<P> In the 19th century, sugar dominated Martinique, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Croix, Barbados, Leeward Islands, Saint Domingue, Cuba, and many other islands that had been run by French, British, or Spanish owners . During the late 19th and 20th centuries, the sugar cane industry came to dominate Puerto Rico's economy, both under the colonial rule of Spain and under the United States . </P> <P> After slavery, sugar plantations used a variety of forms of labour including workers imported from India under contracts of indenture (see coolie). In the 20th century, large - scale sugar production using wage labour continued in many parts of the region . </P> <P> By the early 21st century, many Caribbean islands were no longer producing sugar . However, sugar is still produced in Barbados, Jamaica, and Cuba, among other countries . </P>

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