The Cayman Islands are located in the Caribbean Sea to the north west of Jamaica and to the south of Cuba. This region is the economic centre of the Caribbean. The island group comprises of three islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The most developed island is the Grand Cayman, that is 8 miles in width and 22 miles in length. Regardless of being a British Overseas Territory, most of the visitors are Americans. It’s just about one and a half hours from Florida by air. With its short travelling time as well as English as the official language it is no surprise that thousands of Us citizens have a Cayman Islands vacation each year.
Cayman Islands have high living standards, and most of the population of these islands resides on Grand Cayman. The majority of the citizens are the Protestants of British or African descent and most of them are from the mixed racial ethnicity. The official language of Cayman Islands is English. People accents retain the elements passed down from English, Scottish, and Welsh settlers. Inhabitants of Jamaican origin converse in their own language. The history of Cayman Islands is affluent with stunning details, and the islands have a great weather. The coolest month is February, and the hottest month is in July.
The old sea based sectors such as shipping and fishing have been replaced by tourism and finance as the main sources for the Islands economy, with many islanders employed in one or the other. The Cayman Islands attracts many international companies and citizens to relocate as a result of its success in the tourism and financial service industries.
The prosperity of the Cayman Islands originates from the distinction of having over 25,000 registered companies, and over 500 international financial institutions situated on their shores. The Cayman Islands have a unique registering system that allows businesses to be legitimately registered by just paying a fee. It’s no wonder the Cayman Islands are a safe haven for offshore investments which offer lucrative tax shelters.
The seas around the Caymans are one of the best in the world for water activities. There are many providers that can help to make the most of the seas, including snorkelling, diving, fishing and sailing. Scuba diving and snorkelling are the most favoured tourist activities in Cayman Islands especially at the Stingray City, the world’s best spot for a 10-foot dive. At Stingray City can also enjoy the adventure of swimming with many sea creatures.
Another prime attraction in the Caymans includes its powder-white sand which stretches out into the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Tiny reefs are often found off the shore and are favourite spot for snorkelers. Man-made reefs found in island resorts of the beach are also loved by beginners where numerous marine life forms are also artificially taken care in big marine aquariums.
The Cayman Islands are located in the Caribbean Sea to the north west of Jamaica and to the south of Cuba. This region is the economic centre of the Caribbean. The island group comprises of three islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The most developed island is the Grand Cayman, that is 8 miles in width and 22 miles in length. Regardless of being a British Overseas Territory, most of the visitors are Americans. It’s just about one and a half hours from Florida by air. With its short travelling time as well as English as the official language it is no surprise that thousands of Us citizens have a Cayman Islands vacation each year.
Cayman Islands have high living standards, and most of the population of these islands resides on Grand Cayman. The majority of the citizens are the Protestants of British or African descent and most of them are from the mixed racial ethnicity. The official language of Cayman Islands is English. People accents retain the elements passed down from English, Scottish, and Welsh settlers. Inhabitants of Jamaican origin converse in their own language. The history of Cayman Islands is affluent with stunning details, and the islands have a great weather. The coolest month is February, and the hottest month is in July.
The old sea based sectors such as shipping and fishing have been replaced by tourism and finance as the main sources for the Islands economy, with many islanders employed in one or the other. The Cayman Islands attracts many international companies and citizens to relocate as a result of its success in the tourism and financial service industries.
The prosperity of the Cayman Islands originates from the distinction of having over 25,000 registered companies, and over 500 international financial institutions situated on their shores. The Cayman Islands have a unique registering system that allows businesses to be legitimately registered by just paying a fee. It’s no wonder the Cayman Islands are a safe haven for offshore investments which offer lucrative tax shelters.
The seas around the Caymans are one of the best in the world for water activities. There are many providers that can help to make the most of the seas, including snorkelling, diving, fishing and sailing. Scuba diving and snorkelling are the most favoured tourist activities in Cayman Islands especially at the Stingray City, the world’s best spot for a 10-foot dive. At Stingray City can also enjoy the adventure of swimming with many sea creatures.
Another prime attraction in the Caymans includes its powder-white sand which stretches out into the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Tiny reefs are often found off the shore and are favourite spot for snorkelers. Man-made reefs found in island resorts of the beach are also loved by beginners where numerous marine life forms are also artificially taken care in big marine aquariums.
Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) and its research centre on Little Cayman are entering into a partnership with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through an international project to monitor coral reefs globally.
This project is the Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON), and its partnership with CCMI will provide long-term data sets for Little Cayman that can be compared to all major US coral reef areas, according to information issued by CCMI.
