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8 unusual facts about Cayman Islands


Cayman Turtle Farm

Cayman Turtle Farm is a conservation facility and tourist attraction located in the West Bay district of the Cayman Islands.

Edna Moyle

Edna Moyle (19 January 1942 - 21 May 2013) was a Caymanian politician who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of North Side from 1992 to 2009, including a tenure the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands from May 2005 until May 2009.

Fairfax University

In June 2007 several news media sources reported that it had relocated to the Cayman Islands where it was operating under its new name.

Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman Island includes five of the six districts of the Cayman Islands: Bodden Town, East End, George Town, North Side, and West Bay.

Guanaja

In later years Cayman Islanders settled in the Bay Islands, which explains the diffusion of Spanish and English language.

McKeeva Bush

Bush, the leader of the United Democratic Party, is the first elected member for the district of West Bay, and has served seven consecutive terms in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands representing that constituency.

Bush made his first venture into politics in 1980, running for the West Bay seat in the Legislative Assembly.

Útila

It was at this time that the nearly uninhabited islands were being populated by its now Caymanian roots.


Apex Silver Mines

Apex Silver Mines, founded by Thomas Kaplan, from Denver, Colorado was a US-American transnational mining corporation with a tax haven address in the Cayman Islands.

Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands

However, as Secretary of State for the Colonies Anthony Greenwood later stated, due to an error the Order (as well as a similar order for the Cayman Islands) was not laid before both Houses of Parliament as required.

Discovery Day

Discovery Day in the Cayman Islands commemorates the discovery of the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman by Christopher Columbus in 1503.

Espírito Santo Financial Group

In addition to the Banco Espirito Santo in Portugal, Azores and Madeira, BES has branches in Luanda, as well as branches or offices in São Paulo, Praia, Madrid, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Warsaw, Lausanne, Macau, Panama City, Dubai, Miami, New York, Caracas and the Cayman Islands.

George A. McCarthy

George McCarthy, OBE is the former Chief Secretary of the Cayman Islands.

Itaú Unibanco

The bank has offices in Asuncion, Buenos Aires, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Montevideo, Nassau, New York, Santiago, Shanghai and Tokyo On August 22, 2009, Itaú Unibanco and insurance company Porto Seguro disclosed that they had entered into an alliance.

Kasikornbank

The bank branch network extends throughout Thailand’s 77 provinces, as well as internationally with five branches overseas in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Cayman Islands, Shenzhen and Chengdu and four representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming and Yangon.

Neville Roach

In March 2000 he was called up by the Cayman Islands for their World Cup Qualifiers, but flew home from Cuba after FIFA blocked Roach and six other British-based players from playing.

North American Labour Party

During the 1978 mayoral contest, Sanders was quoted as making the following statements: "The trouble with Toronto, is its porno press, the Sun, Star and Globe and Mail! I'm the one to stop banks running drugs into Canada from the Cayman Islands. Smith, O'Donohue and Sewell are puffballs!" (Globe and Mail, 1 November 1978)

Sapporo Brewery

On February 15, 2007, Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund, a Cayman Islands-registered fund management subsidiary of Warren Lichtenstein's Steel Partners and the biggest shareholder (18.6% as of Feb. 2007) of Sapporo Holdings, submitted a proposal to the company seeking approval to raise its stake to 66.6%.

Tony Spreadbury

He made a temporary return to refereeing at the start of the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying in the Cayman Islands.


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Ambuyah Ebanks

At a reception hosted by the Cayman Islands' Governor Stuart Jack on February 20, 2006, she had the opportunity to meet the Premier of Bermuda, Hon.

Caribbean Women's Rugby Championship

The third championship was arranged to take place in the Cayman Islands, starting 19 August 2007, but was cancelled the day before it was due to start as a result of Hurricane Dean.

Christopher Wight

His twin brother David also played cricket for the Cayman Islands, as did two other brothers; Michael and Philip.

Franklyn Hinds

Franklyn Hinds first played cricket for the Cayman Islands in August 2000, when he played against Bermuda and the USA in the Americas Championship at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario.

Michael Wight

Wight made his debut for the Cayman Islands in August 2000, playing against the USA in the Americas Championship at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario.

Philip Wight

Philip Wight made his debut for the Cayman Islands in the 2000 Americas Championship at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario, playing against the USA.

Salvia caymanensis

In spring 2007 the Department of Environment of the Cayman Islands in cooperation with the Darwin Initiative, placed wanted posters on the island offering a reward of 1000 CI$ for any living examples of Cayman Sage.