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	Cayman Islands - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The population of the Cayman Islands is 34,763 as of July 2000.
		The Cayman Islands are also world famous as a Scuba Diving destination because of their proximity to the Cayman Wall and the Cayman Trench, which extend deep into the coral reefs of the Caribbean.
		The defence of the Cayman Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/a/y/Cayman_Islands_08a3.html (1645 words)

	Politics of the Cayman Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cayman Islands' physical isolation under early British colonial rule allowed the development of an indigenous set of administrative and legal traditions which were codified into a constitution in 1959.
		The Cayman Islands' political system is very stable, bolstered by a tradition of restrained civil governance, sustained economic prosperity, and its relative isolation from foreign policy concerns by virtue of its colonial relationship with the United Kingdom.
		The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal is the highest court on the islands, but a final appeal may be heard by Her Majesty's Privy Council sitting in London.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Cayman_Islands (1125 words)

	A short history of the Cayman Islands
		The islands become an English posession in 1670 and become part of the colony of Jamaica.
		In 1959 the Cayman islands are seperated from Jamaica and become a separate colony and part of the Federation of the West Indies.
		Politics in the Cayman Islands is not based on a party system.
	www.electionworld.org /history/cayman.htm (112 words)

	Cayman Islands Introduction
		The Cayman Islands are well known as one of the top diving and fishing destinations in the world.
		The Cayman Islands are a British Dependent Territory with a Governor who is appointed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
		The National Trust has named three natural symbols of The Cayman Islands: the Cayman parrot is the national bird, the wild banana orchid is the national flower, and the silver thatch palm is the national tree.
	www.islandhideaways.com /islands.php?island_id=9 (422 words)

	Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands - Government and Politics
		The Executive Council, which is responsible for the daily administration of the affairs in the Caymans, consists of the financial secretary, the attorney general, the administrative secretary (all appointed by the governor), and four other members elected by the Legislative Assembly from their own number.
		The Caymans had no officially recognized political parties; elections for the twelve elective seats in the Legislative Assembly were contested by "teams" of candidates, as well as by independents.
		Cayman Islands residents have expressed the strong wish to remain British dependents; this position was voiced twice to United Nations groups, in 1977 and again in 1981.
	countrystudies.us /caribbean-islands/131.htm (1655 words)

	Cayman Net News: Ministers to discuss political code of conduct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Cayman Ministers’ Association (CMA) will be meeting to discuss politics in the Cayman Islands and the development of a code of conduct for politicians, parties, and the electorate on Wednesday, 21 April at the Agape Family Worship Centre at 9:30 am.
		The CMA was founded in October of 2003 when 34 pastors, including representatives from Cayman Brac, expressing a concern for the welfare of members of the community, gathered together to discuss and identify key issues affecting society.
		The first was marriage and the family, and the second, politics in the Cayman Islands and the development of a code of conduct for politicians, parties, and the electorate alike.
	www.caymannetnews.com /2004/04/631/conduct.shtml (285 words)

	- Cayman Islands Politics and Economics
		Politically the Cayman Islands are one of the few pillars of stability in an otherwise tumultuous region.
		The Governor of the island is appointed by the monarch and the Chief of State is appointed by the Governor.
		The Cayman Islands are the fifth largest banking center in the world, behind the United States, Japan, Britain and France.
	www.123helpme.com /view.asp?id=40161 (727 words)

	Coldwell Banker Cayman Islands Real Estate - Cayman Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cayman has a long history of parliamentary type government with legislators elected every four years and still subject to Great Britain in matters of foreign policy and defense.
		Cayman is the fastest growing tax haven in the world with large accounts transferring from Switzerland, Bermuda, and the Bahamas.
		Cayman Residency allows unrestricted stays in the Cayman Island and allows one to be taxed (usually not taxed) as a non-resident in ones home country.
	www.caymanislandsrealty.com /ky?get?kycaymanislands (1061 words)

	Cayman Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The economy of the Cayman Islands expanded at a rate of 5% in 1996 and the pace of growth is expected to remain steady to slightly stronger this year.
		Inflation in the Cayman Islands is estimated to have been 4% last year and is expected to increase to just over 4% this year.
		The Cayman Islands is a British dependent territory with a representative government.
	www.treasury.boi.ie /country/cayman.htm (371 words)

	Fidelity Real Estate > Resources > Rental Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The island are tempered by tradewinds, keeping a consistently comfortable temperature in the 80º F range (27C) and an average rainfall of 60 inches with May and October the rainiest months and March and April the driest.
		The Cayman Island were a dependency of Jamaica until 1959 when it was given status as unit territory with the Federation of the West Indies.
		There are three local radio stations: Radio Cayman has been operation for the past 20 years with a mixture of musical styles, Radio ICCI-FM a non-commercial training station for students at the International college of the Cayman Islands, and Z99.9FM, a 24-hour popular music station with a North American flavored program.
	www.fidelity.ky /resources/faqs.php (1198 words)

