Refimprove date August 2010 Cleanup date April 2007 Infobox islands name Bequia image name Flag of Bequia.svg image caption Flag of Bequia locator map LocationBequia.PNG location Caribbean coordinates ... about 4,300 ethnic groups African , Scottish people Scottish and Carib people Carib Indian Bequia ... thumb 190px left Admiralty Bay Bequia in 1966 The island capital is Port Elizabeth, Saint ... to Bequia in the 1860s. A number of them built homes in the Mount Pleasant area where many ... respectively. Other prominent areas of Bequia include Spring, site of a former coconut plantation ... is located here. Princess Margaret, who had a home on nearby Mustique , visited Bequia and had a beach ... Admiralty Bay. Bequia means island of the clouds in the ancient Arawak language Arawak . The island ... in Bequia, by island native Raphael Socony Holder. The island s hills are much lower than the peaks ... coast. Image Port Elizabeth, Bequia.jpg left thumb 220px Port Elizabeth Bequia in 2005 Tourism Bequia is popular among Cruising maritime cruising yacht s, expats and vacationers. One of the busiest ... eight identified dive sites around Bequia. There are several wrecks and shallow caves accessible ... of fish when diving Bequia. History Image Becouya Granadilles map 1769.jpg thumb 240px right Map of Bequia circa 1769 As a result of the Treaty of Utrecht which bought an end to the War of Spanish ... Bequia was considered as being part of Grenada , Bequia was too inaccessible to colonize and Caribs ... on route to Sint Eustatius from West Africa reportedly shipwrecked on the Grenadines reefs. Bequia ... he had raised Alexander as his son, to Bequia in 1774 under a programme instituted by Great Britain .... The elder Hamilton lived in Bequia until 1790 but was never visited by his son nor did he visit Alexander ... captain, Edward Teach , had his base in Bequia. The opening shot of the movie Blackbeard , Pirate of the Caribbean, made by the BBC, actually displays a replica of his first ship off the coast of Bequia ... more details
Cleanup date March 2010 Infobox flag Name Bequia Image Flag of Bequia.svg Use Proportion Adoption Designer The unofficial flag of Bequia is composed of three black waves, which stand for Bequia Channel , the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and a black humpback whale , Bequia s main icon , surrounded by a black and white border around the flag. External links FOTW id vc bq title Bequia br clear all DEFAULTSORT Bequia, Flag of Category Unofficial flags Category Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag Of Bequia Caribbean flag stub SaintVincent stub ... more details
This is a list of birds that have appeared on postage stamps issued in Bequia . class wikitable rowspan 2 Year rowspan 2 Date rowspan 2 Type rowspan 2 Species rowspan 2 Author Species rowspan 2 Value colspan 4 Stamps Catalogues colspan 2 Taxonomy Scott catalogue Scott Yvert et Tellier Yvert Mitchell Stanley Gibbons Ltd Sta. & Gib. Order Family 2003 NOR Spindalis zena Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1766 90c 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Thraupidae NOR Trogon violaceus Johann Friedrich Gmelin Gmelin , 1788 1 0 0 0 0 Trogoniformes Trogonidae NOR Tyto alba Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Scopoli , 1769 1.40 0 0 0 0 Strigiformes Tytonidae NOR Cyanocorax yncas Pieter Boddaert Boddaert , 1783 2 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Corvidae NOR Gymnostinops montezuma Ren Primev re Lesson Lesson , 1830 5 0 0 0 0 Passeriformes Fringillidae References Unreferenced date February 2008 Birds on stamps Category Communications in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category Lists of birds on stamps Bequia SaintVincent stub ... more details
Admiralty Bay is the name of several places Admiralty Bay, Bequia , in Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grendines Admiralty Bay, New Zealand , in the Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand Admiralty Bay South Shetland Islands , Antarctica Admiralty Bay, Washington , USA Admiralty Bay is a former name of Ganges Harbour , British Columbia, Canada Admiralty Bay is a former name of Yakutat Bay , Alaska, USA geodis fr Admiralty Bay ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 Petit Nevis is a tiny, privately owned island in the Grenadines , off the coast of Bequia . The island is uninhabited, but has been used by whalers to flensing flense their catches to the current day, although this practice is now limited both by season and by law to conserve the whale population as an endangered species. Whaling by early settlers to Bequia was undertaken to help feed their isolated community. Hunting was and still is carried out in small boats using a hand held harpoon, a skill passed down through generations, and made newsworthy by world renowned local legend and whale boat captain, Athneal Ollivierre died 2000 , and who was also part owner of Petit Nevis. A small isolationist community called Moonhole on nearby Bequia scavenges whale bones from the island for building materials. Coord 12.974031 61.243522 display title region VC type isle name Petite Nevis Category Uninhabited islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category Private islands SaintVincent geo stub es Peque a Nieves fr Petite Ni v s ... more details
