Grenada

Grenada is known as the “Spice Island”, and a nutmeg symbol appears on its national flag to reflect the crop’s historic importance to the country.

The Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada is recognized as the world’s first underwater sculpture park.

Traditional wooden boatbuilding in Carriacou and Petite Martinique was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2023.

Shakespeare Mas’, a traditional part of Carriacou’s annual carnival, was inscribed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2024.

Fort George in St. George’s was constructed by the French between 1706 and 1710 and remains one of Grenada’s most important historic fortifications.

In October 1983, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was killed during a political crisis that was followed by a military intervention involving the United States and Caribbean states.

Hurricane Ivan passed just south of Grenada in September 2004, with its northern eyewall crossing the island and causing severe destruction.

Grenada’s economy has long been associated with spices, and nutmeg remains the country’s main exported spice.

Traditional boatbuilding in Carriacou involves entire communities, with skills passed from master shipwrights to younger generations through hands-on apprenticeship.

Grenada’s national flag was designed by Anthony C. George and was adopted when the country gained independence in 1974.

Grenada’s waters contain numerous historic shipwrecks, with UNESCO documentation noting reports of more than 160 wrecks around the country.

Grenada’s Shakespeare Mas’ combines public theatre, costume, speechmaking and competitive recitations from works including Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.