#Grenada world

[sitting-on-me-bum]

‘Vulnerable’ – an iguana on Grenada Island, West Indies

Photograph: Alain Ernoult

World Nature Photography Awards

#alain ernoult #photographer #world nature photography awards #iguana #reptile #grenada island #west indies #black & white photography #nature

[ultimatenurse]

An Island Tour of Grenada!

We went to a Rum Factory, Fort Frederick, Some local food spots, a Chocolate Museum, and so much more!

#Grenada #caribbean #youtube #vlog #travel #blacktravel #couple #roaming the world with you #black travel #vacation #black couple #Youtube

[dailyhistoryposts]

On This Day In History

October 25th, 1983: The United States, supported by the Caribbean Peace Force, invade the island nation of Grenada and place it under military evacuation.

#history #world history #imperialism #grenada

[lahilden]

Alhambra Palace

Alhambra Palace is located in Grenada, Andalusia, Spain. The fortress sits on a plateau on the bank of the Darro River, and was first mentioned in the 9th century. It was built on top of the remains of a Roman fortification from 889. Building of the complex began in 1238 by Muhammad I Ibn al-Ahmar. The complex served as the royal palace of the Moorish Nasrid dynasty in the 13th - 15th centuries. The Moorish architecture has intricate plasterwork, stucco, and marble. After the expulsion of the Moors in 1492, much of the interior was effaced, the furniture was removed, and the mosque was replaced with a church. King Charles I of Spain rebuilt portions of the complex in a Renaissance style. He also destroyed part of the structure to create an Italianate palace in 1526. The complex has suffered through explosions and an earthquake, which damaged the complex. Restoration work began in 1828 and continues today. The complex has two towers with numerous gardens, fountains, and courtyards. The palace’s Court of the Lions is an ornate gallery with 124 marble columns, filigree walls, a wooden domed ceiling, and a white marble colonnade that leads to the Fountain of Lions with 12 white marble lions. The Hall of the Ambassadors is the largest room in the Alhambra, located in the Comares Tower. The room is 37 feet square with a 75-foot domed center. Alhambra Palace is open to the public. 

#alhambra palace #CASTLES #palaces #royal palaces #spain #grenada #andalsia #unesco world heritage site

[happy-lemon]

island girl.

You probably don’t recognize her father since his reputation is homegrown, but like her dad, she’s a social butterfly who makes friends wherever she goes. He’s well-known on the island for a successful stint as a cricket player, and his daughter shares his athletic skill and his easy smile. And you may not find kinder people than Kirani Gabriel and his daughter, Jordelle.

#ts3 #sims 3 #the sims 3 #ts3 au characters #briar betony x kirani gabriel #kirani and jordelle are inspired/named for real people from Grenada #it's one of my favorite places in the world

[mymusicbias]

#carnival #caribbeab carnival #mas #playing mas #protest #rebellion #soca #calypso #grenada #jab jab #jouvert #trinidad & tobago #travis world #wuss ways #mmb

[yaworldchallenge]

Review - Sugar Money (Grenada)

YA(-ish) World Challenge book for: 🇬🇩  Grenada

Sugar Money

Author: Jane Harris

‘Cane is sugar, sugar is money. That’s all we are to them.’

This is a unique historical novel about a true event that occurred in 1765 between the French-held island of Martinique and the British-held island of Grenada. While not a YA book, it is narrated by a 13 or 14-year-old boy and could be something of a coming-of-age story alongside the adventure.

The setup is such: Lucien, the narrator, and his brother Emile, both mixed-race slaves on Martinique, are given orders by their masters, several French Catholic friars of questionable integrity called the Brothers of Charity. Their orders? To reclaim (aka steal), under cover of night, a group of slaves formerly owned by the friars, but lost when the English captured the island of Grenada from the French.

The book is written in light dialect, in imitation of the “slave narrative genre” of books from the 18th- 19th- century. However, it is quite readable and keeps in mind its modern readers, although there is a generous sprinkling of French and French Creole dialogue that was sometimes confusing without good grasp of French. (Yes, I admit I was halfway through before realizing Mèsi = Merci) The afterword at the end actually had me temporary confused as to whether it was a true memoir. Conclusion: it’s fictional, based on a true incident.

The author is a white British woman but appears to have done a vast amount of research and also writes respectfully, giving humanity to her characters. (Although I am not a historian neither am I Black, so I can’t judge from those perspectives.)

The novel is somewhat slow to get to the real action, but the banter between the brothers is interesting. When we get to meet the other enslaved people on Grenada, the atrocities of the English and their bizarre barbaric tortures are disturbing to hear about.

