Buying Property in St Vincent & The Grenadines Island

1. Introduction to St Vincent & The Grenadines

St Vincent and the Grenadines — SVG in the shorthand of sailors, charter operators, and the sophisticated international buyers who have discovered it — is not one destination but many. The federation encompasses St Vincent itself, the main island of approximately 344 square kilometres with its volcanic peaks, black sand beaches, and the newly inaugurated Argyle International Airport, and a string of some 32 islands and cays stretching southward through the Grenadines chain for approximately 90 kilometres toward Grenada. These islands — Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island, Palm Island, Petit St Vincent, and the extraordinary Tobago Cays — together constitute what many sailors, charter captains, and Caribbean connoisseurs consider the finest sailing archipelago in the world. Crystal-clear water, consistent trade winds, dramatic volcanic landscapes above a coastline of perfect bays and white sand beaches, and a near-total absence of the mass tourism infrastructure that defines much of the wider Caribbean combine to produce an experience of authenticity and natural beauty that is increasingly rare and increasingly valued.

The paradox of SVG as a property destination is precisely this rarity. The islands that make the Grenadines so exceptional — their unspoiled character, their low development density, their absence of cruise ship facilities (with minor exceptions), their reliance on small-scale tourism and yachting — are the same qualities that make them more challenging to access, more limited in services, and more demanding of buyers who must be comfortable with the practical constraints that pristine remoteness imposes. Mustique has no public airport that handles commercial flights from international hubs; Canouan's airport accepts small charter aircraft but not wide-body jets; Bequia is reached from St Vincent by a 70-minute ferry. These are not deficiencies — they are features. They are precisely why the Grenadines have remained what they are, and why the properties on these islands command prices that can compete with far more accessible Caribbean markets.

The property market in SVG is defined primarily by the Grenadines rather than by St Vincent itself. The mainland has a developing property market — particularly around the new Argyle International Airport and in the residential areas north of Kingstown — but it is Mustique, Canouan, Bequia, and the smaller outer islands that international buyers seek. Each of these islands has a distinct character, a distinct buyer profile, and a distinct ownership and management framework that must be understood before any purchase commitment. Mustique, in particular, operates under a privately managed community model — the Mustique Company — that is unique in the Caribbean and that defines every aspect of property ownership and life on the island. Canouan has its own resort-anchored development framework centred on the Canouan Estate development and its golf and marina infrastructure. Bequia and Union Island represent more accessible and more open property markets with a strong sailing community character.

Across the federation, foreign buyers must obtain an Alien Landholding Licence (AHL Licence) — a government permission that applies to non-citizen property acquisition in SVG, similar to the requirements in Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts, and other Eastern Caribbean jurisdictions. The federation levies no income tax on individuals and no capital gains tax — establishing it firmly within the Eastern Caribbean's tax-neutral property framework. There is no citizenship by investment programme in SVG — citizenship is not available through property investment — and the federation is one of the few significant Caribbean property destinations that has deliberately chosen not to create one, a decision that has maintained the character of the islands while leaving citizenship-focused buyers to look elsewhere.

Across the federation, foreign buyers must obtain an Alien Landholding Licence (AHL Licence) — a government permission that applies to non-citizen property acquisition in SVG, similar to the requirements in Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts, and other Eastern Caribbean jurisdictions. The federation levies no income tax on individuals and no capital gains tax — establishing it firmly within the Eastern Caribbean's tax-neutral property framework. There is no citizenship by investment programme in SVG — citizenship is not available through property investment — and the federation is one of the few significant Caribbean property destinations that has deliberately chosen not to create one, a decision that has maintained the character of the islands while leaving citizenship-focused buyers to look elsewhere.

2. Geography & The Islands

St Vincent — The Mainland

St Vincent, the federation's main island, is a dramatic volcanic island of 344 square kilometres dominated by La Soufriere — an active stratovolcano that rises to 1,234 metres and erupted significantly in April 2021, causing mass evacuations and significant agricultural damage before activity subsided. The eruption was a reminder of the geological forces that have shaped these islands and that remain an active consideration for property buyers, particularly for properties on or near the volcano's northern flanks. The south and south-west of St Vincent — where Kingstown (the capital), the Argyle International Airport, and the main residential and commercial areas are concentrated — were less directly affected by the 2021 eruption and have continued to develop as the federation's primary population and infrastructure hub.

