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1
- Political Status
The Cayman Islands are dependent on the government
of Great Britain, but internally autonomous. They
are situated at 268 kms north west of Jamaica, in
the Caribbean Sea.
The group is made up of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman
and Cayman Brac. The Cayman archipelego was
previously known as the Turtle Islands.
They have a
population of 36,000 inhabitants, most of whom live
on Grand Cayman, the capital of which is George
Town.
Government
The legislative Assembly is presided over by a
Governor, named by the Queen of England. There are
18 members, 15 of whom are elected and 3 by
right.
Since 20th October
1995 the colony has been administered by Governor
John Wynne Owen.
The executive
Council is made up of 3 official members and 4
members chosen by the Assembly.
Judiciary
system
The judiciary system is based on British common
law. There are two tribunals for civil and criminal
law. The appeal court is made up of jurists trained
in Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Historical
outline
10.5.1503 : The islands were discovered by
Christopher Columbus who noticed the abundance of
giant turtles. The islands appeared to be
uninhabited. During the 200 years which followed,
they were visited by ships' crews looking for
provisions. Small groups of pirates and shipwreck
victimes lived there from time to time. The islands
were not colonized until 1670.
1670 : Spain gave the islands with Jamaica
to Great Britain.
1734 : The first land was given to settlers,
then the Jamaicans arrived, attracted by the turtle
fishing. But by the end of the 18th century the
turtles had nearly disappeared and ship building
took over from turtle fishing. The schooners were
built in mahogany which grew locally.
1832 : Changes were made concerning the
election of members of the legislative body.
1863 : The Caymans were integrated with
Jamaica and the Jamaican legislative body obtained
supremacy in voting local laws.
1959 : The Cayman Islands became
independent, uniting with the West Indian
federation, but keeping special relations with
Jamaica. The chose to stay under the government of
the British Crown and in 1972 adopted a new
constitution.
1962 : The West Indian Federation was
dissolved.
1988 : Hurricane Gilbert caused CI$16
million damage to properties and crops.
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- Geographical
situation
The islands are situated 300 kms west of the island
of Jamaica and 640 kms south of Miami. They are
part of the West Indies (longitude 82°W,
latitude 19°N). The total surface of the
islands is 306 square kilometers. They are highly
developed.
Grand Cayman is known for its beautiful 'Seven
Mile' beach. Like Little Cayman it does not rise
much above sea level, while Cayman Brac has a
central bluff at an altitude of 42 metres. The
coast is rocky and protected by coral reefs which
make convenient creeks to anchor boats in.
There are no rivers.
George Town, the capital, situated on Great Cayman
has a population of 13,000 inhabitants, which make
up about half the total population. Great Cayman is
35 kms long and 12 kms wide, which equals 122 sq.
kms.
Cayman Brac measures 19 kms by 1 km, it lies 143
kms from Great Cayman.
Little Cayman
measures 16 kms by 3 kms and lies 8 kms from Caiman
Brac.
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- Economy &
statistics
The economy is based on tourism, which contributes
26% of the GNP.
The islands have
one of the highest standards of living in the
region.
They have a status of fiscal haven since 1966,
which has attracted over 20,000 companies to
register there. They are the fifth biggest
financial centre in the world, even during world
recessions they continue to prosper.
Very strict laws
make it difficult for people to settle on the
islands.
The cost of living is very high.
The sectors which
are developing rapidly are electricity, gas and
hydraulics, hotels and restaurants, transport and
communications and financial services. The main
revenue sources for the government are customs
duties, company registration fees and stamp duties.
There is no income tax, company tax or property
taxes.
Imports (278 million $C) include foodstuffs,
drinks, textiles, building materials, vehicles and
petrol. The main suppliers of the imported products
are the United States (75%), the Dutch West Indies
(10%), Britain (3.9%) and Japan (3.9%) Except for a
few small food products, all consumer goods are
imported.
Offshore banking
employs 10% of the population and represents 16% of
the GDP.
Nearly all the big banks in the world have a branch
in the Cayman Islands. A cooperation agreement has
been reached with the USA to combat financial
fraud.
GNP 1998 :
178th/226
GNP per capita 1998 : 21st/226
Economy
(in
billions of dollars, except GNP per capita in
dollars)
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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France98
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Gross
National Product
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0.74
|
0.76
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0.78
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0.80
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1429.58
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GNP per
capita
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22090
|
21410
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21620
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21660
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24210
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aid (+ ou
-)
|
4.032
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7.696
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16.790
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-
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-8.402
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external
debt
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1.244
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1.552
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1.738
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-
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-
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tourist
revenues
|
0.368
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0.493
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0.510
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-
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29.931
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rate of
the US dollar
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0.83
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0.83
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0.83
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0.83
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5.90
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(Source
: Atlas éco
2001)
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- Agriculture
There is very little agriculture on the Cayman
Islands, the soil is infertile and most foodstuff
is imported.
