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The Cayman Islands (/ ˈ k eɪ m ən /) is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population.The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal is the highest court on the Islands, but a final appeal may be heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sitting in London. The Grand Court, ranking below the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, was first created in 1877 as a court of special limited jurisdiction by statute.
Kenneth Bryan Dart (born 1955) is a Cayman Islands-based billionaire businessman and investor. [1] His family founded Dart Container, a food and beverage packaging company and the owner of the Solo Cup Company. [1] Dart owns real estate development and investment companies in the U.S. and Cayman Islands and developed the town of Camana Bay. [1]
Cayman Islands; The Cayman Islands has a unicameral legislature with multiple political parties. On 11 November 2020, constitutional reforms were approved which would reintroduce the islands' Governmental body as the Parliament of the Cayman Islands. Other changes include giving the territory more autonomy and reducing the power of the Governor ...
British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands) [21] United Kingdom: Road Town: United States dollar: English: 153 31,122 34,200 (2017 est.) Cayman Islands [22] United Kingdom: George Town: Cayman Islands dollar: English: 264 68,136 71,549 (2018 est.) Curaçao (Country of Curaçao) [23] Netherlands: Willemstad: Netherlands Antillean guilder: Dutch ...
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Cayman Brac. Location of Grand Cayman (circled), south of Cuba and the Florida peninsula
Archaeological studies of Grand Cayman have found no evidence that humans occupied the islands prior to the sixteenth century. [2]The first recorded English visitor was Sir Francis Drake in 1586, who reported that the caymanas were edible, but it was the turtles which attracted ships in search of fresh meat for their crews.
George Town is the heart of the Cayman Islands financial services industry (there are close to 600 Bank and Trust companies in the Cayman Islands). The Caymanian government offices are located in the city. According to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network in 2016, George Town is classed as a Beta city. [3]