	Cayman Islands Economy Overview - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		In the mid-1980s, the Cayman Islands were one of the most prosperous areas in the Caribbean.
		On August 27, 1984, the two countries and the Cayman Islands signed a pact requiring the islands' administrators to obtain requested records within fourteen days of receiving a certification that the records were needed for an investigation of a drug-related offense.
		Four radio stations on Grand Cayman served the island, broadcasting on 1205 and 1555 kilohertz and on 101.1 and 105.3 megahertz.
	www.photius.com /countries/cayman_islands/economy/economy.html (779 words)

	Cayman Net News: Political parties are a step backward for Cayman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Political parties are nothing but the most powerful special interest groups in the entire mix.
		A political party has never, ever done anything good for the public unless it was first and foremost good for the party.
		In the past two years of reading the local Cayman newspapers, I would estimate that 95 percent of all words reportedly spoken by the elected officials have to do with party politics.
	www.caymannetnews.com /2004/02/601/letter2.shtml (420 words)

	FT.com \| Surveys \| Cayman Islands
		The Cayman Islands has grown from a sleepy, little visited territory to become an important participant in global financial services.
		The development has been encouraged by prudent management of the territory's affairs, political and financial stability, and an absence of polarised politics.
		The territory of three islands of 100 square miles with a population of 37,000 is fighting to clear its name from a list drawn up by industrialised countries of jurisdictions that have been uncooperative in the fight against money laundering.
	surveys.ft.com /caymanislands2001 (82 words)

	Cayman Islands — Infoplease.com
		The islands were sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1503, but were colonized by the British beginning in the 1800s.
		The power of three: the trio of Cayman Islands is going strong, with successful agent incentives and increasing tourist traffic.
		Floating on a raft of ambiguity: the Cayman Islands drift offshore, unsure of whether they want to follow the fecund currents of capital......
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0810981.html (361 words)

	Cayman Islands - Caribbean Culture
		Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are 89 miles to the north east of Grand Cayman.
		When Christopher Columbus first encountered the three Cayman Islands in 1503, he called the two smaller islands "Las Tortugas", after the many sea turtles that resided there, but by 1530 the group of islands were known as the "Caymanas" after the Carib word for the marine crocodile which also lived there.
		Today the Cayman Islands enjoy the wealthiest economy in the Caribbean: the average annual income per person is $42,000, 142% of the United States average.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art10446.asp (307 words)

	Caribbean islands country studies
		Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands - Geography
		Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands - Population
		Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands - Education
	www.country-studies.com /caribbean-islands (244 words)

	Cayman Islands Internet Usage and Telecommunications Reports
		With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center.
		More than 40,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 1998, including almost 600 banks and trust companies; banking assets exceed $500 billion.
		The Cayman Islands have 151 sq km - Population Density is 24 persons per sq km.
	www.internetworldstats.com /car/ky.htm (904 words)

	Cayman Islands - Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, Travel and Tourism Site
		Cayman's fame as one of the world's top dive destinations has meant that we often forget to brag about how exciting and easy Snorkelling is off our three islands.
		Cayman's watersports operators understand this and are happy to assist first-time snorkelers in mastering basic skills safely to insure they enjoy the sport on their first try.
		Off Cayman Brac, the easy entry at the Buccaneer's Beach on the north coast is a popular Snorkelling site with healthy small coral formations and plentiful fish but the entire north coast offers shallow underwater scenery which is primarily pristine and seldom explored.
	www.caymanislands.ky /watersports/snorkeling.aspx (1578 words)

	Cayman Islands - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane Network)
		Guests visiting the Cayman Islands are advised to travel with return tickets, or receipts for return e-tickets plus confirmation of their accommodation arrangements.
		Not the least of which is the Cayman Islands' dedication to maintaining their status as the most upscale, safe and enjoyable destination in the Caribbean.
		The Cayman Red Cross have already distributed relief supplies that were pre-positioned on the island as part of their disaster preparedness plans.
	www.stormcarib.com /reports/2004/cayman.shtml (14147 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Cayman Islands general elections run smoothly
		GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: By all reports, last week's general elections in the Cayman Islands, which were postponed from November 2004 due to Hurricane Ivan, ran smoothly with no reports of violence or other problems at the 34 polling stations in six districts across the islands.
		However, politics in the Cayman Islands changed overnight when the results of the poll on 11 May were finalized and showed the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) winning over the rival United Democratic Party (UDP).
		Close to 500 polling officers, election officials, and constables from the Royal Cayman Islands Police were engaged to monitor this year’s election: “During the past year we held training exercises for Police and officials to ensure these elections were our most efficient ever,” said Mr.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/05/16/elections.shtml (517 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Cayman Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cayman Islands by The Kings of Convenience Album: Riot on an Empty Street...
		The island of Grand Cayman was severely damaged by the Category Five Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, which destroyed many buildings and damaged most of them.
		The Cayman Islands Education Council operates public schools on the island.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/cayman_islands (1999 words)