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Orphan date February 2009 Derrick is a town located on the island of Bequia , which is part of the Grenadines island chain. See also Saint Vincent and the Grenadines References Scott, C. R. ed. 2005 Insight guide Caribbean 5th edition . London Apa Publications. SaintVincent geo stub coord 12 59 N 61 15 W display title region VC type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ... more details
Infobox airport name Mustique Airport nativename image Mqsairport.jpg IATA MQS ICAO TVSM type Public owner Mustique Company operator Mustique Company city served location Mustique , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines elevation f 8 latd 12 latm 53 lats 17 latNS N longd 061 longm 10 longs 49 longEW W coordinates region VC pushpin map Lesser Antilles pushpin label TVSM pushpin map caption Location in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines website metric rwy Y r1 number 09 27 r1 length m 992 r1 surface Asphalt footnotes Source DAFIF ref name WAD WAD TVSM source DAFIF ref ref name GCM GCM TVSM source DAFIF ref Mustique Airport airport codes MQS TVSM is located on Mustique island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . Airlines and destinations airport dest list Mustique Airways Saint Vincent, Barbados, Bequia SVG Air Saint Vincent, Barbados, Bequia References references External links NWS current TVSM ASN MQS Category Airports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines NorthAm airport stub pl Port lotniczy Mustique ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 In 1985, Sanford Meisner and Jimmy Carville co founded The Meisner Carville School of Acting on the Island of Bequia in the West Indies They later extended the school to North Hollywood, California at The Sanford Meisner Center for the Arts a theater company that Jill Gatsby opened in honor of Sanford Meisner. The Meisner Carville school remains the only school created by Sanford Meisner himself. References reflist External links http www.themeisnercenter.com Sanford Meisner Center official site coord missing Los Angeles County, California DEFAULTSORT Sanford Category Drama schools in the United States Category Education in Los Angeles, California California school stub ... more details
Italic title Multiple issues orphan February 2009 unreferenced August 2008 notability June 2009 Maid of Malin is an Ireland Irish racing yacht, designed by naval architect Laurent J. Giles and built in 1951. She won the first Round Ireland Race and the Jameson Cup when she was a member of Howth Yacht Club. In the Caribbean she raced at Antigua Classic Week, the Trinidad Wooden Boat Regatta, Bequia Round the Island and Tobago Sail Week. External links http www.rte.ie radio1 seascapes 1198007.html The Yacht Maid of Malin by Vincent Duke, former owner at RT .ie Category Individual sailing vessels Category Ships of Ireland Category Ships of Trinidad and Tobago Category Boats designed by Laurent Giles ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Semaeopus vincentii image Semaeopus vincentii.JPG image width image caption image2 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Geometridae genus Semaeopus species S. vincentii binomial Semaeopus vincentii binomial authority Prout, 1938 synonyms Semaeopus luciae small Prout, 1938 small Semaeopus vincentii is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found on the Lesser Antilles . ref http www.mbarnes.force9.co.uk grenadinesmoths images7 semvin.htm Moths of Grenada ref Subspecies Semaeopus vincentii vincentii St. Vincent, Bequia Semaeopus vincentii luciae small Prout, 1938 small St. Lucia References reflist Category Animals described in 1938 Category Cosymbiini Sterrhinae stub ... more details