It will also provide near real-time feedback on conditions conducive to coral bleaching, as well as other coral reef models, and provide a platform for advanced analysis of the coral reef environment in near real-time.
CCMI President, Dr Carrie Manfrino, told Cayman Net News what this partnership means for CCMI and the Little Cayman Research Centre (LCRC).
I have recently completed the building of a little cottage on Little Cayman-and of course my only transportation is an electric vehicle which is locked up in my utility room.
My house is about six miles from the grocery store.
I greatly appreciated your recent article about electric vehicles and look forward to your follow up.
Electric vehicles would be ideal for Little Cayman and I've met a surprising number of other people on Little Cayman who find this evolution in the law of great personal importance.
Maybe you could nudge the officials to move a bit more quickly on this issue? - Thanking you
Lucy Barker
Editors Note: Starting on page one is the latest update on the position with these vehicles. Sadly the news is still not good for owners.
In one of the more unusual school sports championships, a team from Saint Ignatius Catholic School triumphed in the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) School Sailing Championships at the Cayman Islands Sailing Club (CISC).
Traditionally held at the culmination of the school year, the RBC School Sailing Championships enables teams from rival schools to compete against each other after a year of learning how to sail.
RBC returned as the sponsor in 2006 after the event was postponed last year in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.
Prior to the September 2004 hurricane, the RBC School Sailing Championships was one of the most exciting dates in the youth sports calendar in the Cayman Islands, and this year's event, held on 16 June, recaptured the unique spirit of past race days.
Runners from all over the New York Metropolitan area and beyond are cordially invited to put together teams to participate in the 21st annual Ocean to Sound Relay, on Sunday, Sept. 10.
The Relay brings the entire Long Island region together in an annual September tradition, with 150 teams of eight runners each traversing a 50- mile course that starts at 8 a.m. at Jones Beach State Park, heads north and east through Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa, Farmingdale and Old Bethpage before crossing into Huntington, hitting the Long Island Sound at Lloyd Harbor, returning to Nassau County via Cold Spring Harbor and Syosset, and then heading north again to a dramatic finish on the grounds of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay.
Each runner on the team runs a leg of between five and seven miles.
Media Lens - Jonathan Cook - Few readers of a British newspaper would have noticed the story. In the Observer of 25 June, it merited a mere paragraph hidden in the World in brief section, revealing that the previous day a team of Israeli commandos had entered the Gaza Strip to detain two Palestinians Israel claims are members of Hamas.
Last years Brac Cup Football Tournament certainly proved that the people of Cayman Brac know how to put together a good weekend of top class football.
Building on this success, the 2006 Brac Cup Football Tournament will be held over the weekend of 26 and 27 August in Cayman Brac.
The Brac Cup started out eight years ago with the local nationalities forming teams to represent their respective countries as a tournament of pride for the local labour force. The last two years have seen Future FC from Grand Cayman taking part in the tournament and claiming wins in 2004 and 2005.
The surprise package of last years tournament was the very competitive rookie team from Little Cayman Football Club. Many different nationalities are represented in the club, with Cayman, Jamaica, and Honduras making up the team.
I must tell the whole world of a brand new restaurant in Cayman Brac called Biggie's Restaurant. I was just recently on vacation there with my husband. One day while driving we saw the sign for this amazing looking restaurant and decided to stop in and try it.
We were immediately greeted at the door by a wonderful and pleasant young lady named Trish.
She always got us what we asked for no matter how big or small it was. She made our vacation an even more enjoyable and memorable one. We hope to be served by her again in the future.
I congratulate the management for hiring such a wonderful person. We will definitely recommend this fine establishment to our friends back home.
Mary Alison
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L-R Chief Inspector of Traffic Courtney Myles; Chief Superintendent John Jones of the Drugs Task Force (DTF); Deputy Commissioner Rudolph Dixon; Commissioner, Stuart Kernohan; Deputy Commissioner Anthony Ennis; Chief Inspector Adrian Seales; and, Inspector Alden Welcome face questions at the 26 June 2006 North Side Community meeting.
According to police officers crime is now down in the North Side district, which is by far Cayman's safest district, police said.
However, it was speed limits on the roads that created the biggest surprise at the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) Community meeting on 26 June.
How useful is the low speed limit of 25 mph on the Bodden Town Bypass? asked one resident who described it as "frustrating."
While other officers rationalised the need for the speed limit, Police Commissioner Stuart Kernohan said that in all the districts in which the RCIPS had had meetings, this was the first time he had encountered anyone wanting an increased speed limit.
