A man plays Jab in the town of Paraclete in Grenada. (Natasha S. Alford/TheGrio) Grio Green Book: “Playing Jab” at J’ouvert in Grenada is unlike any other carnival celebration. TheGrio got a front row ...

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I arrived at the Carenage — Grenada’s historic waterfront in the capital city — around 4:30 a.m. on J’ouvert morning, ready to “play Jab.” The streets were still cloaked in darkness, but the energy ...

Thousands of people lined the route in sunny weather, with temperatures soaring to 26C. The world-famous party, which is the largest in Europe, officially begun on Sunday morning with dancers in ...

If you’ve ever found yourself on the streets of St. George, Grenada, during Spicemas, you know it isn’t just a carnival. The oil, the horns, the rumbling bass from passing trucks, and the call of a ...

"Take care of those hats, they were expensive," says Joanne Alexander as she hands out costumes to her 115-strong dance troupe. Jayonemas, mostly made up of children, is preparing to perform at ...

As more students from Thailand explore opportunities to study in Grenada, West Indies, many have questions about life on the island. As the southern-most island of the Windward Islands, Grenada ...

The UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage decided during its 2024 session held in Paraguay from 2 – 7 December, to inscribe on the Representative List of the ...

Grenada’s Spicemas is much more than a celebration. It’s a pulsating heartbeat of the island’s culture, history and spirit on a stage where the past and present intertwine. It’s about freedom and ...

The cultural entity of carnival in the Caribbean began in the 18th and 19th centuries as private celebratory processions among enslaved Africans imitating the elaborate Lenten celebrations of slave ...

It would be remiss of me not to begin this by acknowledging the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl in the region. It is important to remember that Grenada and the Grenadines are not just a holiday ...