Sure, especially regarding West Indies in cricket, but some of the Caribbean nations also have developed nation GDP per capitas as well. For example, Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per Capita PPP of over 30,000. This is higher than what one would think are developed countries in Europe like Poland, Hungary, Greece, and Turkey. So they are not all poor.   One can argue that Jamaica is a special case. They dominate short distance sprinting/similar sports. They actually have a unique genet