Grenada (Caribbean) Saint George's / La capitale de Grenade, St George's Video

History

St. George's was built by the French in 1650. This is made apparent by the many red roofed houses in the city. After the Great Fire of 1771, most of the boarding houses on Granby Street were moved to Gouyave. On the 1st of November 1775 there were a Great Fire in the town of St. George's known as the Great Fire of St George's .

Following the withdrawal of Bridgetown, Barbados, in the mid 1880s, St. George's went on to become the replacement capital of the former colony of the British Windward Islands.

The Tikal was the first art cater shop in Grenada and it was opened in December 1959. In 2004, St. George's and the rest of Grenada were severely battered by Hurricane Ivan. The hurricane left significant destruction across the island and crippled much of the island's infrastructure. It was estimated that some 90% of the island's homes had sustained damage and the nutmeg trees which are key to Grenada's economy were devastated. A year later with the help of international donors (Canada, the United States, and the European Union) Grenada had experienced a significant turn around in rebuilding efforts. By 2007, Grenada had participated as planned in the hosting of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Though St. George the capital of Grenada was discovered by Christopher Columbus on this third voyage in 1498, the island was relatively neglected until 1650, when it was purchased by the governer of Martinique. The French began their colonization with a series of skirmishes that virtually exterminated the island's native Carib population. The survivors were pushed north to Le Morne des Sauterurs, where rather than surrender they jumped off the cliff to the jagged rocks below. Today the site of the Carib defeat is known as Carib's Leap.

Culture

Carnival takes place the second week in August. This festival celebrates the emancipation of slaves. The Sunday night celebrations continue into the early morning hours on Monday. On Monday a carnival pageant is held on stage at Queen's Park, this is also where costumes, themes and Calypso Queens are judged. On Tuesdat, St. George vibrates to the sounds of the calypso steel bands as they parade through the streets. You will see many people in colourful costumes, dancing behind the band that they support. There is plenty to eat and drink, the freshly roasted sweet corn is addictive!

Weather

Grenadians enjoy excellent weather throughout the year. The average is in the high 80'sF. There are two seasons/ The 'dry' season is from January to May and the 'rainy' season for the rest of the year. But you do have short spells of rain in the dry period lasting no more than 5 minutes or so. Grey clouds over the mountains is the first sign of rain. Like most other Caribbean destinations you would expect to find beautiful beaches, tropical sunshine, togther with a friendly welcome but Grenada is unique with its unmistakeable aroma of spices, the mountainous terrain and unexplored coral reefs. Grenada is an independent state withing the commonwealth, with the British Monarch as head represented by the Governor General.

grenada has it all ...
grenada has it all beaches, great harbour city, several sandy islands off the mainland , university, lakes & accessible waterwalls . THIS is coming from a fellow OECS islander i am a st lucian and grenada is a lovelier island than st lucia in my honest opinion.. but every island has its advantages ..We in the windward islands should join in a 1 destination tourism package to compete against jamaica , barbados even antigua these islands feel that going? it alone is in their best interest

Beautifully done!?
Beautifully done!?

Isnt this a song ...
Isnt this a song they use Pirates? of the Caribbean??? Lolz!!!