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Record year for Caribbean tourism

A successful year for Cayman Islands tourism was reflected across the region with almost every island in the Caribbean seeing an increase in visitation in what officials describe as the best ever year for the industry.

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Panel examines impact of Cayman’s economic model

As published in the Cayman Compass: MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2015 Cayman’s economic model has not fully benefited Caymanians and could have yielded more improvements to the quality of life, panelists at the last week’s Fidelity Cayman Economic Outlook conference heard. Speaking at a panel discussion

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Residency applications plummet

The Cayman Islands Immigration Department has received fewer applications for permanent residence over the last 14 months than it had been accustomed to receiving in every quarter between 2011 and 2012, prior to sweeping changes in the Immigration Law taking effect.

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Record year for tourism

As published in the Cayman Compass: 23 JANUARY, 2015 The Cayman Islands saw a 10 percent increase in stay-over tourism during 2014, the best year on record for the industry. More than 380,000 tourists touched down at the Owen Roberts International Airport. Cruise tourism was

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Work permits increase 8 percent

As published in the Cayman Compass: 23 JANUARY, 2015 For the first time in more than a year, the number of work permits currently held by non-Caymanians has surged above the 21,000 mark, according to data supplied by the Cayman Islands Immigration Department. The total

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Cayman a low-key hot spot for celebs

As published in the Cayman Compass: 12 JANUARY, 2015 Pop star Taylor Swift caused a minor stir last week when she was spotted enjoying a break in the Cayman Islands. But while some Caribbean islands attempt to parlay celebrity vacations into tabloid column inches as