	Global Voices Online » Cayman Islands
		Cayman Bobby noted in the comment thread, however, that he does moderate comments and had discarded about 30%, some of which he deemed likely to “incite racial hatred”.
		Mighty Afroditee is disillusioned with the current state of Pirates’ Week, the Cayman Islands’ annual festival which originated as a celebration of the islands’ culture.
		Cayman Bobby is concerned that the high cost of living in the Cayman Islands is driving expats like himself away, including some of his potential colleagues at the Royal Caymanian Police Service: “Something needs to change and it needs to happen quickly.
	www.globalvoicesonline.org /-/world/americas/cayman-islands (4148 words)

	AP Wire \| 11/22/2006 \| Tiny wasps released in Cayman Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands - Thousands of tiny parasitic wasps have been released in the Cayman Islands to combat an island-hopping insect that has destroyed crops throughout the Caribbean.
		The infestation by the pink hibiscus mealybug, which feeds on the sap, roots and leaves of plants, was confirmed in Grand Cayman in June but has not spread to the British dependency's two other islands, according to a statement Tuesday from the Agriculture Department.
		The tiny wasps, which are almost invisible to the naked eye, lay eggs inside mealybugs.
	www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/news/politics/16076906.htm (193 words)

	Cayman Islands* page
		These Islands were seen by Columbus in 1503.
		This is a business which the 1991 collapse of the Bank of Commerce and Credit International, which based some its activities in Cayman, may cause the world community to regulate in future.
		BCCI was closed by the British and American regulators who revealed a fraud which might have reached $8,000 million.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/egmatthews/worldinfo/americas/caymans.html (200 words)

	Cayman Islands: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		In 1962, upon the dissolution of the federation, the Cayman Islands became a British dependency, and a new constitution approved in 1972 provided for a greater degree of autonomy.
		For a time, the Cayman Islands were fllisted by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for its allegedly loose policy concerning money laundering.
		Caribbean and Atlantic Islands - Caribbean and Atlantic Islands Country or island Area code Anguilla 264 Antigua and Barbuda 268...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108110.html (322 words)

	A Cayman Islands Honeymoon - Grand Cayman - Honeymoon
		Grand Cayman is the largest of the three islands (about 22 miles long and 8 miles wide, covering some 76 square miles) and is the center of the tourist trade.
		The majority of hotels, bed and breakfasts, and rental villas are found on Grand Cayman with the most popular area being '7 mile beach' (which, of course, is only a little over 5 1/2 miles long).
		The deep sea fishing is excellent throughout the islands and is considered by many the "national sport".
	honeymoon.bellaonline.com /articles/art6882.asp (553 words)

	The United Democratic Party of the Cayman Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Throughout the elections campaign, a number of political opponents have been throwing allegations at Mr Bush and the UDP Government that he led since the end of 2001.
		The Tourism Minister said that for the past four months vacation guests were reporting they are having a time of their lives, and that the diving and snorkelling is still the best in the world.
		He recalled the PPM saying political parties would destroy the islands, and quoted from a PPM newsletter, exposing their turn-around on the issue.
	www.udp.ky (3815 words)

	Up-and-coming Little Cayman
		Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (November 8, 2005) â“ In todayâs issue of New York magazine, Little Cayman was named one of âThe Next âItâ Islandsâ in the Caribbean.
		The article highlights the islandâs spectacular snorkelling and includes vivid color photographs of scuba divers in Little Caymanâs âunderwater fantasyland,â Bloody Bay Marine Park.
		Additionally, it mentions top-ranked dive resort Southern Cross Clubâs push to become Little Caymanâs first Green Globe 21 destination, meaning the hotel conforms to UN sustainable tourism standards, a new reason for eco-conscious travelers to visit the island.
	www.caribbean.com /cms/Cayman_Islands/Little_Cayman_L319.html (278 words)

	Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce: Chamber Information: About the Chamber
		The Chamber of Commerce is the vanguard of community stewardship and regional responsibility in Cayman.
		The Chamber takes care of politics so you can take care of your business.
		Demonstrate your commitment to the community by becoming a part of the vision and strategies of the most influential business organization in the state, the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce.
	www.caymanchamber.ky /chamber/about.htm (382 words)

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