Cattle, goats and
pigs are reared and fruit is grown for the hotel
clients and other tourists.
There is also
turtle farming, but since 1979 the USA has
forbidden the importation of products based on
green turtles. In 1983 the government of the
Caymans bought the farm to stop it closing down and
carries on scientific research there, financed by
money from tourists.
Fishing, which was
the livelihood of a large number of the population,
has dropped. In 1980 1391 tons were fished, and
only 710 tons in 1994.
Agriculture
(livestock
in millions of head)
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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Agricultural
production index
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84,9
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84,9
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84,9
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cattle
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0,001
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0,001
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0,001
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0,001
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(Source:
Atlas éco 2001)
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- Industries &
mining
The building industry has developed with tourism :
hotels, apartments, banks, offices in George
Town.
Roads are being
built in George Town as well as new buildings for
the fire station, a control tower at the airport
and a new administrative centre for civil aviation.
The landing strip is being widened and a new
terminal being built on Cayman Brac. A new water
pipe system, drainage, a sports centre, secondary
schools and the modernization of the George Town
hospital are being studied.
The Committee of
Agricultural and Industrial Developement encourages
agriculture, industry and tourism by giving medium
and long term loans to companies wanting to set up
in the Caymans.
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- Other sectors
Tourism
Tourism developed a lot during the 1960s with
air travel.
There are 18 hotels on Grand Cayman, 3 on Cayman
Brac and one on Little Cayman with over 1630 rooms.
There are also more than 1400 rooms for rent for
bed and breakfast.
In the tertiary sector, tourism brings in 26% of
the GDP and employs 9% of the working
population.
Electricity,
Water
The company dealing with electricity and water
is the CUC, the Caribbean Utilities Company.
Reservoir and well water is supplied by the citerns
at the east of Grand Cayman which were built by the
government and also by the Cayman Water Company
which manages the installations in the zone of West
Bay Beach.
A secondary branch of the CUC, the Cental DeSal
Ltd, dessalinates water using the energy produced
by the CUC generators.
With UN aid and subsidies from the Caribbean
Development Bank, the Governement Water Authority
has been able to modernize the drainage system in
the west peninsula and the pipe system for the town
network in George Town.
A commercial extension has also been terminated in
the eastern sector.
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- Population
At the beginning of the 19th century there were 933
inhabitants registered, 551 of whom were
slaves.
The present population numbers 36,000, making a
population density of 138 inhabitants per square
kilometer.
This is largely due to an economic improvement
which started in the years 1965-70 and created an
increase in job offers.
This reversed the tendency which had seen the
population leaving the islands for the previous 80
years.
The population is
made up of 40% halfcasts, 20% blacks and 20%
whites.
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- Language
English and local dialects are spoken.
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- Religion
The inhabitants of the island are Roman Catholics,
Presbyterians, Anglicans and Baptists.
Christianism is the official religion which is
practised by the United Church of Jamaica and Grand
Cayman, which is Presbyterian.
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- Weights, measures & voltage
The British system
is in use :
Weight
1 kg = 2.2 pounds
1 lb = 0.454 kg
1 gramme = 0.035 ounce
1 ounce = 28.4 grammes
Liquid
1 litre = 0.027 bushel
1 bushel = 36.37 litres
Length
1 cm = 0.787 inch
1 inch = 2.54 cms
1 km = 0.6 miles
1 mile = 1.6 kms
Surface
1 km2
= 0386 mile2
1 mile2
= 2.59 km2
1 hectare = 2.471 acres
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- Money
The currency is the Cayman dollar (= 100 cents)
Rate : 1 KYD = 8.289 Fr F
The exchange rate is linked to the American
dollar
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- Main towns
The capital is George
Town,
situated on Grand Cayman and
West
Bay
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- Climate
The climate is very pleasant, encouraging
tourism.
The summer is hot
and sunny with a average temperature of 29°C.
In winter the average temperature drops to
24°.
Between July and November there is a risk of
hurricanes.
Temperature
averages (max
/min)
..............................J .........F
.......M ........A .......M .........J ........J
.........A ........S .......O .........N
.........D
George Town ..30 19 ..30 19 ..30 20 ..31 21 ..31 22
..32 23 ..32 23 ..32 23 ..32 23 ..31 23 ..31 22
..31 21
The climate is at its best between November and
April.
During these months there is little rain and plenty
of sun and the air is not as humid as in the
summer.
Also fresh winds or 'nortes' descend from North
America, making the days cooler.
During the rainy season, from May to October it
rains quite heavily.
