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Cayman: Unemployment Rate for the last six months of 2024 is 2.4%

Cayman: Unemployment Rate for the last six months of 2024 is 2.4%

Labour market estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Fall 2024 show the unemployment rate (the proportion of unemployed persons to the total labour force) at 2.4%. The total labour force increased by 0.5% to reach 60,828. The employed labour...

Cayman’s economy expanded by an estimated 3.3% in the first nine months of 2024

From Cayman Islands Economics & Statistics Office (ESO). The first quarter inflation rate was 1.8 percent, and among the main contributors was a 9.7 percent rise in the education index. The main contributors to the increase in the education index...

Hong Kong’s redomiciliation push lures global firms from tax havens

Hong Kong’s redomiciliation push lures global firms from tax havens

The main talking point for Hui, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, has been a new law, enacted in May, that sought to make it easier for overseas companies to reincorporate in the city. Just a few days after the law came into...

ESO Media Release: Quality of Life scored Satisfaction in the Cayman Islands at 82.9%

ESO Media Release: Quality of Life scored Satisfaction in the Cayman Islands at 82.9%

The Cayman Islands’ Quality of Life (QOL) was assessed through a comprehensive survey, with the score standing at 82.9%. This represents a slight decrease of 0.7% from Spring 2024. The overall QOL score for Caymanians was 81.8%. The most...

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. Announces Overall Declining Energy Costs

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. Announces Overall Declining Energy Costs

Grand Cayman, July 4, 2025 Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) is pleased to announce an overall annual reduction in costs for its customers, due to ongoing investment in critical infrastructure. Delivery of the Cayman Islands’ climate change...

All roads lead to The Bahamas for #CANTO2025 40th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition

CANTO, the premier telecommunications trade association in the Caribbean, proudly announces its milestone 40th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas from July 13th to 16th, 2025. This...

On This Day: July 4, 1959, The Cayman Islands Cease Being a Jamaican Dependency

On This Day: July 4, 1959, The Cayman Islands Cease Being a Jamaican Dependency

On 4 July 1959, the Cayman Islands officially ended their status as a dependency of Jamaica and became a separate Crown Colony under direct British rule. This marked a pivotal turning point in the territory’s constitutional development and laid...

Cayman Cabinet Post Meeting Summary 18 June 2025

Cayman Cabinet Post Meeting Summary 18 June 2025

A meeting of the Cabinet was convened on Wednesday, 18th June 2025 in the Cabinet Conference Room, Government Administration Building. The Hon Gary Rutty, acted as Premier, Hon Rolston Anglin acted as Deputy Premier, and Hon G. Wayne Panton acted...

Cayman Airways promotes Caymanian linguistic heritage with new inflight napkins

Cayman Airways promotes Caymanian linguistic heritage with new inflight napkins

Passengers onboard Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) international flights can expect to learn and hear a little more Caymanian vernacular on their next trip. The airline has just introduced its latest inflight enhancement – custom “Speak like a...

Law firm fined $8k for passing over Caymanians

Law firm fined $8k for passing over Caymanians

(CNS): A well-established local law firm was recently found guilty and fined CI$8,000 for violating immigration laws, officials from Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman have said. According to a press release, the firm failed to disclose...

Moody’s Reaffirms Cayman’s Aa3 Ratings

Moody’s Reaffirms Cayman’s Aa3 Ratings

Hon. Rolston Anglin, Minister for Finance & Economic Development Hon. Rolston Anglin said, “The reaffirmation of our credit rating as well as the ongoing ‘stable’ economic outlook is testament not only to our Islands’ political stability, the...

Namibia exports petroleum jelly to Greece, Cayman Islands

Chamwe Kaira Namibia exported petroleum jelly valued at N$3,100 to Greece and the Cayman Islands in May. In contrast, the country imported petroleum jelly worth N$4.9 million during the same month, mainly from South Africa. Between May 2024 and...

Cricket Square Unveils Pavilion East: A Landmark in Sustainable Commercial Development

Cricket Square Unveils Pavilion East: A Landmark in Sustainable Commercial Development

Orchid Development is proud to announce the official opening of Pavilion East, the latest addition to George Town’s Cricket Square campus and a new benchmark for premium, sustainable office development in the Cayman Islands. Set across seven...

“Voices of the Sea” Launches Cayman’s Living Legacy of Seafarers

“Voices of the Sea” Launches Cayman’s Living Legacy of Seafarers

By Christopher Tobutt Christopher.tobutt@gmail.com It was standing room only at Constitution Hall on Wednesday evening, 25 June, as the Cayman Islands officially launched the Seafarers Registry — a heartfelt tribute to the men and women whose...

Falklands intends to implement the Beneficial Ownership Register by July 2026

Falklands intends to implement the Beneficial Ownership Register by July 2026

Sunday, July 6th 2025 - 04:50 UTC Minister Stephen Doughty with MLA Roger Spink during a recent meeting at Parliament House Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which includes Overseas Territories has...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

ClickCash Launches the First Islamic Blockchain Banking Platform with No Riba Loans and Shariah-Compliant Tools

ClickCash Launches the First Islamic Blockchain Banking Platform with No Riba Loans and Shariah-Compliant Tools

Share Share Share Share Email [George Town, Cayman Islands – July 1, 2025] — In a move that’s set to reshape ethical finance and decentralized banking, ClickCash (CCT) is proud to announce the launch of the world’s first Islamic blockchain banking...

Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Business After Hours with Sandbank Capital at Crown Square

Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Business After Hours with Sandbank Capital at Crown Square

The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce hosted another unforgettable edition of its signature networking event, Business After Hours, this time in partnership with one of its newest and most dynamic members—Sandbank Capital. Held at the striking...

Cayman Chamber of Commerce Community Calendar JULY 2025

Cayman Chamber of Commerce Community Calendar JULY 2025

Community Calendar – 30 July 2025 – For Immediate Release Training 8 July – Immigration: Work Permits (BVP’s, TWP’s and RERC’s) Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Location: Unit 4-107, Governors Square, Seven Mile Beach. You will learn: the full range of...

10 Best Pieces of Luggage for Business Travel, According to Wired and CNT Editors

10 Best Pieces of Luggage for Business Travel, According to Wired and CNT Editors

This story is part of The New Era of Work Travel, a collaboration between the editors of Condé Nast Traveler and WIRED to help you navigate the perks and pitfalls of the modern business trip. A well-made, durable carry-on is an essential piece of...

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