 ከ 1980 በኋላ ኢኮኖሚን   ለማስፋት ያደረገው ጥረት ፍሬ አፍርቷል እናም ደሴቲቱ በዚህ ወቅት በአብዛኞቹ የልምድ ልምዶ was ሁሉ እንደ ሙሉ በሙሉ በስኳር ልማት ላይ ትተማመናለች ።
Government efforts to diversify the economy after 1980 have been successful, and the island is no longer as completely dependent on sugar production as it was throughout most of its history.