Infobox football club clubname Zodiac FC image Image Zodiacfc.jpg fullname Zodiac Football Club nickname Zodiac founded 1999 ground capacity chairman secretary manager flagicon VIN Garfield Gurley league NLA Premier League season 2009 position 8th Zodiac FC is a football soccer football club from Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . Founded in 1999 on the island of Bequia , it remains one of the only football clubs in the Grenadines . ref cite web url http svgff.com competitions.html title Local Competitions publisher Svgff.com date accessdate 2010 07 15 ref The club currently plays in the NLA Premier League , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines highest football league. External links http www.svgff.com St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation References reflist Category Football clubs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SaintVincent footyclub stub ... more details
mabouia Dominica .jpg 175px Sphaerodactylus kirbyi Endemic found only on Bequia . Thecadactylus rapicauda ... richardii Grenada Tree Anole Found on Carriacou and Bequia . Iguana iguana Green Iguana, Common ... 150px Common name s Notes width 175px Image Bachia heteropa LaGuaira Bachia Recorded on Canouan and Bequia . Gymnophthalmus underwoodi Underwood s Spectacled Tegu Recorded on Bequia . colspan 4 bgcolor ... in harvnb Malhotra Thorpe 1999 as Corallus hortulanus . ref Grenadian Tree Boa Recorded on Bequia ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Sphaerodactylus kirbyi regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata subphylum Vertebrata classis Reptile Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Sauria familia Gekkonidae subfamilia Gekkoninae genus Sphaerodactylus species S. kirbyi binomial Sphaerodactylus kirbyi binomial authority Lazell, 1994 synonyms Sphaerodactylus kirbyi is a gecko species that is endemism endemic to Bequia , an island in the Grenadines that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . The species is named after Dr. I. Earle Kirby, who was a government veterinarian and naturalist on St. Vincent. It reaches a length of 25 mm snout to vent. It is gray brown, occasionally with a yellowish tint on its chin, throat, and the sides of its neck. The underside of its tail is mottled with orange. It has irregular small blotches on its body, and faded stripes on its head. A gray inverse V shape extends from its hindlimbs to the base of its tail. References refbegin colwidth 60em citation last1 Malhotra first1 Anita last2 Thorpe first2 Roger S. title Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean publisher Macmillan Publishers Macmillan Education Ltd. year 1999 isbn 0 333 69141 5 page 104 . refend External links http www.eol.org pages 962133 Sphaerodactylus kirbyi at the Encyclopedia of Life http reptile database.reptarium.cz species.php?genus Sphaerodactylus&species kirbyi Sphaerodactylus kirbyi at the Reptile Database Category Sphaerodactylus Category Reptiles of the Caribbean Category Fauna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category Animals described in 1994 gecko stub Sphaerodactylus nav fr Sphaerodactylus kirbyi ... more details
Infobox Airline airline SVG Air logo logo size fleet size destinations IATA ICAO SVG callsign Grenadines parent company slogan founded 1990 headquarters Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Arnos Vale , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines key people hubs E. T. Joshua Airport secondary hubs focus cities frequent flyer lounge alliance website http www.svgair.com SVG Air is an airline based in Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Arnos Vale , E. T. Joshua Airport , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that operates operating scheduled and charter services in the eastern Caribbean . St. Vincent and the Grenadines Air, or SVG Air, is the national airline along with Mustique Airways . SVG Air main base is in St. Vincent, and also has other bases in Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia. SVG Air has a maintenance hangar on the Island of Bequia, which is just 9 mile of the main land St. Vincent . SVG Air operates both scheduled and charter flights to other Caribbean Islands. Other services fly as far north as Jamaica and as far south as Guyana. SVG Air also fly to the other Grenadines Islands that have airport. St. Vincent and the Grenadines have two charter airline that fly the Caribbean island to pick up international travelers to SVG. History The airline was established in 1990 and started operations in September 1990. It began operations with a single leased Britten Norman Islander . The company is largely owned 75 by St Vincent Grenada Air and operated by the Gravel and Barnard families. Incidents and accidents 19 November 2006 SVG Air Aero Commander aircraft Aero Commander 500S , on a flight from Canouan to Saint Vincent island Saint Vincent , was over the western end of Bequia on its final approach to Saint Vincent when it vanished. There was no distress call. Wreckage was found in the sea. The pilot and single passenger are presumed dead. ref http searchlight.vc Searchlight Newspaper 22 November 2006 ref 5 August 2010 SVG Aircraft crashed off Canouan with pilot o ... more details
