On 27 September 1650, Jacques du Parquet bought Grenada from the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique, which was dissolved, for the equivalent of £1160.

[3][4] In 1664, King Louis XIV bought out the independent island owners and established the French West India Company.

[citation needed] Though Hurricane Ivan in 2004 dealt a devastating blow to the island of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique suffered significantly less damage.

In early July 2024, Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 4 storm, causing extensive damage on the island as well as Carriacou.

Communications were almost entirely cut off from the island as a result of the hurricane, hampering response and recovery operations.

The humanitarian response to the hurricane's damage was also hampered by rough seas, preventing aid and supplies from reaching the island.