Carriacou Island

Maroon Food On Carriacou Island

by Rawle Paterson
Maroon Friday Food

The aroma of the sweet appetizing scent which impregnates the air signifies the work of the talented cooks who come from the richly cultured adjacent communities of Mt Pleasant and Grand Bay. This all helps to further emphasize the delightful and unique nature of the indigenous people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique at the opening [...]

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Carriacou Quadrille Dance

by Rawle Paterson
Quadrille Dance

The exciting Quadrille Dance features various dance patterns, and is another great example of the traditions and culture to be found on Carriacou island during the Maroon String Band Festival. It is this rich culture that encourages people to make the journey from all parts of the globe, to see the island and to experience [...]

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Maroon String Band Festival 2011

by Rawle Paterson
Maroon Festival 2011

The small, unspoilt, tranquil and beautiful 13 square mile island of Carriacou, situated between the Atlantic ocean to its east and the turquoise Caribbean sea to the west, continues to be a popular destination for visitors for many reasons, not least its retention of tradition and culture. The 2011 Maroon and String Band Festival is [...]

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Palm Sunday On Carriacou – Grenada

Palm Sunday Celebrations by Rawle Paterson

The creative activity of designing palms is always an exciting time on the beautiful twin islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. On these occasions both the elderly and the young, journey to the various churches on the day prior to Palm Sunday, to make hundreds of palms for worshippers and well wishers. It is a [...]

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Maroon Heritage Village

by Rawle Paterson
Maroon Village

The Maroon Heritage Village is a truly unspoilt and majestic venue, with enchanting features and a natural royal ambiance, and is known as the ‘cradle of culture’, on the beautiful 13 square mile isle of Carriacou. Sitting at some 800 feet above sea level, this neatly tucked away facility is captivating beyond your wildest dreams: [...]

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Carriacou Maroon and String Band Music Festival

by Rawle Paterson
Maroon Festival 2010

The sweet aroma of the traditional Carriacou smoked food can already be scented; the sound of the rich traditional diverse music can be heard, from local and regional groups, and the amphitheatre and magnificent Heritage village at Belair is again ready to host the main aspect of the annual Carriacou Maroon and String Band Music [...]

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Carriacou Kite Flying – A Rich Tradition Full Of Color, Sound and Fun

Kite by Rawle Paterson

Like stars that light the beautiful skies at night, kites create a spectacular atmosphere at this time of the year on Carriacou. Easter is a richly celebrated time in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, particularly with the reverence for the season of Lent leading up to the observance of Good Friday and the Easter weekend, thus [...]

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Hotel Laurena Conference Facility

by Rawle Paterson
Conference Catering

Hotel Laurena continues to be the hotly sought after venue for all major activities on the small, but immensely beautiful, Island of Carriacou. Over the last couple of months, the demand for the venue has been intensifying, as more and more people from the Tri-Island state, utilise the facility, which is of an excellent international [...]

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Carriacou Carnival Queen Show

by Rawle Paterson
Carnival Queen Show

A night gracefully coined as ‘Majestic Saturday’, where decorated elegance, charm, grace and intelligence reigned supreme, saw Andyah Wilson crowned as the Carnival Queen, in the Digicel Beauty Pageant show on Saturday March 5th. Ms Wilson delighted the crowd with her costume and warm personality The 20 year old secured the crown from a field [...]

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Carriacou Carnival Calypso Competition

by Rawle Paterson
Superstar Calypso Monarch

Class is class, and form is only temporary. It is the former that truly describes multi talented artist, Superstar (Germaine Simon) as she performed majestically, to retain the Digicel Calypso Monarch crown at the Mini Stadium on the Night of Friday March 4th. Superstar had the audience enraptured the moment her performance began Performing her [...]

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