Cayman Islands Information - Guide to Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands are located in the Caribbean Sea to the north west of Jamaica and to the south of Cuba. This region is the economic centre of the Caribbean. The island group comprises of three islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The most developed island is the Grand Cayman, that is 8 miles in width and 22 miles in length. Regardless of being a British Overseas Territory, most of the visitors are Americans. It’s just about one and a half hours from Florida by air. With its short travelling time as well as English as the official language it is no surprise that thousands of Us citizens have a Cayman Islands vacation each year.
Cayman Islands have high living standards, and most of the population of these islands resides on Grand Cayman. The majority of the citizens are the Protestants of British or African descent and most of them are from the mixed racial ethnicity. The official language of Cayman Islands is English. People accents retain the elements passed down from English, Scottish, and Welsh settlers. Inhabitants of Jamaican origin converse in their own language. The history of Cayman Islands is affluent with stunning details, and the islands have a great weather. The coolest month is February, and the hottest month is in July.
The old sea based sectors such as shipping and fishing have been replaced by tourism and finance as the main sources for the Islands economy, with many islanders employed in one or the other. The Cayman Islands attracts many international companies and citizens to relocate as a result of its success in the tourism and financial service industries.
The prosperity of the Cayman Islands originates from the distinction of having over 25,000 registered companies, and over 500 international financial institutions situated on their shores. The Cayman Islands have a unique registering system that allows businesses to be legitimately registered by just paying a fee. It’s no wonder the Cayman Islands are a safe haven for offshore investments which offer lucrative tax shelters.
The seas around the Caymans are one of the best in the world for water activities. There are many providers that can help to make the most of the seas, including snorkelling, diving, fishing and sailing. Scuba diving and snorkelling are the most favoured tourist activities in Cayman Islands especially at the Stingray City, the world’s best spot for a 10-foot dive. At Stingray City can also enjoy the adventure of swimming with many sea creatures.
Another prime attraction in the Caymans includes its powder-white sand which stretches out into the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Tiny reefs are often found off the shore and are favourite spot for snorkelers. Man-made reefs found in island resorts of the beach are also loved by beginners where numerous marine life forms are also artificially taken care in big marine aquariums.
The Cayman Islands are located in the Caribbean Sea to the north west of Jamaica and to the south of Cuba. This region is the economic centre of the Caribbean. The island group comprises of three islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The most developed island is the Grand Cayman, that is 8 miles in width and 22 miles in length. Regardless of being a British Overseas Territory, most of the visitors are Americans. It’s just about one and a half hours from Florida by air. With its short travelling time as well as English as the official language it is no surprise that thousands of Us citizens have a Cayman Islands vacation each year.
Cayman Islands have high living standards, and most of the population of these islands resides on Grand Cayman. The majority of the citizens are the Protestants of British or African descent and most of them are from the mixed racial ethnicity. The official language of Cayman Islands is English. People accents retain the elements passed down from English, Scottish, and Welsh settlers. Inhabitants of Jamaican origin converse in their own language. The history of Cayman Islands is affluent with stunning details, and the islands have a great weather. The coolest month is February, and the hottest month is in July.
The old sea based sectors such as shipping and fishing have been replaced by tourism and finance as the main sources for the Islands economy, with many islanders employed in one or the other. The Cayman Islands attracts many international companies and citizens to relocate as a result of its success in the tourism and financial service industries.
The prosperity of the Cayman Islands originates from the distinction of having over 25,000 registered companies, and over 500 international financial institutions situated on their shores. The Cayman Islands have a unique registering system that allows businesses to be legitimately registered by just paying a fee. It’s no wonder the Cayman Islands are a safe haven for offshore investments which offer lucrative tax shelters.
The seas around the Caymans are one of the best in the world for water activities. There are many providers that can help to make the most of the seas, including snorkelling, diving, fishing and sailing. Scuba diving and snorkelling are the most favoured tourist activities in Cayman Islands especially at the Stingray City, the world’s best spot for a 10-foot dive. At Stingray City can also enjoy the adventure of swimming with many sea creatures.
Another prime attraction in the Caymans includes its powder-white sand which stretches out into the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Tiny reefs are often found off the shore and are favourite spot for snorkelers. Man-made reefs found in island resorts of the beach are also loved by beginners where numerous marine life forms are also artificially taken care in big marine aquariums.
The old sea based sectors such as shipping and fishing have been replaced by tourism and finance as the main sources for the Islands economy, with many islanders employed in one or the other. The Cayman Islands attracts many international companies and citizens to relocate as a result of its success in the tourism and financial service industries.