM
  • Apply FAO IUU-fishing and Port State Measures standards

Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM); OECS; CARICOM; FAO

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Tax Havens / Offshore Finance (offshore sector and citizenship-by-investment)

Insider / Whistleblower

  • Report shell-company or sham due-diligence files to GARFIN or the Financial Intelligence Unit
  • Disclose conflicts in citizenship-by-investment application processing
  • Flag unreported beneficial owners behind registered entities

Grenada Financial Intelligence Unit; GARFIN

Investor / Capital Allocator

  • Require verified beneficial-ownership and tax-transparency compliance before placing funds
  • Decline correspondent banking with non-transparent offshore vehicles
  • Price reputational and de-risking exposure into Caribbean offshore engagements

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank; correspondent international banks

Regulator / Agency

  • Supervise offshore institutions and registries through GARFIN
  • Enforce AML/CFT reporting via the Financial Intelligence Unit
  • Audit and publish citizenship-by-investment program statistics

GARFIN; Grenada Financial Intelligence Unit; Ministry of Finance

Policymakers / Treaty Forum

  • Apply OECD Global Forum and BEPS transparency reviews
  • Enforce FATF and Caribbean Financial Action Task Force standards
  • Coordinate monetary-system integrity through the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

OECD Global Forum; Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF); Eastern Caribbean Central Bank; IMF

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Research references

Use the public glossary for terminology and the selected publications and working papers for public evidence and methods.