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Grenada’s Spicemas Carnival Expands Flights from New York, Miami, and Toronto By Stephen Weir When are you going to jump up and party? It all depends on the calendar—and where you're going! Carnival day is chosen based on the Christian calendar, Emancipation Day, a bank holiday, or even when the sugar cane is about to be harvested! Grenada’s Spicemas Carnival announced last week that the island is expanding the number of flights from New York, Miami, and Toronto to bring revellers south for the annual Spicemas Carnival. But when is Spicemas this year? Grenada's Spicemas, the island's annual Carnival, is traditionally held on the second Monday and Tuesday of August. In 2025, these dates fall on August 11th and 12th. The festival’s scheduling was established in 1981 to avoid clashing with other regional Carnivals and to accommodate Grenadians living abroad, who can more easily return home during the summer months. Prior to this change, Grenada's Carnival was celebrated be...

. Original version of story which appears in this month's Diver Magazine ( http://www.divermag.com/v2/index.php ) Florida Redux Battered, Shaken and Baked, But Still Going Strong By Stephen Weir Bleeding ankle – rusty spur lurking inside a sunken tanker. Sliced shin – rogue wave hits while seal-hopping onto bobbing stern platform. A divine blessing – but no miracle cures – from a reef bound Jesus. From Key West to Pompano Beach, field-testing an underwater camera is a full contact sport. There is a scuba highway that stretches from the tip of the Florida Keys to the hyper-busy Greater Fort Lauderdale Airport. More than 650,000 snorkelers and divers travel this route every year, making it the most popular dive destination in the world. Accessible. A rich variety of dive sites. Government regulated boats. North America’s biggest scuba stores. Relatively cheap places. No wonder the southern tip of Florida is the place to dive, dive, dive. And, if you are testing a camera, the place ...