Which is the most wealthy Caribbean island (or part of one)?

Question

...To live on. Please be as specific in location as you can.

Answer 1

It has to be St. Barth's. We go every year and it is so ridiculously expensive, but well worth every euro! The island is so chic. The Rockafeller family owns many villas on the island.

Answer 2

Gotta be St Barths. It's a former french colony and now a department. It's also the island of the rich and famous.
It's located at 17°54'12 N and 62°52'10 W.
There is little to do but o so expensive.

Answer 3

Puerto Rico is one of the top 3. Why? Because Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. Also tourism is at an all time high due to Cruise lines being able to port down there.

Answer 4

Grand Cayman hands down! It's only 20 miles long and 7 miles wide - You would be best to be a UK resident as it is a BVI. Unfortunately Cayman is becoming very commercial with cruise ships daily in the waters and tourists all over. If you go to the other side of the island though it is absolutely beautiful and residential.

Answer 5

Well i must say if your talking independent and wealthy,and not spanish speaking,taking out Puerto Rico, that status undoubtedly goes to Trinidad and Tobago as its the Caribbeans now leading nation in terms of an industrialized nation with oil and gas as its main engine that drives the economy,it has a population of 1.1 million,and has set itself to become a first world nation by 2020,well its well on its way,if nothing seriously happens, to over turn the road ahead.
located in the south east of the Caribbean basin,north of South America,and south west of Barbados, in terms of its size in population and per capital in income it ranks high,among caribbean nations at 10,000 dollars,per cap,in the English speaking countries.

Its dollar isTT 6$ to 1$ US dollar,its economy is growing so fast that inflation,it seems is a little of a problem,for a country that has manage to grow positive ten years in a row,well,hmm.

Barbados is also another wealthy island, its independent and has a population of some 280,000,with offshore banking,and tourism being the main stay,or the service sector of its economy.
Its dollar is 2 Bd $ to 1 US Dallor,it has a per cap,income of 15,000 per cap.

Bahamas is,by far the most out standing in terms of per capital at an amazing 17,000 dallor,and its currency is peg almost at 1 to 1 with the US currency. and its economy is a service and tourism oriented one. For those who didn't know the Eastern caribbean states,form St Kitts and Nevis in the north to Grenada in the south,they share a common dollar or EC dollar and a central bank.

Now lets look at the dependecies,Cayman island of course ranks high being a british dependent and the US Virgin islands another,but of course the areas are more expensive for one every day activity.

But it would be wiser to go with a Trinidad, its economy has the potential to diversify into the service sector,with its larg cash flow form oil and natrual,energy is cheapest among both english and spanish speaking coutries in the caribbean sea,cost of leaving is not as high when compared to even a Jamaica where i am form,don't get me wrong am not putting down my country,but it is facts,their economy if manage properly,has a very influencial potential for the future and it is being now exercise presently, in the,when ever to be Caricom community,just stop at any super market or any hardware retail store any were in the carbbean and you will see how many products that are made in T & T,stamp on them.

Answer 6

I've been to quite a few of them...

and I'd say St. John.

Anywhere on St. John is absolutely beautiful and if you really need anything, St. Thomas is just a small boat ride away.