In the end, due to the history and time, we sadly know there is never going to be a great victory for our characters - we already know from the beginning that if successful, they are only going from one master to another - and it is only due to the extreme cruelty of the English masters that any of the enslaved people would want to go back to the French.

As a novel, the book was an immersive and adventurous look into 18th-century Caribbean life, a glimpse at the desperation and hardship of slavery, and well-written, even if the constrained-by-history ending was a little unsatisfactory. Nevertheless, besides the uncomfortable parts, I enjoyed reading this book.

Pros:

The young narrator is accessible and sympathetic, the brothers’ relationship is sweet, and the plight of the enslaved people is gripping

The historical situation and the friar’s crazy mission makes an interesting narrative, as the brothers are caught between obeying their masters and putting themselves in grave danger on an illegal enterprise

Cons:

Slow to get to any action, if you are looking for excitement

Could have used a glossary for the Creole words

While never graphic in either gore or sexual matters, the tortures described could be disturbing for some people

It’s hard to have a truly happy ending for POC in 18th-century West Indies

★ ★ ★ ★ 4 stars

Bookshop.org link  ||  Kindle link

Genres: #historical #adventure

Content warnings at Storygraph

#review #grenada #ya world challenge #book review #sugar money #jane harris #martinique #historical fiction #historical medieval to 19th century #adventure #first person #caribbean #4 stars

[kungo-love]

#reggae #youtube #africa #blakxpression #roots #jamaica #grenada #dafarri #dafarri congo #Kungokulcha #congokulcha #rastafari world #rasatafari

[nationsoftheworldtournament]

#nations of the world tournament #polls #poll #Grenada #Italy

[totallyhussein-blog]

Manchester meeting to host Cuban Ambassador

#manchester #london #liverpool #baghdad #uk #scotland #hussein al-alak #iraqi #iraq #cuba #worldnews #grenada #maurice bishop #usa #public meeting #cuban #politics #world politics

[metalheadsforblacklivesmatter]

King Charles' coronation will be happening on May 6th and the people of Australia, Ireland, and other places still under the commonwealth are expected to stand in front of the screen with their hands over their hearts and by homage by swearing their loyalty to the new King.

It'll be on May 6th at 5pm whatever timezone UK is in. I'll be sure to eat some Taco Bell to ensure that I'm on the toilet for the coronation. And the Celts already summarized how I feel.

I hope all parts of the Commonwealth will join me in taking a shit. Here's the list of countries.

As of 2023, there are 15 Commonwealth realms: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom.

And I mean that with all of the disrespect that a family that colonized most of the world and destroyed many indigenous people irreparably deserves.

-fae

[dunilefra]

Facts of Grenada's Constitution

Preamble (Part of it)

Whereas the people of Grenada

a. have affirmed that their nation is founded upon principles that acknowledge the fatherhood and supremacy of God and man’s duties toward his fellow man;

b. recognise that, inasmuch as spiritual development is of supreme importance to human existence, and the highest expression thereof, it is their aspiration to serve that end with all their strength and resources;

c. firmly believe in the dignity of human values and that all men are endowed by the Creator with equal and inalienable rights, reason, and conscience; that rights and duties are correlatives in every social and political activity of man; and that while rights exalt individual freedom, duties express the dignity of that freedom;

9. Protection of freedom of conscience

3. Every religious community shall be entitled, at its own expense, to establish and maintain places of education and to manage any place of education which it wholly maintains; and no such community shall be prevented from providing religious instruction for persons of that community in the course of any education provided at any places of education which it wholly maintains or in the course of any education which it otherwise provides.

Schedule 3 to the Constitution. Forms of Oath

Oath of Allegiance

I, …………………………., do swear [or solemnly affirm] that I will faithfully bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, according to law.

So help me God. [To be omitted in affirmation.]

Oath of Office

I, …………………………., do swear [or solemnly affirm] that I will faithfully execute the office of ……………………………. Without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that in the execution of the functions of that office I will honour, uphold and preserve the Constitution of Grenada.

So help me God. [To be omitted in affirmation.]

by Dunilefra, working for Political Reform

#Grenada #Dunilefra #Politics #Political Reform #World Politics #World Order #Fundamental Rights #Human Rights #Economy #Religion #State Policy #Political Analysis #Constitution #Constitutional Law

[ultimatenurse]

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Pack your bags, subscribe to our channel, and join us on this incredible adventure. Stay updated on our latest escapades by hitting the notification bell. We can't wait to have you Roam the World with us!