The downfalls are short but frequent. The air is
very humid.
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- Insects &
animals
Mosquitoes, particularly after
nightfall.
There are several
varieties of snakes, lizards, green turtles and
fresh water turtles.
Huge quantities of
butterflies and over 180 species of birds have been
recorded in the islands. There is a bird sanctuary
on Grand Cayman.
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- Working in the country
There is nearly no unemployment on the Cayman
Islands.
Labour is lacking and foreign workers (who must get
a work permit) have to be employed in the sectors
of tourism, building and finance.
The main employers are the tourism industry, banks,
insurance companies and the government.
The only trade unions that exist are those of taxi
drivers, sailors and civil servants.
Before
leaving
You
should take English lessons, or improve your
level.
The quality of job you would like to have may
depend on how well you speak the
language.
With
a French or international company
If your
employer is a French or international company you
don't have to worry about formalities.
Usually the administrative services deal with all
the formalities concerning the expatriate
staff.
Unless you are the only representative of your
company in the country (sales representative, or in
charge of a liaising office ...), in this case you
will have to deal with the formalities
yourself.
Preparing
for your departure and looking for a job
:
You can start searching for information by writing
to French associations established in the country,
economic expansion services, commercial services of
foreign banks in France and French banks
abroad.
The French
consulate usually has a service dealing with jobs
and training, student grants and reinsertion in
France, and they can put you in touch with local
enterprises who are willing to accept French
personnel.
(See also in
the Practical Guide for the Expatriate).
The French Chamber
of Commerce also offers information about the job
market, the most dynamic sectors of the economy,
and edits a bulletin for French companies and local
members.
You could publish a job application in this
bulletin.
Documents about the
country are usually available in the cultural
service of the British Embassy in Paris.
While you are
hunting for information you could contact companies
directly by sending a spontaneous candidacy
proposing your services.
The international
departments of the Chambers of Commerce and
Industry often have information about the country
available.
Directories and useful dossiers from the country
can be helpful in getting information on sectors of
activity and the local economic life.
Where
to find job offers
:
In the French press (Le Monde, Le France Soir,
Figaro, Moniteur du Bâtiment,...) for French
companies sending people abroad.
In the
international press, in nearly all the bigger
dailies there exists a page or a selection of job
offers
(The European, The Guardian, Vacature, Coriere
della Sera, The Geneva Tribunal ..)
Leading recruitment
bureaus in Europe, and interim companies sometimes
offer international jobs.
There are several
data banks specializing in job offers abroad on
Internet which are easily accessible.
Writing
your CV and covering letter
:
Your dossier is a determining element towards being
recruited, it is the first step towards obtaining
an interview.
The CV should be
very clear, typewritten, detailled, preferably
written in English and it should be accompanied by
a handwritten covering letter.
Certain
countries do not accord much importance to
handwriting, but it is advisable to write the
letter by hand whichever country it is addressed
to.
If the company is
French or the subsidiary of a French company, the
CV and the covering letter should still be written
in the language of the country.
Don't forget to
attach a recent photo, preferably one where you are
smiling.
Your CV should
be detailled, and have the addresses and phone
numbers of ex-employers on it so that the company
can easily verify the main points of your
candidacy.
This can save you from sending a pile of
photocopies and documents with it.
You can always present these documents later during
an interview if necessary.
If you are thinking
of sending a false CV, you should know that a study
from the Florian Mantione Institute shows that 45%
of the employers check up on CVs, that 34% of the
candidates are eliminated during this verification
and that 60% of the verifications are made with the
previous employer.
Whatever your reasons for 'adapting' your CV to
suit the ad, be warned that it won't help you
during the interview and could even cause you
prejudice.
The
questions to ask yourself before an
expatriation
:
What exactly is the job ?
What is the length of the contract ?
Is it for the whole family or with bachelor
conditions ?
What kind of life will you have locally ?
Have you thought about when you get back, how you
will manage financially to fit in again ?
Do you have the necessaries qualities to be an
expatriate ?
Qualities
you need to succeed
:
Emotional stability (so you can react quickly
in any situation)
Autonomy (you can make decisions on your own in any
circumstance)
Being mobile and being available for your job,
being able to relocate quickly
Being good at meeting people (don't forget that the
expatriate is also an ambassador for his country
whether In his professional or his social life.
Being adaptable (you can easily adapt to different
cultures, climates and life styles. )
Being able to accept and understand different
cultures and cultural differences
Tolerance and respect of other people's way of life
and way of living should be a natural part of your
character.
Your
family and recruiting
:
Your partner should have the same ambitions as
you. It is often an important factor in choosing an
expatriate.
In fact some recruitment bureaus or big firms when
they are recruiting, specially for long term
projects, insist on having an interview with the
wife to check that there are no problems in the
couple which could get worse abroad and maybe
disturb the mission.
