.gd Registration

The .gd domain is intended for the use of entities associated with Grenada. The .gd is the top level country code domain for Grenada, an island nation in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea. The domain name registration service was launched in 1992 by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and the registry is sponsored by AdamsNames. The rules for .gd domain name registration are in accordance with the laws of Grenada. There are no restrictions attached to registering a .gd domain. In addition, local presence in Grenada is required to register a .gd domain. A foreign company or individual can register as many domain names as they require. Domain names can be represented in local language characters as well as alpha numeric characters.

The .gd domain is managed by a domain administrator in association with a technical contact and other officials. The technical contact at present is the Registrar, Amaryllis Investments Ltd. The whois server is whois.adamsnames.tc/. Second level domain registrations are possible for all major extensions. These second level domain suffixes help differentiate various types of organizations on the Internet. For instance, .com is for businesses and commercial enterprises; .net is for network related ventures; .org for charitable or non-profit organizations; .biz for businesses and commercial enterprises; whereas .info can be used for a variety of purposes. Second level domains can be:

• .edu.gd (education site)
• .sci.gd (scientific site)
• .org.gd (Grenada organizations)
• .com.gd (commercial site)
• .net.gd (some organization)
• .mlt.gd (military site)
• .gov.gd (government site)

Applicants who wish to register .gd domain names must submit subscription forms or service agreement forms. You can all the required forms from http://www.adamsnames.tc. Different forms are available depending on whether the site is registered to an individual or to an organization. The registration fees are currently US $50 per domain per year. EU residents are charged VAT at 17.5%.