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Captain Louis La Grenade

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Louis La Grenade (1733-1808) was a remarkable entrepreneur of French descent. The Captain was one of the first free coloured men to acquire substantial land holdings in Grenada. He commanded the St. George's militia (hence his title) and occupied a position of eminence in the official life of Grenada.

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Sybil La Grenade

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sibyl-lagrenade Sibyl La Grenade nee Sylvester was born in Carriacou on May 15, 1924. She was brought to Grenada at the tender age of two weeks. She resided in St. David's with her parents.

Her father, Cyril St. Bernard Sylvester, was the principal of St. David's Primary School, which she attended until she began her secondary school education at St. Joseph's Convent in St. George's. She successfully completed her Senior Cambridge in 1939. Having placed second in the island she was awarded a scholarship to study nursing in England.

Her protective father, reluctant for her to leave the island, encouraged her instead to begin teaching at a catholic primary school in St. George's which was known at that time as "Mother Rose" School. She actively became involved in needlework and cookery and eventually qualified as a home economist.

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