Sir Sydney Douglas Gun Munro Order of St Michael and St George GCMG , Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons FRCS November 29, 1916 March 1, 2007, Bequia was Governor General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1979 1985 . He was educated at Grenada Boys Secondary School where he won a scholarship, and in 1937 travelled to King s College London where he studied medicine, graduating in 1942. References http www.gov.vc Govt Government Autonomous 20Dept GovernorGeneral GovernorG.asp?a 1428&z 181 Biography Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005 http www.gov.vc govt News Article.asp?articleid 4700 Sir Sydney Gun Munro passes Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2 March 2007 http www.thevincentian.com article.aspx?articleID 4515&zoneId 6 Remembering Sir Sydney Gun Munro The Vincentian, 7 March 2007 login required http livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk biogs E000439b.htm Biography in Plarr s Lives of the Fellows Online http www.gbssny.org history.pdf A History of the Grenada Boys Secondary School start s gov s bef before Rupert John s ttl title Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines years 1976 1979 s non reason Post abolished s new creation s ttl title Governor General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines years 1979 1985 s aft after Joseph Lambert Eustace end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gun Munro, Sydney ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH March 1, 2007 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gun Munro, Sydney Category 1916 births Category 2007 deaths Category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Category Alumni of King s College London Category Governors General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons Category Saint Vincent and the Grenadines people of Grenadian descent SaintVincent politician stub de Sydney Gun Munro el fr Sydney Gun Munro pl Sydney Gun Munro ... more details
List of airport s in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , sorted by location. TOC List class wikitable sortable style font weight bold background DDDDDD LOCATION ICAO airport code ICAO IATA airport code IATA AIRPORT NAME valign top Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Arnos Vale near Kingstown , Saint Vincent island St. Vincent TVSV SVD E. T. Joshua Airport valign top Bequia , Grenadines TVSB BQU J. F. Mitchell Airport valign top Canouan , Grenadines TVSC CIW Canouan Airport valign top Mustique , Grenadines TVSM MQS Mustique Airport valign top Union Island , Grenadines TVSU UNI Union Island Airport valign top Palm Island, Grenadines ? PLI Palm Island Airport Argyle Just about 5.17 mile from Kingstown and 4.31 mile from E.T. Joshua Airport Argyle International Airport under construction will replace the E.T. Joshua Airport sometime in 2013. See also Transport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines List of airports by ICAO code T TV Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Wikipedia WikiProject Aviation Airline destination lists North America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines External links Lists of airports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines http gc.kls2.com cgi bin gclookup?Q country VC Great Circle Mapper http www.aircraft charter world.com airports centralamerica stvincentgren..htm Aircraft Charter World http www.the airport guide.com search.php?by country&search St.Vincent 26 Grenadines The Airport Guide http www.worldaerodata.com countries StVincent & Grenadines.php World Aero Data http svgiadc.com Navigation boxes br Caribbean topic List of airports in state expand North America topic List of airports in state expand Categories Category Airports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category Lists of airports by country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category Saint Vincent and the Grenadines related lists Airports Other languages ... more details