Kingstown is a working Caribbean capital of approximately 25,000 people — a compact port city with a covered market, a Georgian colonial centre, the Botanic Gardens (one of the oldest in the western hemisphere, established in 1765), and the character of a place that is genuinely Vincentian rather than tourist-oriented. For international property buyers, Kingstown is primarily relevant as a services hub — government offices, professional services, banks, and the ferry terminal from which boats depart to Bequia and beyond. The residential market around Kingstown and along the Leeward coast to the north has developed modestly for international buyers who want mainland living, but most of the international property interest in SVG looks south to the Grenadines.

The Argyle International Airport, opened in February 2017 after years of construction, is the federation's first airport capable of receiving international commercial flights. Before its opening, all international arrivals came via Barbados, Grenada, or Trinidad and Tobago, connecting to the small E.T. Joshua Airport near Kingstown (now closed) or directly to the Grenadine island airstrips by small aircraft. Argyle has materially improved SVG's international connectivity — direct regional jet services from Barbados (LIAT, Caribbean Airlines), from Trinidad, from Grenada, and increasingly from further afield have shortened travel times for buyers and visitors. The airport's opening has been a significant development catalyst for the southern St Vincent residential and commercial market, and the areas around the airport have seen increased property interest since its inauguration.

Bequia — The Heart of the Grenadines

Bequia (pronounced BEK-way) is the largest of the Grenadines at approximately 18 square kilometres and the closest to St Vincent — approximately 15 kilometres to the south, reached by a 70-minute ferry crossing from Kingstown. It is the most established, the most authentically Caribbean, and the most accessible of the Grenadine islands, with a permanent population of approximately 5,000 and a community of long-term international residents and second-home owners that has been a feature of the island since the 1960s. Port Elizabeth, the main town, is centred on the Admiralty Bay — one of the finest natural anchorages in the Caribbean, consistently listed among the world's most beautiful sailing harbours.

Admiralty Bay at anchor: the sight of a hundred or more yachts on a winter's evening, the sound of the conch shells at sunset, the rows of small restaurants and bars on the waterfront, the wooden sailing dinghies that Bequia still builds in its traditional boatyard — this is Bequia's irreplaceable character and the quality that its long-term international community values above any other. The island has beaches of extraordinary quality: Princess Margaret Beach (a crescent of white sand accessible only on foot or by water taxi from Port Elizabeth), Industry Bay on the Atlantic coast, and the long sweep of Lower Bay beach. Spring Bay, on the south-east Atlantic coast, has the island's most dramatic surf-accessible beach setting.

Bequia's property market is the most diverse and most accessible of the Grenadines islands. Properties range from small stone cottages and gingerbread-trimmed traditional Vincentian homes to large contemporary villas on the hillsides above Admiralty Bay with panoramic views over the anchorage and the islands to the south. The market is genuinely open — there is no single developer or management company controlling the island's property landscape — and resale properties come to market with reasonable frequency compared with the more tightly controlled markets of Mustique and Canouan.

Mustique — The Most Exclusive Island in the Grenadines

Mustique is in a category of its own within the Caribbean property universe. An island of approximately 5.5 square kilometres, privately owned and managed by the Mustique Company — a company of which all property owners on the island hold shares — Mustique is the Caribbean's most celebrated private island community and one of the world's most exclusive residential addresses. The island's history as a development is inseparable from the story of Colin Tennant (Lord Glenconner), who purchased it for less than £45,000 in 1958, invited Princess Margaret (who was given a plot as a wedding present and built a villa there), and gradually created the island's distinctive model: no hotel in the conventional sense (the island has the Cotton House — a small boutique hotel — but no large resort), no day trippers, no cruise ships, and a strictly managed community of villa owners whose properties are managed, rented, and maintained through a single company infrastructure.

Today, Mustique has approximately 100 private villas, ranging from historic properties of great character to contemporary architectural statements by internationally recognised designers. The owner community has historically included members of the British royal family, rock stars (Mick Jagger and David Bowie both had properties), film actors, and the international ultra-high-net-worth community for whom the island's privacy, the quality of its beaches (Macaroni Beach is consistently ranked among the Caribbean's finest), and the social intimacy of a 100-villa community create an experience that no conventional resort can replicate. The island has a landing strip (Mustique Airport — IATA: MQS) capable of receiving small private and charter aircraft, but no commercial jet service — all access is by private jet or charter to Mustique directly, or by charter via St Vincent or Barbados.

