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The following newspapers feature Cayman Islands news: Cayman Compass (available in a daily newspaper or on [1]) Cayman News Service (online newspaper on [2]) Cayman Observer, a weekly business-oriented newspaper [3] Cayman Islands Gazette, the official government publication [4] iNews Cayman (online newspaper on [3]) Real Cayman News (online ...
Whilst there is little history on Sikhs in the Cayman Islands, most migration has been driven by professional opportunities in finance, construction, tourism, and other industries. [2] Ishan Singh is a Sikh community representative on the island. [3] In 2013, the Sikh community held a food and toy drive to celebrate the Gurpurb of Guru Nanak. [4]
The Cayman Islands (/ ˈ k eɪ m ən /) is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population.The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean 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.
1919-1971. Irksie Leila Yates (1899-1996) was a pioneering nurse and midwife from the Cayman Islands. She has been recognized on a stamp in the 2011 series "Pioneers in our History" and in 2015 was posthumously honored with the National Heroes Award. Her home has been the focus of a restoration project for the National Trust’s West Bay Committee.
Politics of the Cayman Islands. General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 14 April 2021 to elect the 19 members of the Parliament. [1] The elections were originally set to be held on 26 May, [2] but Premier Alden McLaughlin asked Governor Martyn Roper to dissolve Parliament on 14 February, triggering early elections.
The Cayman Islands are a British dependency and island country. It is a three-island archipelago in the Caribbean Sea , consisting of Grand Cayman , Cayman Brac , and Little Cayman . Georgetown, the capital of the Cayman Islands is 438 km (272 mi) south of Havana , Cuba , [ 1 ] and 504 km (313 mi) northwest of Kingston, Jamaica , [ 2 ...
Colonial era. In 1662, the governor to Jamaica, Lord Windsor, was given royal instructions to take charge of the Cayman Islands by means of planning and raising fortifications in Cayman. Eventually, Fort George was built up around 1790. This is one of the earliest known military undertakings in the Cayman Islands. [1]