#youtube #vlog #travel guide #youtube trailer #trailer #black travel #couple #travel #vacation #black couple #roaming the world with you #blacktravel #Couple Travel Vlog #Grenada #Japan #Barbados #Barcelona #Spain #barcelona spain

[krisrampersad]

Village joins world in 36-hrs celebration of global humanity

78-year old festival offers 36 hours continuous celebration of humanity in mid-November

Global villages, languages, cultures ands traditions will feature in 36-hours of continuous singing by different community groups from across the world in mid-November. The singing will mark the 78-year of the event which started with a small group of 150 has now become an international event fixed into the second weekend in November. Schedule of singing groups for South Region in Global…

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#Akhand #Bahamas #Barbados #Bhajan #Canada #Diaspora #Dominica #education #Grenada #Guyana #Jamaica #leaves of life #Peace #Peace Movements #peacebuilding #St Kitts #St Lucia #Suriname #USA #world religions

[ya-world-challenge]

Book Review - Sugar Money (🇬🇩Grenada)

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YA(-ish) World Challenge book for: 🇬🇩  Grenada

Sugar Money

Author: Jane Harris

‘Cane is sugar, sugar is money. That’s all we are to them.’

This is a unique historical novel about a true event that occurred in 1765 between the French-held island of Martinique and the British-held island of Grenada. While not a YA book, it is narrated by a 13 or 14-year-old boy and could be something of a coming-of-age story alongside the adventure.

The setup is such: Lucien, the narrator, and his brother Emile, both mixed-race slaves on Martinique, are given orders by their masters, several French Catholic friars of questionable integrity called the Brothers of Charity. Their orders? To reclaim (aka steal), under cover of night, a group of enslaved people formerly owned by the friars, but lost when the English captured the island of Grenada from the French.

The book is written in light dialect, in imitation of the “slave narrative genre” of books from the 18th- 19th- century. However, it is quite readable and keeps in mind its modern readers, although there is a generous sprinkling of French and French Creole dialogue that was sometimes confusing without good grasp of French. (Yes, I admit I was halfway through before realizing Mèsi = Merci) The afterword at the end actually had me temporary confused as to whether it was a true memoir. Conclusion: it’s fictional, based on a true incident.

The author is a white British woman but appears to have done a vast amount of research and also writes respectfully, giving humanity to her characters. (Although I am not a historian neither am I Black, so I can’t judge from those perspectives.)

The novel is somewhat slow to get to the real action, but the banter between the brothers is interesting. When we get to meet the other enslaved people on Grenada, the atrocities of the English and their bizarre barbaric tortures are disturbing to hear about.

In the end, due to the history and time, we sadly know there is never going to be a great victory for our characters - we already know from the beginning that if successful, they are only going from one master to another - and it is only due to the extreme cruelty of the English masters that any of the enslaved people would want to go back to the French.

As a novel, the book was an immersive and adventurous look into 18th-century Caribbean life, a glimpse at the desperation and hardship of slavery, and well-written, even if the constrained-by-history ending was a little unsatisfactory. Nevertheless, besides the uncomfortable parts, I enjoyed reading this book.

Pros:

The young narrator is accessible and sympathetic, the brothers’ relationship is sweet, and the plight of the enslaved people is gripping

The historical situation and the friar’s crazy mission makes an interesting narrative, as the brothers are caught between obeying their masters and putting themselves in grave danger on an illegal enterprise

Cons:

Slow to get to any action, if you are looking for excitement

Could have used a glossary for the Creole words

While never graphic in either gore or sexual matters, the tortures described could be disturbing for some people, and there are a few slurs

It’s hard to have a truly happy ending for POC in 18th-century West Indies

★ ★ ★ ★ 4 stars

Bookshop.org link  ||  Kindle link

Genres: #historical #adventure

Content warnings at Storygraph

#book review #grenada #ya world challenge #booklr #bookblr #bookish #historical medieval to 19th century #adventure #caribbean #4 stars

[don-lichterman]

Central American, Caribbean Blocs Condemn Attack on Ukraine | World News

Central American, Caribbean Blocs Condemn Attack on Ukraine | World News

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Two blocs of Central American and Caribbean countries condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and warned about the impact of the conflict on the region Tuesday, following meetings between diplomats and a high-ranking European Union representative. More than a dozen foreign ministers met in Panama Monday and Tuesday to discuss global issues affecting the region, such as the…

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#American #Antigua and Barbuda #attack #Bahamas #Belize #Blocs #Caribbean #Central #Collections: World #condemn #Costa Rica #Dominica #El Salvador #Europe #European Union #Grenada #Guatemala #Guyana #Haiti #Honduras #Jamaica #News #Nicaragua #Panama #Reuters #Russia #Suriname #Trinidad and Tobago #Ukraine #World