Grenada
(Caribbean)
The Spice Island, from 1856, 3,200 Girmitiya labourers worked sugar and nutmeg estates.
Grenada received approximately 3,200 Indian indentured labourers between 1856 and 1885. Known as the 'Spice Island', Indo-Grenadians became part of the nation's multicultural fabric.
First Indian indentured labourers arrived in Grenada, deployed on sugar estates.
Indenture ended. Approximately 3,200 Girmitiyas had arrived.
The Spice Island, from 1856, 3,200 Girmitiya labourers worked sugar and nutmeg estates.
Grenada received approximately 3,200 Indian indentured labourers between 1856 and 1885. Known as the 'Spice Island', Indo-Grenadians became part of the nation's multicultural fabric.
First Indian indentured labourers arrived in Grenada, deployed on sugar estates.
Indenture ended. Approximately 3,200 Girmitiyas had arrived.
1856 to 1885
Period
3,200
Total Arrivals
Caribbean
Region