Airlift Seen as Snag in Grenada for Increased Tourist Travel from Canada

Increasing airlift between Canada and Grenada, and a lifting of the Canadian visa restriction on Grenadians, are among areas of priority in the National Democratic Congress administration’s attempts at strengthening and enhancing relations with Canada.

Prime Minister, Tillman Thomas and Foreign Minister, Peter David have both commended Canada for its development assistance to Grenada over many years. The two government officials said Canada were forced to impose the visa restriction on Grenadians over concerns that many non-Grenadians, of ‘questionable character,’’ were able to buy Grenadian passports under the economic citizenship program of the ousted New National Party regime.

Nationals of most of the countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States do not need a visa to travel to Canada. Grenadians enjoyed the same status until the visa rule was implemented in 2001.