Companies often propose that the whole family goes
together so that a good family balance is
kept.
During
the recruiting
:
Punctuality and precision are appreciated
everywhere.
Be on time for your appointments.
Be well dressed for
your interview, whatever kind of job you are trying
for.
Your appearance will weigh with the
interviewer.
First interviews
are often very short but can last several hours if
your candidacy is interesting, depending on the
post offered, and if you have to do any
psychotechnical (graphological analysis) or
aptitude tests.
Be careful not to
appear pretentious about your know-how and don't
exaggerate your professional competence.
Don't forget that
nowadays the job market is a chronic problem nearly
all over the world, so take an interview
appointment seriously, jobs are not easy to come
by.
Emphasize your real
competence, your ease of adaption, your mobility,
your ability to work in a team, your readiness to
pool your experience.
The
company and the
expatriate
:
A lot of countries abroad like to have, and to
show that they have, expatriates on their
staff.
International personnel often bring in experience
and knowledge which can be very advantageous for a
company.
Salaries
- Salary requirements
:
If the candidate doesn't know the prospective
country, it isn't always easy to negotiate a
salary,
especially if the amount has already been
mentionned on the ad.
However, there is nothing to stop you from showing
your previous salary and from discussing the salary
offered.
The recruiting agent or the employer may appreciate
knowing what for you is the minimum.
The standard of living that you find abroad is not
always similar to the one you know in your own
country and sometimes if the salary is much higher
you will find that the cost of living is also.
This is one of the reasons, and there are several,
including social security conditions, why it is
better to go abroad with a French company.
French companies sending people overseas budget for
differences in the cost of living.
They can reassure the expatriate that his
purchasing power will at least be the same as in
France.
The 'basic French salary' can be paid either in
France or abroad, it is usually a choice, and an
allowance is paid for living expenses
(accomodation, food,...) This compensation is based
on the cost of living in the country.
Taxes
(see the page in the expatriate guide)
If you are employed locally you will have to pay
taxes in the country.
If you have an international contract your salary
can be negotiated free of taxes.
In some countries income tax is deducted at source
by the company.
Accomodation
- company car - other fringe
benefits
:
It is nearly impossible to negotiate for a company
house if you are employed locally. Getting a car
depends on your job and your level in the
company.
In a local company it will be very difficult to
negotiate a paid return ticket to France every
year.
There again, if you are an expatriate working for a
French company you will get fringe benefits, a
house, car, travel allowance, return flights to
France ...
Usually international contracts give 15 days leave
in France every 3 months.
Working
conditions :
These are the local ones with all the attenuating
advantages and disadvantages if you are working for
a local company.
The expatriate is often considered as an immigrant
and has to deal himself with the local
formalities.
On the
administrative side the expatriate does not have to
worry about the formalities concerning the police,
customs, immigration, income tax, visa or consular
declaration.
French or European companies abroad always have an
administrative department which completes all the
formalities for its personnel and deals with any
problems which could arise.
Foreign companies
remain subject to the laws of the country in which
they are working.
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- Formalities
A
passport
is
necessary except in the following cases :
1) you have a proof of nationality, given
- as a citizen of the islands
- as a British or a Canadian citizen
- as an American citizen
2) if you have an American US Alien Registration
card, given on arrival from the States
3) sailor's certificate (on service) given to all
merchant sailors by their country of origin.
A
visa
is
necessary except in the following cases :
1) you are a citizen of GB or its colonies
2) for citizens of South Africa, Germany, Andora,
Antigua and Barbuda, Saudi Arabia, Australia,
Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chili,
Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Rep,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gambia, Holland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guyana, Haiti, Iceland, Solomon Islands, India,
Irland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Kuwait, Lesotho, Lichtenstein, Luxemburg,
Malawi, Malaisia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco,
Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Portugal, Western Samoa,
San Marina, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Sri Lanka, Ste Lucia,
St Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tuvalu, Uganda, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
Customs
If you are over 18 years of age you are allowed
to import
- 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or half a pound (225
gr) of tobacco, I pint of alcohol
Household pets :
birds, dogs or cats, must have a permit from the
department of agriculture of the Cayman
Islands.
The exportation of
lobster and shells is controlled.
Currency
:
The importation of Cayman dollars is authorized and
there is no limit on their exportation.
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- Health
There is no obligatory vaccination.
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- Transport
There are several daily flights from the United
States and Europe.
The national company is Cayman Airways which flies
to Miami, Houston, Tampa, Atlanta and New York in
the US and to Kingston and Montego Bay in
Jamaica.
Foreign companies
flying to the Caymans are Pan American Airlines and
Air Jamaica.