Canouan — Boutique Luxury with Resort Infrastructure

Canouan (approximately 8.5 square kilometres) is the Grenadines island that has most fully embraced resort-scale luxury development — the Canouan Estate (historically developed in partnership with Raffles and subsequently relaunched) encompasses a championship golf course (designed by Jim Fazio), a superyacht marina, beaches of outstanding quality, and a collection of luxury villa residences that represent some of the most complete resort-integrated property on offer in the southern Grenadines. The island has its own airstrip capable of receiving small jets and charter aircraft, giving it accessibility that Bequia and the smaller outer islands lack. Canouan's setting — among the most beautiful in the Grenadines, with dramatic hillsides above a bay of extraordinary turquoise clarity — and the quality of its resort infrastructure place it at the premium tier of the SVG property market below Mustique.

Union Island, Palm Island, Petit St Vincent

Union Island, the administrative centre of the southern Grenadines, is the federation's southernmost main island and the hub for access to the outer islands — Mayreau, the Tobago Cays, Palm Island, and Petit St Vincent. It has its own airstrip receiving small aircraft from St Vincent and Barbados, and a modest but growing property market in and around Clifton, its main harbour town.

Palm Island (formerly Prune Island) is a privately owned resort island of approximately 135 acres, leased from the SVG government and operated as the exclusive Palm Island Resort — an all-inclusive boutique hotel of 43 rooms set among five beaches. Property ownership on Palm Island is not available in the conventional sense — the island is leased, not sold, and the resort operates as an all-inclusive private hotel rather than a residential community.

Petit St Vincent (PSV) is perhaps the most celebrated of the private island resorts in the southern Grenadines — a 115-acre privately owned island managed as one of the Caribbean's finest boutique private island resorts. Like Palm Island, PSV is a resort rather than a residential community, and property ownership in the conventional sense is not available. Both Palm Island and PSV represent the peak of the private island resort experience in the Grenadines — they are destinations for guests and for those rare buyers for whom the acquisition of an entire private island resort is the objective.

The Tobago Cays Marine Park

The Tobago Cays — a cluster of five uninhabited islands protected within the Tobago Cays Marine Park — are one of the most spectacular natural environments in the entire Caribbean. The horseshoe reef that encircles the cays creates a sheltered lagoon of extraordinary clarity, with sea turtles, rays, and reef fish in abundance and some of the finest snorkelling and diving in the Lesser Antilles. The Cays are accessible only by water — by yacht, by day-charter boat from Union Island, or by water taxi from Mayreau. They are undevelopable by law and represent the purest expression of the Grenadines' unspoiled natural character. For property buyers in the southern Grenadines, proximity and sailing access to the Tobago Cays is one of the most powerful lifestyle value drivers in the region.

Climate

SVG has a tropical climate with trade wind moderation — the dry season runs from December to May and the wet season from June to November. The Grenadines, being drier and lower-lying than the volcanic main island, receive less rainfall than St Vincent itself and enjoy a more consistent and more reliably pleasant climate. Hurricane risk applies across the federation — the Grenadines lie within the Atlantic hurricane belt and have been affected by significant storm events, though the smaller, lower-lying islands of the southern Grenadines are somewhat better positioned than the more northerly Windward Islands for certain storm tracks. The 2021 La Soufriere eruption on St Vincent was a geological rather than meteorological event — its impact was primarily on the northern St Vincent mainland rather than the Grenadines.

3. The Mustique Company — Understanding the Island's Unique Model

No guide to SVG property can proceed without a dedicated explanation of the Mustique Company model — because Mustique operates under a framework of private governance and collective ownership that is fundamentally unlike any other property environment in this guide series, or indeed in the wider Caribbean market. Buyers who approach Mustique as they would any other Caribbean island purchase — expecting an open market, free resale, and conventional property management — will be profoundly mistaken. Mustique is not simply an exclusive island; it is a managed private community in which property ownership is inextricably linked to shareholding in the company that governs the island's entire infrastructure, services, and land use.

