The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Its
economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses
production through most of the 20th century. In the 1990s, tourism and
manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance. This is a links page to my international dolls links: I am trying to have photographs from every country in the world. This is under constant revision. Contact me at echristian@webtv.net if you have additional information about these dolls or would like to include photographs of your own dolls.