Carriacou hoping to attract Vincy youth for Boat Building

GRENADA’S MINISTER for Tourism, the Creative Economy and Culture, Senator Adrian Thomas, says the government is open to having local boat builders mentor youths from across the region, including St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), who are interested in learning the dying art of traditional sea craft construction.

Speaking to SEARCHLIGHT from Carriacou on January 16, 2026 where the government launched their traditional boat building initiative with the opening of a roadway leading to the boat yard, Senator Thomas said the boat building initiative is part of a broader effort to preserve and protect the rich boat-building culture of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, a tradition that has been steadily declining over the years.

“For many years it has been on the decline, but our administration, along with the Minister for Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs and Local Government, Tevin Andrews, has been very instrumental in trying to reverse that trend.”

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