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Upon Jamaica's independence in 1962, the Cayman Islands broke its administrative links with Jamaica and opted to become a direct dependency of the British Crown, with the chief official of the islands being the Administrator. In 1953 the first airfield in the Cayman Islands was opened as well as the George Town Public hospital. Barclays ushered ...
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 and Turks and Caicos Islands had been separated from Jamaica upon the latter's independence in 1962; Anguilla was separated from Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1980. Along with Montserrat , all three remain British Overseas Territories .
Date of independence or first stage Notes Day & month Year Afghanistan: 19 August: 1919: Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 [2] Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua, Leeward Islands [a] 1 November: 1981: Antigua Termination of Association Order [3] The Bahamas: 10 July: 1973: Bahamas Independence Act 1973 [4] Bahrain: British Protectorate of Bahrain 15 August ...
When Jamaica gained independence, the islands were split and became a separate Crown colony. An administrator was appointed to the islands in 1959. After 1971, the British government appointed a governor. In 2013 Helen Kilpatrick became the Cayman Islands' first female governor. In 2023, Jane Owen became the second female governor.
Swan Islands returned to Honduras from United States occupation 26 October 1838: Independence from Federal Republic of Central America: 17 November 1894: Independence from Spain recognized Jamaica: 6 August 1962: Independence from the United Kingdom Mexico: 7 February 1917: Constitution of Mexico: 16 September 1810: Independence from Spain declared
Before the independence of Jamaica in 1962, the Cayman Islands were under the same administration as Jamaica. As such, the responsibility of the defence of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica was provided by the United Kingdom and the British Garrison in Jamaica, now known as the Jamaica Defence Force. Since Jamaica's Independence, the Cayman ...
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.