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The Cayman Islands are a Caribbean British overseas territory that have been under various governments since their discovery by Europeans.

Christopher Columbus sighted the Cayman Islands on May 10, 1503 and named them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles seen swimming in the surrounding waters.

The first recorded permanent inhabitant of the Cayman Islands, Isaac Bodden, was born on Grand Cayman around 1700.

These first settlements were abandoned after attacks by Spanish privateers, but English privateers often used the Cayman Islands as a base and in the 18th century they became an increasingly popular hideout for pirates, even after the end of legitimate privateering in 1713.

The Cayman Islands historically have been popular as a tax haven.

From 1670, the Cayman Islands were effective dependencies of Jamaica, although there was considerable self-government.

The Cayman Islands were officially declared and administered as a dependency of Jamaica from 1863, but were rather like a parish of Jamaica with the nominated justices of the peace and elected vestrymen in their Legislature.

In 1959, upon the formation of the Federation of the West Indies the dependency status with regards to Jamaica ceased officially although the Governor of Jamaica remained the Governor of the Cayman Islands and had reserve powers over the Islands.

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.

In 1971 the governmental structure of the Islands was again changed with a Governor now running the Cayman Islands.

Athel Long CMG, CBE was the last Administrator and the first Governor of the Cayman Islands.

Although all administrative links with Jamaica were broken in 1962, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica continue to share many links and experiences, including membership in the Commonwealth of Nations ( and Commonwealth citizenship ) and a common united church ( the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands ) and Anglican diocese ( although there is debate about this ) as well as a common currency ( until 1972 ).

Also, by 1999, 38-40 % of the population of the Cayman Islands was of Jamaican origin and in 2004 / 2005 little over 50 % of the expatriates working in the Cayman Islands ( i. e. 8, 000 ) were Jamaicans ( with the next largest expatriate communities coming from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada ).

Georgetown, the capital of the Cayman Islands is south of Havana, Cuba, and northwest of Kingston, Jamaica, and are between Cuba and Central America.

The islands are located on the Cayman Rise which forms the northern margin of the Cayman Trough.

Five of the districts are located on the main island, Grand Cayman.

Consequently, literacy rates are high, estimated at 98 % in 1995 by UNESCO and 90 % by the Cayman Islands government.

The emergence of what are now considered the Cayman Islands ' " twin pillars of economic development " ( tourism and international finance ) started in the 1950s with the introduction of modern transportation and telecommunications.

some foreign ships register in the Cayman Islands as a flag of convenience ; includes ships from 11 countries among which are: Greece 15, US 5, UK 5, Cyprus 2, Denmark 2, Norway 3 ( 2002 est.

The foreign relations of the Cayman Islands are largely managed from the United Kingdom, as the islands remain an overseas territory of the UK.

Though the Cayman Islands are involved in no major international disputes, they have come under some criticism due to the use of their territory for narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

The Dominican Republic, Antigua, Aruba, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Maarten, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts, Saint Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are also known for lengthy carnival seasons and large celebrations.

In four of the British overseas territories ( Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the British Virgin Islands ), the elected heads of government are styled as " Premier ".

The Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles compose the Antilles, which are in turn part of the West Indies along with the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Reconnaissance flights are also reported of Douglas AD-5Ws of VFP-62 and / or VAW-12 squadron from USS Essex or another carrier, such as USS Shangri-La that was part of the task force assembled off the Cayman Islands.

, Red Ensigns charged with the local emblem are available to be used by ships registered on several of the component registers of the Red Ensign Group: Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, and Isle of Man.

The exceptions were Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands ( which are all fairly flat ), and Trinidad ( which has a large mountain range in the north and a small central mountain range in the interior of the otherwise flat island ).

They may even spend the winter on lakes in parks, as long as they are not harassed, and will occur even on smallish Caribbean islands such as Grand Cayman.

There are just under 600 banks and trust companies in the Grand Cayman, including 43 of the 50 largest banks in the world.

Watersports such as scuba diving and snorkeling are among the most popular activities on Grand Cayman as the island is known for its coral reefs and underwater sea walls along with a number of shipwrecks.

* SPV structures Many convertibles, particularly Euroconvertibles, are issued through special purpose vehicles ( SPVs ), ( typically a subsidiary based offshore in British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands or Jersey ).

The largest-bodied specimens are from the northern stretches of the species range, such as Alaska or Newfoundland and Labrador, whereas the smallest specimens come from Grand Cayman Island.

The world's deepest black smokers are located in the Cayman Trough, 5, 000 m ( 3. 1 miles ) below the ocean's surface.

The stock holders of Village Resorts Ltd. are John Issa, Hugh Hart ( the former Jamaican government minister ), Cargill Brown, Anthony Ferrari, David Rantz, Frank Hall, and Middle East Ventures, a Cayman company, which is the major stock holder and may ( or may not ) be owned by Aida Issa the wife of John Issa.

* Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, or Little Cayman, three islands that are part of the Cayman Islands ;

The population of the Cayman Islands reflects its status as a British overseas territory, its history as a former dependency of Jamaica, and its present financial partnerships with the United States and other countries.

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 economy of the Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, is mainly fueled by the tourism sector and by the financial services sector, together representing 70-80 percent of the country's gross domestic product ( GDP ).

The boom in the Cayman Islands ' international finance industry can also be at least partly attributed to the British overseas territory having no direct taxation.

The wreck involved nine British merchant vessels and their naval escort, the frigate HMS Convert, that ran aground on the reefs off Grand Cayman.

Major centers include the Cayman Islands, Dublin, Luxembourg, the British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda.

At least one company experienced in the registration of entities in traditional offshore jurisdictions ( British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands etc.

The territories of the federation eventually became the nine contemporary sovereign states of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago ; with British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands becoming British overseas territories.

In 1991, the British government extended an Order in Council to its Caribbean territories whose effect was to abolish capital punishment for murder: Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

In 1912, the British West Indies were divided into eight colonies: The Bahamas, Barbados, British Guiana, British Honduras, Jamaica ( with its dependencies the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands ), Trinidad and Tobago, the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands.

The term is still used for British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean, such as the Cayman Islands.

* Cayman Islands ( British overseas territory )

British overseas territories ( Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos Islands ) as well as Dutch possessions ( Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten, and Sint Eustatius ) in the Caribbean are also excluded from the Ibero-American region.