Maritime
transport
The port of George Town was built during the
1970s and has two quays equipped with loading and
unloading installations.
In 1981 a new port was opened on Cayman Brac.
Ships come regularly from Tampa, Miami and
Kingston.
In 1988 23 cargo ships accosted 287 times, bringing
142,300 tons of merchandise to George Town, 89% of
which was in containers.
The same year 340 cruise ships accosted in George
Town.
Internal
transport
There are 217 kms of road over Grand Cayman and
37 kms on Cayman Brac.
On Little Cayman there is only one road.
There is a total of 12,154 cars immatriculated.
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-Time differences
Time difference with France: - 7 hours (in summer),
- 6 hours (in winter) - 5 hours GMT
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-
Telecommunications
Telephone
To call the Cayman Islands dial 00 + 1345 + the
number of your correspondent.
The islands have a
local and an international telephone service as
well as a telex network, a subsidiary of the Cable
and Wireless company.
In 1980 a land satellite station, relayed to the
satellite Intelsat was inaugurated on Grand Cayman
and its services offer direct dialing to 100
countries.
The Cayman Islands
Telephones, a subsidiary of Cable and Wireless has
10,964 subscribers.
Mobile telephones have been available since
1987.
Radio
- Press
Radio Cayman, which belongs to the government
gives a public service, financed by publicity and
broadcasts for 17 and a half hours each day.
A TV franchise was tried in 1982 but without
success.
Parabolic aeriels capture programmes from the USA
and other places.
The only daily
newspaper is the Caymanian Compass.
The Newstar magazine was lauched in 1987 and there
are other magazines for the tourist industry.
The available directories are the Cayman Islands
Yearbook & Business Directory and the Cayman
Islands Who's Who and Business Directory.
Government services give out press
communiqués and other information.
Public relations and publicity for the Dept of
Tourism and the company Cayman Airways are done by
a private company.
American
and English newspapers
New York
Times
229 West 43d St - New York, NY 10036 - USA
Tel. (1) 212) 556 1234
Newsweek (weekly, 4 million copies)
251 West 57th Street - New York NY 10019 - USA
Tel . (1) 212 445 5000
Daily Mail (daily, 1,700,000 copies)
Northcliffe House - London W8 5TT
Tel. (44) 71 938 6000 - Fax. (44) 71 937 4463
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-
Airports
The international airport, Owen Roberts
International Airport, is situated on Grand Cayman
and has 2130 meters of runway.
The Gerrard Smith
Airport on Cayman Brac has a 1820 meter runway and
new installations since 1988.
There is a small
private runway on Little Cayman.
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- Car rental
Avis
Reservation Office : Tel. 345 948 28 47
Cayman Brac : Tel.345 948 2847
All Avis cars are
completely equipped, have done less than 15,000 kms
and have an average age of 3 months.
The vehicles are carefully prepared and checked
between each rental using a procedure containing 7
obligatory control points.
The cars are rented with a full tank.
Renting from Avis automatically means that the car
passengers, renter and/or driver are covered by a
third party insurance as well as an insurance
covering repatriation and the immobilization of the
vehicule in case of an accident.
You can reserve a
car :
- from your travel agent
- from the international reservation centre at 0
820 05 05 05
- or from any Avis agency
Avis has an interactive network worldwide, a client
can reserve a car instantly from anywhere in the
world.
We recommend that
you pay your rental using your accredited Avis card
or with another credit card accepted by Avis :
American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Diners.
Through a simple free membership system, Avis gives
identity and/or payment cards, which are a real
help for a rapid and efficient service.
REASSURING : No
on-line payment, you can pay Avis directly at the
agency when you return the car
RAPID : Avis has the quickest car rental
reservation service on the web
ECONOMICAL : The cheapest rates on the market are
available on the Avis microsite
COMPLETE : You can rent a car anywhere in the
world.
The Avis network : 5000 agencies in 172 countries,
is now on-line!
EFFICIENT : Find your town (you don't have to fill
in the country), enter the date and click on
estimate
PRACTICAL : You only have to fill in 4 boxes and
you will receive an e-mail confirming the
reservation.
You can even rent a vehicle at the last minute just
round the corner or ... on the other side of the
world.
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- Hotels &
restaurants
There are several hotels and restaurants, of all
types.
See our list in 'Useful Addresses'
24
- Your suitcase
Light clothing for summer, preferably in cotton or
linen.
You may need a sweater or a light jacket from
December to April.
You should have a
raincoat if you go from March to October.
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- Information
The
national flag
The flag is dark blue and contains the British
Union Jack.
Since 1958 it also contains a turtle, a pineapple,
3 stars representing the 3 islands and a device 'He
hath founded it upon the seas'.