Taxobox name Corallus grenadensis image image caption regnum Animalia phylum Chordata subphylum Vertebrata classis Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Serpentes familia Boidae subfamilia Boinae genus Corallus species C. grenadensis binomial Corallus grenadensis binomial authority Thomas Barbour Barbour , 1914 synonyms Boa grenadensis Barbour, 1914 Corallus grenadensis Henderson, 1997 ref name McD99 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Tour T. 1999. Snake Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists League. 511 pp. ISBN 1 893777 00 6 series . ISBN 1 893777 01 4 volume . ref Common names Grenadian tree boa. Corallus grenadensis is a non venomous Boidae boa species found in the Grenadines . No subspecies are currently recognized. ref name ITIS ITIS id 634794 taxon Corallus grenadensis accessdate 5 July 2008 ref Description A species with a variable color pattern, it is found in a wide range of habitats, but is mainly encountered in drier scrublands and wet rainforest s. Rarely found in captivity. ref cite web url http www.corallus.com literature printed.html title Kaleidoscopic Tree Boas The Genus Corallus of Tropical America accessdate 2007 05 19 publisher Peter J. Stafford and Robert W. Henderson ISBN 0894649752 ref Geographic range Found in the Grenadines , including Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux , Mustique , Canouan , Maryeau, Union Island and Carriacou and Grenada . The Type locality biology type locality given is St. George s, Grenada. ref name McD99 See also List of boine species and subspecies c Boinae by common name c Boinae by taxonomic synonyms References reflist Category Boinae Alethinophidia stub ru Corallus grenadensis ... more details
Caribbean360 is the largest online news aggregator for the Caribbean. Started in 2005, it is based in Bridgetown, Barbados . Specializing in news sources from the nations of the Caribbean Community , it competes with One Caribbean Media and the Caribbean Net News . As of 2009, it drew from 35 print and electronic publishers in 28 countries. Iain Dale calls it the most comprehensive pan Caribbean blog , while the Keele Guide lists it as one of only five Media and News sources for the Caribbean and Central America Generally Syndicated sources Antigua http www.antiguasun.com Antigua Sun Aruba http www.bondia.com Bon Dia Bahamas http www.thenassauguardian.com The Nassau Guardian Barbados http www.barbadosadvocate.com The Barbados Advocate , http www.broadstreetjournalbarbados.com Broad Street Journal , http www.nationnews.com The Nation Bermuda http www.bermudasun.org Bermuda Sun Bequia http www.heraldsvg.com Bequia Herald British Virgin Islands http www.islandsun.com Island Sun , http www.virginislandsdailynews.com Daily News Cayman http www.caymannetnews.com Cayman Net News , http www.caycompass.com Cay Compass Cuba http www.granma.cu Granma Spanish Cura ao http www.amigoe.com Amigoe Dutch Dominica http www.delphis.dm indpub Independent , http www.delphis.dm thechronicle index.html New Chronicle , http www.news dominica.com News Dominica , http www.thetimes.dm The Times Dominican Republic http www.hoy.com.do Hoy Spanish Guadeloupe http www.st barths.com jsb Le Journale de Barthe French Guyana http www.guyanachronicle.com Guyana Chronicle , http www.stabroeknews.com Stabroek News , http www.st barths.com jsb Le Journal de Saint Barth French Grenada http www.belgrafix.com Grenada Today Haiti http www.ahphaiti.org ndujour.html Agence Haitienne de Presse French , http www.ahphaiti.org eng.html Agence Haitienne de Presse English , http www.medialternatif.org alterpresse AlterPresse Frency , http www.haitipressnetwork.com Haiti Press Network , http www.haiti progres.com Hai ... more details
Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux , Mustique , Canouan , Maryeau, Union Island , Petit Martinique ... boa The Grenadines Bequia Island, Ile Quatre, Baliceaux , Mustique , Canouan , Maryeau, Union Island ... more details
File Saint Vincent and the Grenadines CIA WFB Map.png thumb 320px Map of Saint Vincent Island Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island state in the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles , an island arc of the Caribbean Sea in North America . The country consists of the main island of Saint Vincent island Saint Vincent and the northern two thirds of the Grenadines , a chain of small islands stretching south from Saint Vincent to Grenada . Its total land area is 389 km of which 344 km is the island of Saint Vincent. The country s capital is at Kingstown on Saint Vincent. Grenadine islands The main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Saint Vincent island Saint Vincent . Its geography is mostly mountainous and includes very little level ground. There is also a large difference between the coastlines on each side of the island. The windward and leeward windward side is very rocky, while the windward and leeward leeward side consists of many sandy beaches and has many more bays. The island s as well as the country s highest peak is the volcanic Soufri re volcano Soufri re at 1234 m. There are several tiny islets offshore of Saint Vincent including Young Island and the Cow And Calves Islands. In addition to Saint Vincent, major islands in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are the northern Grenadines including from north to south the islands of Multicol Bequia Petite Nevis Quatre Bettowia Baliceaux Mustique Petite Mustique Savan island Savan Multicol break Petite Canouan Canouan Mayreau The Tobago Cays Union Island Petit Saint Vincent Palm Island, Grenadines Palm Island Multicol end Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Grenadines also include hundreds of smaller islets. The remainder of the Grenadines to the south are administered by Grenada . Resources and land use Natural resources hydropower, cropland Land use br arable land 10 br permanent crops 18 br permanent pastures 5 br forests and woodland 36 br other 31 1993 est. I ... more details
