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The Caribbean Islands are small, but there are many
celebrities raking in big bucks.
Profession:
Model/Actress
Country: Cayman Island
Profession: Musician and
Singer
Ziggy Marley gained his net worth by being the leader of the band called Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. In 2003 his debut his solo album and have since then release four albums.
Profession: Singer
Country: Jamaica
Profession: Former
Athlete / Entrepreneur
Country: Jamaica
Country: Jamaica
Country: Jamaica
Profession: Rapper
Country: Trinidad & Tobago
Profession: Musician
Profession: Singer
Profession: Businessman/ Investor
Country: Jamaica/Canada
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The list for the richest celebrities’ is based on upfront pay, profit participation, residuals,
endorsements and advertising work.
Here is the list
of the top 10:
Number 10
Country: Cayman Island
Selita Ebanks has earned her net worth as a
fashion model for Victoria's Secret and her appearances on various television series, as well as a music video. She
has appeared in magazines such as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue,
Vogue,
and Glamour.
Number 9
Profession: Musician
Country: Jamaica
With a long
spanning career, Jimmy has earned his
net worth through his many hit singles such as "Wonderful World, Beautiful
People," "Wild World," "Reggae Night" and more.
Number 9
Country: Jamaica
Ziggy Marley gained his net worth by being the leader of the band called Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. In 2003 his debut his solo album and have since then release four albums.
He also owns the independent
record company Tuff Gong Worldwide.
Number 8
Country: Jamaica
This Grammy
award winner has received a bunch of number #1 albums over the years.His most recent album Tomahawk Technique (2012)
and Full Frequency (2013) was a success. Sean Paul has a huge fan base mostly
in Europe and his concerts are always “sold out”
Number 7
Country: Jamaica
Marley the son of Bob Marley
surprising did not earn his riches from singing, but from being a linebacker
for the University of Miami. He also played professional football in the Canadian Football League with the now
defunct Ottawa Rough Riders.
As an Entrepreneur he co-founded Marley Coffee,
an organic coffee plantation, which went public in 2011. In January 2012,
Marley advertised a new 'House of Marley' range of eco-friendly headphones at
the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Number 7
Damian Marley –
Net worth $20 Million
Profession: MusicianCountry: Jamaica
A certified gold record
holder in album sale, Damian has acquired most of his wealth through music and song
writing. Damian Marley comes from a musical family and started building his
net worth at the age of 13.
Number 6
Shaggy – Net
worth $22 Million
Profession: SingerCountry: Jamaica
Over the years Shaggy has released eight
albums, three of which went certified Platinum and one was certified Gold.
Number 5
Usain Bolt– Net
worth $30 Million
Profession: Athlete
Country: Jamaica
After winning gold medals and setting records,
Bolt is currently ranked top 40 of the highest paid Athlete in the world. He
makes most of his money through endorsements, appearance fees and sponsor
bonuses for record race times. His biggest endorsement deal with Puma pays
about $9 million annually. He added multimillion deals with Samsung and Comcast
since the London Games. He charges $250-300,000
for track meet appearances.
Number 4
Country: Trinidad & Tobago
Minaj is topping the list thanks to income from
touring, steady music sales, a lucrative American Idol gig and
endorsements with Pepsi and others. She currently has a new clothing line with
Kmart.
Number 3
Country: Jamaica/Ghana
Rita Marley, the window of the Bob Marley
earned her net worth as a singer. She is also the Founder and Chairperson of
the Robert Marley Foundation, Bob Marley Trust, and the Bob Marley Group of Companies. In 2000, she founded the Rita Marley Foundation.
In 2004, her autobiography "No Woman No Cry: My
Life with Bob Marley" was released
Number 2
Country: Barbados
The singer continues to rake in the dough,
playing over 40 shows during our scoring period and releasing new
album Unapologetic, her seventh in seven years.
Number 1
Country: Jamaica/Canada
Michael Lee-Chin has an estimated net worth of
$1 billion dollars. He founded the
private investment company, Portland Holdings, Inc., and currently serves as
the Executive Chairman of AIC Limited in Canada. He is also the Chairman of the
National Commercial Bank of Jamaica.
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This article was poorly written. Number spelling and grammatical errors.
Y r d numberin so offfffff
@anonymous, nothing is wrong with the numbering, its simply because people are tied for some of the spots.
Terrible journalism. Very poor grammatically.
Seems like some information was left out along the way as the article jumped from Rita Marley @ 50 Million to a Billionaire Michael Lee Chin, while someone made the list at 8 million net worth. For a top 10 i would expect to see much better or higher numbers. For Jamaica alone Gordon "Butch" Stewart, Chris Blackwell and a few others should be there. We even have a former Prime Minister who must be worth more than 8 million, considering he owns a 4 million dollar second home.
Nobody get earns money playing college football.
Poorly written article, full of inaccuracies and facts left out. As someone already said, you jump from $90 million to a billion. Most of the persons on this list are entertainment/sporting professionals and only one entrepreneur? Seems more like a PR piece for Portland Holdings. Michael Lee Chin is also no longer a billionaire, he hasn't been since 2010, the last time he was on the Forbes List.