The Structure

The Mustique Company Limited is a private company whose shareholders are the villa owners of the island. Owning a villa on Mustique means holding shares in the Mustique Company — and the Company provides all services on the island: electricity, water, waste management, beach and road maintenance, security, property management, villa rental management, the Cotton House hotel operation, the island's healthcare facility, the airstrip, and the central administrative infrastructure that makes life on a 5.5-square-kilometre private island function. There is no alternative provider for any of these services — the Mustique Company is the island's infrastructure, and participation in it is the condition of ownership.

Annual Fees

Every villa owner on Mustique pays annual fees to the Mustique Company to fund the island's infrastructure and services. These fees are significant — they reflect the actual cost of maintaining the infrastructure of a remote private island to the very high standard that the owner community expects and demands. Annual fees vary by property size and classification and have increased over time as infrastructure investment has been required. Before purchasing any Mustique villa, a full, current schedule of the annual Mustique Company fees applicable to that specific property must be obtained and included in the ownership cost model — they are one of the most material annual expenses of Mustique ownership and should not be underestimated.

Villa Rental Through the Mustique Company

The Mustique Company manages the island's villa rental programme — through which owners make their villas available for rental when not in personal use. Rental on Mustique is exclusively managed by the Company; owners cannot independently market or rent their villa through external agencies. The Company takes a commission on rental income, handles all guest services, and maintains the villa to its rental standard. This exclusivity of rental management is a structural feature of Mustique ownership — it ensures the consistent quality of the guest experience but removes owner flexibility in pricing, channel selection, and rental strategy. Rental income at peak season from Mustique villas can be exceptional — the island's profile and the scarcity of available villas create rental rates that are among the highest in the Caribbean for the finest properties.

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Buying a Villa on Mustique

Mustique villas are not freely listed on the open market in the same way as properties elsewhere. The Mustique Company manages the island's villa resale process, and prospective buyers must go through the Company's own channels rather than through independent agents. The Company vets all prospective buyers — the community's exclusive character and the shared ownership model mean that the existing community has an interest in who joins it. The purchase of a Mustique villa involves not only the property transaction itself but the share transfer in the Mustique Company and the assumption of all the obligations and benefits of Company membership. The SVG Alien Landholding Licence requirement applies to foreign buyers of Mustique villas exactly as it does elsewhere in the federation — the private island status does not exempt buyers from the national licensing requirement.

Mustique Property Values

Mustique villas are among the most expensive residential properties in the Eastern Caribbean — with the most sought-after properties (those with the finest positions, the most celebrated histories, and the largest plots) transacting at values that can exceed USD 10 million–USD 20 million. The combination of extreme scarcity (approximately 100 villas on 5.5 square kilometres), the impossibility of new development beyond the island's existing footprint in any meaningful way, the extraordinary beach and lifestyle quality, and the profile of the owner community creates a value-support structure of exceptional strength. Entry-level Mustique villas start at approximately USD 3 million–USD 5 million for smaller, more modestly positioned properties.

Mustique — Key Facts for Buyers

• ➜ All villa owners are shareholders in the Mustique Company
• ➜ The Mustique Company provides ALL island services — electricity, water, roads, security, healthcare, airstrip
• ➜ Annual Mustique Company fees are substantial — obtain the full current schedule before any purchase commitment
• ➜ Villa rental is exclusively managed through the Mustique Company — no independent marketing permitted
• ➜ Purchases are vetted by the Mustique Company — the existing community has a voice in new ownership
• ➜ Access: Private airstrip for charter and private jets only — no commercial jet service to Mustique directly
• ➜ No hotel in the conventional sense — the Cotton House is a small boutique hotel for guests of owners
• ➜ No day trippers, no cruise ships — the island's private character is constitutionally maintained
• ➜ SVG Alien Landholding Licence still required for foreign buyers — the private island status does not exempt
• ➜ Values: Entry-level approximately USD 3 million–USD 5 million; finest properties USD 10 million–USD 20 million+

4. Infrastructure & Practical Living

Air Access — The Key Practical Challenge

Access to SVG and the Grenadines remains the most significant practical consideration for international buyers — and one of the most frequent reasons buyers who are attracted by the islands ultimately decide on more accessible Caribbean destinations. The air access picture in 2026 is as follows:

