Grenada

The spice island of The Caribbean !

The state of Grenada includes the island of Grenada itself together with  Carriacou and Petite Martinique and some smaller islands and is located south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and north of Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, forming the south-eastern corner of the Caribbean sea.

Known as the “Spice Island” as the island is a leading producer of several different spices. Nutmeg and Mace are the most important, Grenada being a top world supplier thereof. The island also produces other spices such as  Allspice, Ginger, Gloves, Cinnamon and Orange/Citrus peels.

A visit to the nutmeg factory is highly recommended and gives a grand insight not only of the actual production but also of  island life.

Other island productions are a variety fruits and Grenada also has a Chocolate factory, The Grenada Chocolate Company, cultivation organic cocoa, which is also processed into finished bars.

The island of Granada has an estimated population of 110,000 of which the majority of Grenadine citizens are descendants of the African slaves brought by the English and French during the years of colonisation. Slavery was outlawed in 1834 at which time the slave population had reached 24,000. In 1958 Grenada joined the Federation of the West Indies until it was dissolved in 1962. Grenada then evolved first into an Associated State with internal self government under the British crown and independence was achieved in 1974 when Grenada became a constitutional monarchy, with a Prime Minister and Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State, represented by the Governor General. Grenada still retain traces of the European influences in their culture, architecture and place names.

Grenada’s capital is St. George’s and port is an excellent port to start, use as a base or finish your Caribbean yacht charter.

For more information of Grenada go:
Pure Grenada – Grenada’s Official Tourism Authority
Grenada Government’s web portal