Isolation, neglect and self-reliance.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Cayman Islands experienced periods of what?

isolation and neglect

Under who?

particularly under Jamaican administration

What skills did the Caymanians developed in?

seafaring, shipbuilding, and other trades to sustain their communities

What did the isolation of the Cayman Islands reinforce locally? 

The isolation fostered self-reliance and self-sufficiency among the people.