Infobox airport name Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport nativename Wallblake Airport image Anguilla wallblake airport.jpg IATA AXA ICAO TQPF type Public owner operator Government city served The Valley capital location The Valley, Anguilla elevation f 127 latd 18 latm 12 lats 17 latNS N longd 063 longm 03 longs 18 longEW W coordinates region AI pushpin map Lesser Antilles pushpin label TQPF pushpin map caption Location in Anguilla website metric rwy Y r1 number 10 28 r1 length m 1,665 r1 surface Asphalt footnotes Source DAFIF ref WAD TQPF ref The Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport airport codes AXA TQPF formerly known as the Anguilla Wallblake Airport is a small international airport located on the island of Anguilla , a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean . It is located very close to The Valley, Anguilla The Valley , the island s capital. Wallblake Airport is also a featured airport in one of the Microsoft Flight Simulator X Demo versions Flight Simulator X game demos . It has a small terminal with no jetways and is the only airport in Anguilla. The airport became known as the Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport on July 4, 2010. Airlines and destinations airport dest list Cape Air San Juan LIAT Antigua, Saint Thomas http www.anguillaairexpress.com Anguilla Air Express San Juan, PR Charter airport dest list Cape Air San Juan, PR Anguilla Air Services Antigua, Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, Saint Barth lemy, Saint Kitts, Sint Maarten, Tortola, Virgin Gorda FlyMontserrat Montserrat St Barth Commuter Saint Barth lemy Trans Anguilla Airways Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Bequia, Canouan, Dominica, Fort de France, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Mustique, Nevis, Port of Spain, Saint Barth lemy, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia George F. L. Charles, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Saint Maarten, Tobago, Tortola, Union Island, Virgin Gorda http www.anguillaairexpress.com Rainbow International Airlines Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islan ... more details
File Sailors valetine.JPG thumb Sailors valentines A sailor s valentine is a type of antique souvenir , or sentimental gift, originally brought home from a sailor s voyage at sea for his loved one between 1830 and 1890. ref name fondas Fondas, John. Sailors Valentines , Rizzoli International Publications, 2002 ref Sailor valentines are typically octagonal, glass fronted, hinged wooden boxes ranging from 8 to 15 in width, displaying intricate symmetrical designs composed entirely of small sea shell s of various colors glued onto a backing. Patterns often feature a centerpiece such as a compass rose or a heart design, hence the name, and in some cases the small shells are used to spell out a sentimental message. Although the name seems to suggest that the sailors themselves made these objects, a large number of them originated in the island of Barbados , which was an important seaport during this period. Historians believe that the women there made the valentines using local shells, or in some cases with shells imported from Indonesia , and then the finished products were sold to the sailors. ref name fondas In his book Sailors Valentines, John Fondas concludes that the primary source for sailors valentines was the New Curiosity Shop, located in McGregor Street, Bridgetown , Barbados, and a popular shop where sailors would purchase souvenirs. The shop was owned by the English brothers B.H. and George Belgrave. ref See also Norma Faria, http www.caribbeancompass.com scrimshaw.htm Scrimshaw Art in Bequia , Caribbean Compass , March 1998 ref Fondas research tells of a sailors valentine reconstruction, during which the reconstructing artist found pieces of a Barbados newspaper inside the backing. Today, antique sailors valentines are collectibles, valued for their beauty and unusual qualities. Collector interest has sparked a resurgence in sailors valentines as an art form, and shell kits and patterns are now sold at craft shops. ref Constance Marshall Miller, Mary S. Pag ... more details
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