The defeat of the rebels is still commemorated each year. Today Grenada is a completely independent democratic republic, a member of the British Commonwealth, which recognizes the British monarch as the Head of State. The queen is represented in the island by a Governor-General. Grenada today is tranquil and inviting. The circular deepwater harbor at St. George's, called the Carenage, is one of the loveliest in the West Indies.
Shops line the waterfront, and houses cling to the green hillsides.
Stalls of spice sellers line the roadway near the wharf, and the haunting sound of the conch shell announces the arrival of a fresh catch of fish. The best place to view the Carenage is at a window table on the second-floor Nutmeg restaurant. If you are there at mealtime, try lambie, which is not young sheep, by the way. It is the local name for conch. The restaurant's name is indicative of the island's fame as the Isle of Spice.