The name Cayman
Islands come from the word 'cayman' meaning
crocodile, when the Spaniards arrived around 1670
they must have found these animals on the
beach.
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- Banks
The
offshore banking sector employs over 10% of the
population and represents 16% of the
GNP.
Nearly all the
major world banks are implanted on the Cayman
Islands.
There are over 530
banks in the country and 390 insurance and
reinsurance companies.
Banking facilites are guaranteed by the commercial
banks :
Barclays, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Bank of
Novia Scotia, the Canadian Imperial Bank, the
Cayman National Bank, the First Home Banking and
the First Cayman Bank.
The islands
government has announced a reinforcement of their
banking legislation to attempt to limit dubious
financial operations.
First Cayman Bank Limited
West Bay Rd - Box 1113GT G T
Tel. 95266
Guardian Bank & Trust Cayman Ltd
4th Floor - Elizabethan Sq - Box 490 GT GT
Tel. 97533 - Fax. 98419/90106 - Telex. 4516
GUARDBK
Huntlaw Corporate Services Ltd
Huntlaw Bldg - Fort Street - Box 1350GT
Tel. 94900 - Fax. 97876/96175
27
- Schools
Primary education
is free and compulsary.
Cayman Prep
School
Walkers Road - Box 885GT - George Town
Tel. 92115
Edmer Adventist School
Walkers Road - Box 515GT
Tel. 97190
International College of the Cayman Islands
(secondary)
Newlands - 71100
Fax. 71210
28
- Guides
Books
Statesman’ yearbook
Consulate of Great Britain « Information Sheet
»
Statistical Abstract of the Cayman Islands, 1988,
Government Statistics Office (US$20)
The Cayman Islands Annual Report, Goverment of the
Cayman Islands, yearly, free
Commonwealth Yearbook, HMSO, yearly
Statesman Year Book, Macmillan, yearly
Local
editors
Cayman Media Corp Artco
Centre Crewe Rd - Box 1139GT GT
Tel. 97414 - Fax. 90538
The Caymanian Compass
Compass Building - Crewe Road - Box 1365GT G.T.
Tel. 95111 - Fax. 97033
New Caymanian
The Artco Centre - Crewe Road - Box 1139 GT
G.T.
Tel. 97414 - Fax. 90538
29
- Observations
Lost between Jamaica and Cuba, the Cayman Islands
have always been the chosen territory of turtles,
to such an extent that when Columbus discovered the
islands in 1503 he named the archipelego Tortugas
Islands.
Under threat of extinction for many years, as their
meat was so sought after, they are now protected
and there are even several farms rearing them.
Green Turtle Farm, on Grand Caiman is the only one,
as its name indicates, which rears and exploits
green turtles.
30 - Useful addresses in France
Centre
Français du Commerce
Extérieur
10, avenue d’Iéna - 75783 Paris Cedex
16
Tel. 01 40 73 30 00 - Fax 01 40 73 39 79
email : t3i@www.cfce.fr
British Embassy in Paris
16, rue d’Anjou - 750008 Paris
Tel. 01 42.66.91.42
British Council
9-11, rue de Constantine - 75007 Paris
Tel. 01 49.55.73.00
Accueil et Information des Français
à l’étranger
38, rue de La Pérouse - 75116 Paris
Tel. 01 40.66.60.79/40.66.69.20
Maison de la Grande-Bretagne
19, rue des Mathurins - 75009 Paris
Tel. 01 44.51.56.20
Training Information Centre
4 bis, rue de Staël - 75015 Paris
Tel. 0140.61.95.26
Assemblée de Chambres françaises
de Commerce et d’Industrie
45, Avenue d’Iéna - 75116 PARIS
Tel. 01 40.69.37.37
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie
Franco-Britannique
41 rue de Turenne - 75003 Paris
Tel. 01 44 59 25 20
Caisse des Français à
l’étranger (c.f.e.)
B.P. 100 - 77950 Rubelles
Tel. 01 64 71 70 00 - Fax. (16 1) 60 68 95 7
Bureau d’accueil de la C.F.E.
12 rue La Boétie - 75008 Paris
Tel. 01 40 06 05 80
C.R.E. - I.R.C.A.F.E.X.
