Handling charges in Caribbean ports are two to three times higher than in similar ports in other regions of the world. In some cases, it costs significantly less to ship a container to Hong Kong SAR, China, or Europe than it does to ship to a ne

When small countries crash -- Sinking Scotland -- Caribbean follies -- Austria, credit-anstalt and the Great Depression -- When Finland almost failed -- Albanian pyramid schemes -- Volcanoes, Icelandic banks, and McDonald's -- Ireland's time of troubles -- Acropolis now -- Conclusion.