• • Argyle International Airport (St Vincent): The federation's primary international airport, opened 2017. Receives regional jets from Barbados (the primary connection hub), Trinidad, Grenada, and other Caribbean hubs. Direct North American and European services remain limited — most international arrivals connect through Barbados (approximately 45 minutes by air) or through Trinidad. Direct services from the USA have been operated periodically and should be confirmed with current airline schedules
• • Mustique Airport (MQS): A private landing strip capable of receiving light jets and turboprop charter aircraft — typically Cessna Citation, King Air, and similar types. No commercial service. Access is exclusively by charter from Barbados, St Vincent, or other nearby islands. Flight time from Barbados approximately 25 minutes
• • Canouan Airport: A short airstrip capable of receiving small jets and larger turboprop aircraft. LIAT and charter services from Barbados and St Vincent. The airstrip has been extended to improve jet access — confirm current aircraft capabilities before planning travel
• • Bequia Airport (J.F. Mitchell Airport): A small airstrip for light aircraft — Twin Otters and similar types from St Vincent (approximately 15 minutes). The 70-minute ferry from Kingstown is the most common access route for Bequia
• • Union Island Airport: Small airstrip for light aircraft from St Vincent and Barbados. Gateway for the southern Grenadines
• • Barbados (Grantley Adams International Airport): The primary international gateway for SVG and the Grenadines, with direct services from London Heathrow (British Airways), London Gatwick (Virgin Atlantic), New York, Miami, Toronto, and other major cities. Most international buyers connect through Barbados

Ferry Services

The ferry network connecting St Vincent to the Grenadines is the most important intra-island transport link in the federation. The Bequia Express and other operators run multiple daily services between Kingstown and Port Elizabeth, Bequia (approximately 70 minutes). Less frequent services connect to Canouan, Mayreau, and Union Island (several hours for the full southern run). Intra-Grenadines water taxi services, private charter boats, and the commercial ferry network together create a boat-based transport system that is the practical reality of daily life and movement across the island chain.

Everyday Living

• • Language: English — the official language of SVG and the working language of all professional services, government, and commerce. Vincentian Creole is spoken in everyday community life. The island is one of the most English-language-accessible Caribbean destinations for buyers from the UK, USA, and Canada
• • Currency: The East Caribbean Dollar (XCD), pegged to the USD at XCD 2.70 = USD 1.00. The peg has been maintained since 1976 and eliminates exchange rate risk for US dollar investors. International property transactions are typically priced and settled in USD
• • Cost of living: Generally modest on the main island (St Vincent) by Caribbean standards; higher on the Grenadine islands where everything is imported by boat. Mustique is the most expensive — its private island infrastructure means that all goods and services carry a significant premium. Bequia and Union Island are more affordable for everyday living, with local markets, fishing boats, and a genuine local economy that keeps everyday costs manageable
• • Internet and connectivity: Good quality connectivity in Kingstown and the main resort areas. More variable on the Grenadine islands — Mustique has good connectivity provided through the Mustique Company's infrastructure; Bequia has improving connectivity in and around Port Elizabeth; the outer islands can have limited and unreliable internet and mobile service. Verify connectivity specifically for any remote or hillside property where reliable connectivity is important for work or personal use
• • Getting around: On St Vincent, a vehicle is needed. On Bequia and the smaller islands, walking and water taxis are the primary modes of transport — the islands are small enough to navigate on foot or by dinghy. Mustique uses electric golf carts as the primary personal transport vehicle — no conventional vehicles are used on the island. On Canouan, golf carts and small vehicles serve the resort community

5. Is SVG Right for You?

St Vincent and the Grenadines is a destination for a specific type of buyer — one who values authenticity over infrastructure, sailing over resort amenity, privacy over accessibility, and genuine unspoiled natural beauty over the polished consistency of branded resort development. It is not a market for buyers who need the ease of a direct transatlantic flight, the comprehensive medical services of a major hospital, the shopping diversity of a major city, or the rental management simplicity of a large branded resort. It is very much a market for buyers who have found the Grenadines, fallen completely under their spell, and understood that the practical complexity of getting there and living there is not a barrier to ownership but a feature of it — the same inaccessibility that makes the islands what they are is the same quality that has kept them unspoiled.

