The first people believed to have settled in Grenada were the Arawaks (Amerindians from South America). Archeological sites have unearthed evidence of a people skilled at agriculture and fishing, making jewelry and musical instruments, and building sea crafts; traits that remain with Grenadians today. Other archeological treasures are the petroglyphs at Duquesne Bay in the Parish of St. Mark. These carvings on large boulders depict faces and other images from a far, far distant past. The National Museum in St. George's, the Carriacou Museum and the private Rome Museum at Walker in the Parish of St. Andrew are home to rare antiques and collectibles from Grenadian life of decades and centuries past.

The name Grenada remained after the British gained control of 'la Grenada' from the French in 1763. The name has its origin in Granada given by the Spanish in the 1520s. When the British regained control, efforts were made to rid this fertile island paradise of French influences imposed since 1649. Those efforts were in vain. The Grenada of your Spice Experience is the collective influence of long gone Amerindian customs, French and English ownership, infused with African, East Indian, European and Caribbean ancestry. Grenada became a sovereign state on February 7, 1974; the first of the Windward and Leeward Islands to do so. The revolutionary period from 1979 to 1983 and the subsequent intervention of American and Caribbean military are remembered during the month of October, with formal recognition on Thanksgiving Day. First celebrated on October 25, 1983 to commemorate the restoration of democracy, Grenadians have embraced this annual public holiday as one of friendship and appreciation. It is a day for family, reflection and giving thanks. It is a day that can add a historic perspective to your spice experience.