A walk up the hilly streets of St George reveals the damages inflicted by hurricanes such as Ivan, 5 years ago already. Churches such as the St. Andrew Presbyterian Kirk (referred to as Scots Kirk built in 1831) and other habitations, even the house of Parlement were just anihilated... it will take a long time to reconstruct these buildings. And what about the nutmeg plantations that were destroyed up to 80%...

Fort Georges still stands, however, and we liked its volcanic rocks surrounded by Bougainvillae bushes...Fort George played an important role in the crisis of 1983 when the leftist leader Maurice Bishop and several of his ministers were executed within its walls...Six days later, the United States military invaded the island.