Sir Paul Scoon, who has died aged 78, was Governor-General of Grenada when a Marxist prime minister, Maurice Bishop, was imposed by a coup in 1979. He was still there four years later, when Bishop ...

A staunch Catholic, Scoon suffered from diabetes and had been in poor health for some time. He was granted a state funeral and his death was massively mourned by his fellow Grenadians. Sir Paul ...

Born: July 4, 1935; Died: September 2, 2013. Sir Paul Scoon, who has died aged 78, was Governor-General of Grenada when the former British colony, best-known for its beaches, nutmeg, mace and ...