SVG is particularly well suited to:

• • Sailors and boating enthusiasts for whom the Grenadines represent the finest sailing waters in the Caribbean — and for whom property in the archipelago is access to those waters as a home base rather than a charter destination
• • Buyers drawn to Mustique for its unique community model, its extraordinary privacy, its world-class beaches, and the social quality of an owner community that is unlike any other in the Caribbean or perhaps anywhere on earth
• • Bequia devotees — the long community of buyers who have discovered Bequia's authentic character, its Admiralty Bay anchorage, its waterfront restaurants, and its irreplaceable sense of a Caribbean that has not been sanitised into a resort product
• • Buyers who want a market at an early stage of the quality development cycle — particularly the areas around Argyle Airport on the southern St Vincent coast, where the improved international connectivity is beginning to attract buyers who see the federation's potential before it is fully priced in
• • Long-term residents who genuinely want to live in the Caribbean, specifically in its most authentically unspoiled form, and who are comfortable with the practical demands of island life in a federation that prioritises quality of natural environment over convenience of services
• • Canouan buyers who want the most complete resort infrastructure in the southern Grenadines with golf, marina, and improving air access — the closest SVG comes to the branded resort residence model without sacrificing the Grenadines' essential character

SVG may be less well suited to:

• • Buyers for whom the complexity and cost of access — particularly to Mustique and the outer islands — is an unacceptable ongoing inconvenience. If frequent visits from a distant home base are essential and small aircraft or boat transfers are genuinely uncomfortable, the Grenadines' access profile will be a source of ongoing friction
• • Buyers whose primary objective is citizenship by investment — SVG has no CBI programme and citizenship by naturalisation requires years of genuine residence
• • Buyers who need comprehensive medical services nearby — the outer island healthcare infrastructure is very limited and evacuation to Barbados is the standard for any serious medical event
• • Buyers who need the full convenience infrastructure of a developed market — schools with international curricula, large supermarkets, specialist retail, and the full services ecosystem of a larger island
• • Pure yield investors looking for the highest possible net rental return — the access complexity, the AHL Licence cost, the Mustique Company annual fees (for Mustique), and the limited rental market liquidity on smaller islands do not produce the net yields that more accessible Caribbean markets achieve

The Grenadines are for those who have heard their call and answered it. The sailors who first discovered Admiralty Bay at anchor, the buyers who stumbled onto Macaroni Beach on a Mustique visit and never forgot it, the families who have been coming to Bequia for thirty summers and finally decided to stop renting and start owning — these are the buyers for whom SVG property makes perfect sense. It is not the easiest Caribbean purchase, and it is not the most convenient Caribbean life. But for those for whom the Grenadines are the Caribbean at its finest and most irreplaceable, it is worth every complexity.

6.Key Contacts & Professional Advice

• • SVG-qualified conveyancing attorney: The essential professional appointment for all purchases across the federation. For Mustique purchases, an attorney with specific Mustique Company share transfer experience is strongly advisable. For Canouan Estate purchases, an attorney familiar with the development's structure. Engage before any payment or document signing.
• • The Mustique Company: For Mustique villa purchases, the Mustique Company itself (based on Mustique island) is the primary point of contact for property identification, pricing guidance, purchase process management, and share transfer administration. Engage directly with the Company's team before beginning any Mustique purchase process.
• • Canouan Estate sales team: For Canouan Estate resort residence purchases, the development's dedicated sales team manages the purchase process and can advise on CBI eligibility (if applicable), managed rental programme participation, and the full ownership package. Confirm current resort operational status and any ownership programme details directly with the sales team.
• • Local Bequia and Grenadines real estate agents: For Bequia and Union Island purchases, established local agents — including agents based on the islands and those with specialist Grenadines knowledge from Barbados or St Vincent — are the primary market access points. The Bequia market is not exclusively controlled by any single agency, and local relationships are important for off-market access.
• • Home-country tax adviser: Non-resident buyers from the UK, USA, Canada, and other jurisdictions with worldwide taxation or significant home-country tax obligations must assess their home-country income tax, CGT, and estate tax exposure on SVG property ownership. The federation's no-tax environment does not override home-country obligations.
• • International health insurance and evacuation cover: Comprehensive private health insurance with specific medical evacuation cover from the Grenadine islands — including Mustique, Canouan, and the southern outer islands — to a specialist facility in Barbados or Trinidad is non-negotiable. Standard Caribbean travel insurance policies may not specifically cover evacuation from private islands — confirm evacuation coverage specifically with your insurer.
• • Marine and yacht insurance: For buyers with vessels based in the Grenadines or visiting regularly, specialist Caribbean marine insurance through a broker experienced in the Grenadines charter and private yacht market is advisable.

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