International delegation
4, rue du colonel Driant - 75040 Paris Cedex 01
Tel. 01 44 89 44 44 - Fax. 01 44 89 44 48
Centre de documentation Kompass
66, quai du Maréchal Joffre - 92415
Courbevoie Cedex
Tel. 01 41.16.51.00
To get the business directory in Great Britain
ANPE Internationale
69, rue Pigalle - 75009Paris
Tel. 01 48.78.37.82
Association pour l’Emploi des Cadres
(APEC)
51 Boulevard Brune - 75014 Paris
Tel. 01 40.52.23.58
Centre d’Information et de Documentation de
la Jeunesse (CIDJ)
101, quai Branly - 75015 Paris
Tel. 01 44.49.12.00 - Fax.(16 1) 60 68 95 74
Vacances Jeunes
88, rue de Miromesnil - 75008 Paris
Tel. 01 442 89 39 39
OTU Voyages
BP 133 - Var - La Garde Cedex
Tel. 04 94 21 24 00
OTU Voyages & Vacances Jeunes are partners with
an organization in England :
EWEP (see Useful Addresses)
CFCE
10, avenue d’iéna - 75116 Paris
Tel. 0140 73 38 63 - Fax : 01 40 73 30 09
Tourist
Offices
British
Tourist Office
19 rue des Mathurins - 75009 Paris
Tel. 0144 51 56 20
Jersey Tourist Office
12 rue St-Florentin - 75001 Paris
Tel. 01 49 27 92 08
Bookshops
Librairie du Commerce International
10, avenue d’Iéna - 75016 Paris
Mail order : BP 438 - 75233 Paris Cedex 05
Tel 0140 73 34 60 - Fax : 01 43 36 47 98
Centre National d’Enseignement à
Distance (C.N.E.D.)
ALLO C.N.E.D - Tel 01 49 49 94 94
Postal address: C.N.E.D.
B.P. 200 Avenue du Téléport - 89980
Futuroscope Cedex (Poitiers)
30
- Useful Addresses in the country
Administration
Indian
Consulate (Honorary)
The Waterfront - Box 1424 GT GT
Tel . 95829
US Consular Agency
Crighton Building - Crewe Road - Box 2077 GT -
George Town
Tel . 98440
Insurances
British
Caymanian Ins Agencies Ltd
Elizabethan Square - Box 74GT
Tel .98699 - Fax. 98411
Cayman Insurance Centre Ltd
Huntlaw Building - Box 839GT
Tel . 94657 - Fax . 98137
Crighton Insurance Agents Ltd
Crewe Rd - Box 497 GT
Tel. 92218 -Fax . 92799
Lloyds Agency
North Churche Street - Box 63GT
Tel . 92961/94866/7 - Fax . 97509
Doctors
Cayman
Medical & Surgical Centre
Rankin’s Plaza - Eastern Avenue - Box
404GT - George Town
Tel . 98150
Hill Patricia MD
Cayman Medical Centre - Eastern Avenue - Box
404GT GT
Tel. 98150
Magnus Paul Dr
Smith Road - Box 1537GT GT
Tel . 97740
Professional Medical Centre
Walkers Road, Box 273GT - George Town
Tel . 96066 / 96542
Clubs
Cayman
Islands Bankers Association
Edward Street - Box 68GT George Town
Tel . 90330
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
2nd Floor - Corner Edwards & Jennett Sts -
Box 1000 GT
Tel . 94746/90220 - Fax. 90220
Cayman Islands Hotel & Condominium
Association
Trafalgar Place - West Bay Road - Box 1367 GT
GT
Tel. 74057 - Fax. 74143
Young Caymanian Businessmen’s Association
(YCBA)
Elizabethan Square - Box 1751GT GT
Tel. 94727/92547
Schools
Cayman
Prep School
Walkers Road - Box 885GT - George Town
Tel. 92115
Edmer Adventist School
Walkers Road - Box 515GT
Tel. 97190
International College of the Cayman Islands
(secondary)
Newlands - 71100
Fax. 71210
Hotels
Ambassador’s
Inn
Church Street - Pob Box 1789 GT - Geroge Town -
Great Cayman
Tel. 97577 - Fax 97050
Beach Bay Condominiums
Beach Bay Road - Pedro Box BT35BT
Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Tel . 72166
Beach Club Resort West Bay
Road Box 903GT - George Town - Cayman
Islands
Tel. 98100 - Fax . 75167
Brac Airport Inn Tibbetts Sq
West End Box 56CB - Cayman Brac - Cayman
Islands
Tel . 87453 - 87323
Brac Reef Beach Resort
Box 56CB South Side West End - Cayman Brac
Tel . 87453 or 87323 - Fax. 87207 - Telex. 4207
BRHTL
Caribbean Club West Bay Road
Box 504 GT GT
Tel. 74099 - Fax. 74443
Casa Caribe
Box 1591 GT - Manager’s Office WB Rd
Tel. 74287 - Fax .75151
Cayman Beach Hotel & Dive Resort
Barkers W B - Box 903GT
Tel . 93765
Cayman Islander Hotel
West Bay Road - Box 1866GT GT
Tel . 90990 - Fax. 97896
Cayman Kai Resort Ltd
Box 112NS North Side
Tel. 79055/6
Coconut Harbour
South Church St - Box 2086GT G.T.
