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Peace Without Poison

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The British imposed covert depopulation measures in 1958 and by the time Grenada won itsindependence in 1974 the total fertility rate had been brought down from nearly 7 to 4.5 childrenper woman.After independence in 1974, the people of Grenada had a respite from depopulation measuresuntil 1990 when Nicholas Brathwaite (1990-1995) became Prime Minister and revived theprogram. His successor, Keith Mitchell (1995-2008), continued the program just as aggressivelyand reached replacement level fertility in 2006.Prime Minister Tillman Thomas (2008-2013) and the incumbent Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell,who started his second term in 2013, have kept the total fertility rate at replacement level.At 55% Grenada’s contraceptive prevalence rate is clearly not a factor in the low fertility nor isabortion since it is generally illegal.Grenada is in stage four of the demographic transition.307 | P a g e

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