Relationship dossier
Grenada
Trinidad and Tobago
Relationship assessment
Practical maritime and energy cooperation, alongside occasional friction over migration and deportations.
Grenada toward Trinidad and Tobago
+35Grenada joined Trinidad and Tobago in a maritime boundary agreement and pursued bilateral energy cooperation, including work on potential cross-border energy development.
Trinidad and Tobago toward Grenada
+30Trinidad and Tobago joined Grenada in a maritime boundary agreement and pursued energy cooperation with it. Trinidad and Tobago has also provided disaster assistance to Grenada.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes durable practical cooperation through a maritime boundary agreement and energy initiatives, as well as regional disaster assistance. Disputes over the treatment and deportation of Grenadian nationals have created friction, but the known pattern is not one of sustained confrontation.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago have pursued practical cooperation, including a maritime boundary agreement and energy cooperation. Trinidad and Tobago has also provided regional disaster assistance to Grenada. Relations have included friction over the treatment and deportation of Grenadian nationals in Trinidad and Tobago, tempering the cooperative relationship.
Areas of tension
- Disputes over the treatment and deportation of Grenadian nationals in Trinidad and Tobago.
Key developments
Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago signed a maritime boundary agreement.
The governments pursued energy cooperation, including discussion of potential cross-border energy development.
Trinidad and Tobago provided disaster assistance to Grenada following Hurricane Ivan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral energy cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of follow-up to disputes over Grenadian nationals in Trinidad and Tobago is unclear.