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CAYMAN ISLANDS

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

TRADE AGREEMENTS AND single member constituencies. The People’s Ministry of Health
INVESTMENT TREATIES Progressive Movement remained the largest Tel: (345) 244-2318
• Several Tax Information Exchange party, winning seven of the 19 seats. However, Fax: (345) 949-1790
Agreements independents emerged as the largest group in Ministry of Human Resources and
• CARICOM Associate Member the Legislative Assembly with nine seats. The Immigration
• Association of Caribbean States member next elections should be held in 2021. Tel: (345) 949-7900
Government Offices Fax: (345) 949-0877
GOVERNMENT Government Administration Building
The Cayman Islands is a parliamentary Grand Cayman KY1-9000 EDUCATION
The Cayman Islands have a highly educated
democracy with judicial, executive and Cayman Islands workforce, with over 82% of the total labour
legislative branches. The present constitution, force having completed at least a high school
which came into effect on 6 November 2009, GOVERNMENT LEADERS degree, with 26% having completed a post-
provides for the government of the Cayman Governor secondary degree from a local or overseas
Islands as a British Overseas Territory. In the Helen Kilpatrick institution. The Cayman Islands Government
Tel: (345) 244-2401
Cayman Islands, the people elect the members Fax: (345) 945-4131 provides free education at the primary and
of the legislature, and the legislature elects the E-mail: staffoff@candw.ky secondary levels.
majority of the Cabinet. The Government operates a four-year college,
Premier the University College of the Cayman Islands,
The 18 elected members of the Legislative Alden McLaughlin and a law school. The University of the West
Assembly represent the Islands’ six districts. The Tel: (345) 244-2403 Indies offers distance learning in conjunction
membership of the Legislative Assembly also Fax: (345) 949-0877 with the University College. Grand Cayman
includes the Deputy Governor and the Attorney is also home to the International College of
General as non-voting ex-officio members. MINISTRIES the Cayman Islands which offers Master’s,
Attorney General Bachelor’s and Associate degrees, St. Matthew’s
The Speaker is the presiding member at sittings Tel: (345) 244-2405 University which operates a medical school
and a veterinary medicine school, and the
of the Legislative Assembly, and can either be Fax: (345) 949-6079 United Church’s ITLD which offers Master’s,
an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly Email: agc@gov.ky Bachelor’s and Certificate degrees incounseling.
who is not a Minister, or a person qualified to be Ministry of Commerce, Planning and
an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly. Infrastructure INFRASTRUCTURE
Tel: (345) 244-2412 TRANSPORTATION
The Governor must dissolve the Assembly four Fax: (345) 945-2922 LAND
years after its first meeting, unless it has been Email: ministry.plahi@gov.ky Highways: Approximately 140 miles of highly
dissolved sooner, and a general election must be developed roadways.
held within two months of dissolution. Ministry of Community Affairs
Tel: (345) 949-7900 SEA
The Cabinet is composed of the Premier, six Fax: (345) 949-0877 Sea Ports: The Cayman Islands Port Authority
other Ministers and two non-voting ex-officio Ministry of District Administration, Tourism operates The Port of George Town. The Port
members. The Premier is appointed by the and Transport of George Town offers a full service to cargo
Governor on the recommendation of the elected Tel: (345) 244-2412 vessels including warehousing facilities for
members of the majority party in the Legislative Fax: (345) 929-2922 cargo.
Assembly. The remaining six Ministers are Email: tedc@gov.ky AIR
appointed by the Governor in accordance with Airports: The main airport, Owen Roberts
the advice of the Premier. Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, International Airport in George Town is
Agriculture and Lands a fully equipped commercial facility that
The ex-officio members are the Deputy Tel: (345) 244-2417 handles more than 800,000 international and
Governor and the Attorney General. The Fax: (345) 949-9343 domestic passengers each year. The airport
Deputy Governor is appointed by the Governor Email: education@gov.ky has a 7,000 foot paved and grooved asphalt
in accordance with Her Majesty’s instructions, Ministry of Finance and Economic runway, a commercial airline terminal and
whereas the Attorney General is appointed by Development a separate general aviation terminal with
weather briefing and flight planning facilities
the Governor in accordance with the advice of Tel: (345) 244-2404 for private aircraft operations. Air service to
the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. Fax: (345) 949-9538 Cayman Brac is provided through the Gerrard
Email: fecd@gov.ky Smith International Airport. GSIA has a 6,000
ELECTIONS foot paved and grooved asphalt runway, a
General elections were held in the Cayman Ministry of Financial Services and Home commercial airline terminal with weather
Islands on 24 May 2017. They were the first Affairs briefing and flight planning facilities for private
elections held after electoral reforms approved Tel: (345) 244-2424 aircraft operators. Service to Little Cayman is
in a 2012 referendum, which introduced Fax: (345) 949-3896 facilitated through the Edward Bodden Airport.

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