All across the Caribbean region, beautiful handmade products, works of art are envisioned, designed, created, and sold. Some of these Caribbean handmade products I have discovered on social media or via my travels throughout the region. Sadly, this is not the case for most of the 30million stay-over tourists who visit the Caribbean as unlike...
Caribbean & Co. Founder Wins Most Impactful Influencer Award From The Grenada Tourism Authority
LONDON/CARIBBEAN (November 12, 2018) – Caribbean & Co. founder Ursula Petula Barzey has won the 2018 Most Impactful Influencer Award from the Grenada Tourism Authority for her engaging and wide-ranging social media and blog posts as part of the #NextStopGrenada campaign. With her Grenadian content seen by 400K+ people across the Caribbean & Co. blog...
Visit These 7 Historic Sites in Jamaica
Jamaica. An island of sun, sea, and sand, but one that is also steeped in rich history. From little-known stories of black wealth to victorious slave revolts during the colonial era, there are many historic sites in Jamacia that offer an insightful look into its past and how these events helped to shape present-day. And...
9 Nature Trails For Hiking In Montserrat
During my recent visit to Montserrat, I did a lot of walking and exploration of the lush green landscape. I walked partly because I didn’t have access to a rental car, also because I wanted to go at a moderate pace which would allow me to stop at will to enjoy the scenery, go off...
African Caribbean Street Art in London
Caribbean & Co. is about all things Caribbean, not just what’s happening in the region, but also in the diaspora. Thus, I’ve decided to make more of an effort to share Caribbean experiences from major source markets for the region including Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom where I currently reside. Thus, later...
Sample Traditional Grenadian Food Via Savor The Spice Tour
Grenadian food reflects the cultural diversity of the island and so its dishes are heavily influenced by the different cultures that have inhabited the island including the indigenous Caribs, French and British colonists, West Africans slaves whose descendants now make up a majority of the population and Indians who originally came over as indentured labor....
Living on Grand Cayman: A Tour Through The Island’s Most Desirable Neighborhoods
The Cayman Islands are a tri-island archipelago consisting of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. Daily direct flights from Owen Roberts International Airport link the islands to major North American gateways including New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Tampa, Charlotte and Chicago, and Miami is only a short 90-minute flight away. There is also a weekly flight...
5 Must-Do Chocolate Experiences In Grenada
Grenada is known as the Spice Island Of the Caribbean for its nutmeg and mace production, but with an increasing number of bean-to-bar chocolate makers, the island is on a path to becoming the chocolate capital of the Caribbean and one of the finest chocolate producing countries in the world. Thus for fine flavor cocoa...
10 Rum Facts That Every Budding Rum Connoisseur Should Know
At a recent Caribbean cocktail masterclass hosted by the St Kitts Tourism Authority, Ian Burrell, Global Rum Ambassador gave an insightful talk dispelling some of the common myths about rum which has become a global spirit. Based on this talk and my knowledge from visiting rum distilleries across the Caribbean, below are ten rum facts...
History of Caribbean Teams In The FIFA World Cup
Thirty-two men’s national association football teams from across the globe will soon be in Russia to participate in the 2018 FIFA World Cup for national pride and glory but there are unfortunately no Caribbean Football Union teams partaking in this year’s billion-dollar tournament. In fact, since the original tournament held in Uruguay in 1930, only...