Tel. 97468 - Fax. 97117
Coral Caymanian Hotel
West Bay Road - Box 1093 GT GT
Fax .75164 - Tel.75170/92341
Divi Tiara Beach Resort
Peter Hughes Dive & Photo Tiara
Box 238CB C B
Tel. 87553 - Fax . 87316 - Telex. 4268 TIARA
Driftwood Village
Box 35NS N S
Tel. 79015 - Fax . 79138
Grand Pavilion Hotel
West Bay Road - Box 1815 GT
Tel . 74666
Holiday Inn
Seven Mile Beach - West Bay Road Box 904 GT
GT
Tel. 74444
Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman
West Bay Road - Box 1588 GT
Tel. 91234
Indies Suites Foster Drive
Seven Mile Beach - West Bay Road - Box 2070
GT
Tel. 75025 - Fax .75024
Island House Resort & Restaurant
Church Street - Box 194WB West Bay
Tel. 93017
Pirates Inn Beach Resort Box
2106GT Bodden Town
Tel . 73308
Plantation Village Beach Resort
West Bay Road, Box 1590 GT - George Town
Tel. 94199/96230 - Fax . 90646
Radisson Resort
Grand Cayman - West Bay Road - Box 709GT
Tel . 90088 - Fax 90288
Ramada Treasure Island Resort
Seven Mile Beach - West Bay Road - Box 1817
GT
Tel. 97777 - Fax. 98672/97737
Seaview Hotel On The Brac
Watering Place, - Cayman Brac
Tel. 88232 - Fax. 88498
Seaview Hotel
South Church Street - Box 260 GT
Tel. 98804 - Fax. 98507
Southern Cross Club Diving & Fishing
Resort
South Hole Sound -Little Cayman
Tel. 83255 - Fax. 83255
Sunset House
South Church Street - Box 479GT
Tel. 97111 - Fax. 97101
Tarquynn Manor
Seven Mile Beach - West Bay Road - Box 1362
GT
Tel. 74038 - Fax . 75060
Tiarar Beach Resort
Stake Bay - Box 238CB - Cayman Brac
Tel . 873553 - Fax. 87316 - Télex . 42668
TIARA
Victoria House
West Bay Road - Box 636GT
Tel. 74233 - Fax. 74233
Windjammer Hotel
Cayman Falls - West Bay Road - Box 1375 GT
Tel. 74391 - Fax . 74608
Carribean Hotel Assn.
18 Marseilles Street - Suite 1A, Santuree
00907- Puerto Rico
Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Assn.
2 Ardenne Road - Kingston 10 JAW 1
Edition
Caribbean
Publishing Company Ltd
Corporate Head Office
Box 1365G, Compass Bldg, Crewe Road, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
B.W.I.
Tel : 809 949 7027 - Fax. 809-949 8366 -
Télex . 4343 CPC
Recruiting
C.I.
Executive Services Centre
Eastern Avenue & West Bay Road - Box
623GT
George Town - Great Cayman
Tel. 95166
Automobiles
Car City
Ltd
Airport Road - Box 1585GT George Town
Tel. 90440 - Fax. 90116
Cayman Economy Cars Ltd
Walkers Road - Box 1084GT GT
Tel. 97288 - Fax. 98194 - Télex. 4437
CECARS
Chrysler
Airport Road - Box 400GT GT
Tel. 90440
Building
Arch
Construction Co Ltd
Box 662GT GT
Tel. 94414/71950
Canadian Construction Ltd
Fountain Rd - Box 223 WB
Tel. 93334
Cayman Isles Realty & Construction Corp
Banksville Avenue - Stake Bay - Box 196CB
CB
Tel. 82292/3 - Fax . 82289 - Telex. 4270 CIRAC
CB
Banks
First
Cayman Bank Limited
West Bay Rd - Box 1113GT G T
Tel. 95266
Guardian Bank & Trust Cayman Ltd
4th Floor - Elizabethan Sq - Box 490 GT GT
Tel. 97533 - Fax. 98419/90106 - Télex. 4516
GUARDBK
Huntlaw Corporate Services Ltd
Huntlaw Bldg - Fort Street - Box 1350GT
Tel. 94900 - Fax. 97876/96175
Electronics
Economy
Electronics
Box 70 CB - Iles Cayman
Tel . 87421
Shield Electronics
Box 2195GT - Eastern Avenue - George Town
Tel. 98330/96493
Agriculture
Cayman
Imports Ltd
Walkers Rd - Box 880 GT - George Town
Tel . 94065/94133 - Fax. 98123
Farmer’s Market Agriculture
Ground Thomas
Russell Way - Box 459GT - George Town
Tel. 90112
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