CIA - The World Factbook -- Cayman Islands
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world.../geos/CJ.html
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Cayman Islands - A Caribbean Adventure
Cayman Islands - Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman ...
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Cayman Islands' authority
Cayman Islands Government - For Information and Services
The official portal for the Islands' authority. Includes general information, history, links to directories, government agencies, and services.
The official portal for the Islands' authority. Includes general information, history, links to directories, government agencies, and services.
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Cayman Islands investment: Market Overview
www.crownacquisitionsworldwide.com
Little Cayman
In Little Cayman raw land has been the big seller so far this year. It appears more and more people are seeing the appeal and value of owning a piece of this tranquil paradise.
Although condo sales have slowed in Little Cayman, land has shown an increase over previous years with beachfront lots and inland parcels changing hands. Prices are still relatively low compared to other destinations and people are beginning to realize that will not last forever.
There are a number of houses currently under construction on Little Cayman and the local builders are getting new projects going as soon as one is finished.
Cayman Brac
Raw land has also been the top seller in Cayman Brac this year with the double incentives of having the stamp duty waived if you build within two years of purchase and also the duty free building supplies.
The ‘bluff’ on Cayman Brac is still in demand as interest continues to grow in this high elevation stronghold. With direct flights from Miami later in the year – now is the time to buy before this mostly undiscovered gem of an island becomes better known.
Overall
Prices are increasing for land purchasers in the Cayman Islands. We are seeing prices rise as much as 25% per foot on ocean front pieces of raw land and altogether prices are up about 10% from this time last year. Little Cayman is growing in popularity and word is spreading about this relatively untouched paradise. The Cayman Brac market has been experiencing an upswing…interest in ‘bluff’ edge lots and acreage has soured to the point that most ‘bluff’ edge lots have now been sold and now most available edge lots are re-sales. With the increase in ‘bluff’ activity, there has also been notable interest in the still very affordable ocean front property and inland parcels.
www.crownacquisitionsworldwide.com
Little Cayman
In Little Cayman raw land has been the big seller so far this year. It appears more and more people are seeing the appeal and value of owning a piece of this tranquil paradise.
Although condo sales have slowed in Little Cayman, land has shown an increase over previous years with beachfront lots and inland parcels changing hands. Prices are still relatively low compared to other destinations and people are beginning to realize that will not last forever.
There are a number of houses currently under construction on Little Cayman and the local builders are getting new projects going as soon as one is finished.
Cayman Brac
Raw land has also been the top seller in Cayman Brac this year with the double incentives of having the stamp duty waived if you build within two years of purchase and also the duty free building supplies.
The ‘bluff’ on Cayman Brac is still in demand as interest continues to grow in this high elevation stronghold. With direct flights from Miami later in the year – now is the time to buy before this mostly undiscovered gem of an island becomes better known.
Overall
Prices are increasing for land purchasers in the Cayman Islands. We are seeing prices rise as much as 25% per foot on ocean front pieces of raw land and altogether prices are up about 10% from this time last year. Little Cayman is growing in popularity and word is spreading about this relatively untouched paradise. The Cayman Brac market has been experiencing an upswing…interest in ‘bluff’ edge lots and acreage has soured to the point that most ‘bluff’ edge lots have now been sold and now most available edge lots are re-sales. With the increase in ‘bluff’ activity, there has also been notable interest in the still very affordable ocean front property and inland parcels.
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Like it simple? Then get yourself to delightfully basic Little Cayman Island.
Why are we stopped?" I wonder aloud to the pilot, right in front of me। The prop plane is at a standstill at the edge of a road, waiting to finish its taxi to Little Cayman Island's understated "air terminal." I just make out an iguana from my window, soaking up rays on the asphalt. A few yards away, a road sign: "Iguanas have the right of way; drive slowly."
There are few places left on Earth where international travel comes to a full stop for a sunning reptile; the squiggle of an island known as Little Cayman, and its 60 or so residents, are determined to stay one of them। Smallest of the three Cayman Islands, Little Cayman lies a half-hour plane hop—and light years of development—away from Grand Cayman, notorious for its good-time resorts and its status as the world's fifth-largest banking center. Like its sister islands, Little Cayman's deservedly famous top attraction is the fringe of unspoiled reefs along the Cayman Trench, the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea—which, combined with truly pellucid waters, add up to some of the most spectacular diving in the world. Barely ten square miles, Little Cayman is, like the iguana, a relic of an earlier Caribbean, when flocks of frigatebirds and boobies roosted in swamps dense with mangroves, when conchs crowded the seafloor like coins crowd the Trevi Fountain. When air terminals did double or triple duty as post offices and tourism centers.
I circle the island's mostly unpaved ring road, the whole circuit taking maybe an hour। Brackish ponds inland—inland is barely a mile wide—including Tarpon Lake, which glints with the large, silver-plated fish. Along the shore, mile after mile of reefs, pooling water the shocking color of verdigris. Almost no trace of human presence the whole way round; shell-paved road, low-lying vegetation, vast sky, and that breath-catching water. Essence of Island.
We boat into some shallows, where conchs still crowd the seafloor thanks to strict marine conservation laws. Slipping into the warm water, we snorkel for the mature conchs, gathering five in fewer than ten minutes. Sitting on the boat, feet in the water, waves lapping the reef, chewing seconds-from-the-water seafood with the sun a gold sand dollar above, it takes me maybe 50 seconds to promise myself I'll be moving here, soon, for the rest of my life.
There are few places left on Earth where international travel comes to a full stop for a sunning reptile; the squiggle of an island known as Little Cayman, and its 60 or so residents, are determined to stay one of them। Smallest of the three Cayman Islands, Little Cayman lies a half-hour plane hop—and light years of development—away from Grand Cayman, notorious for its good-time resorts and its status as the world's fifth-largest banking center. Like its sister islands, Little Cayman's deservedly famous top attraction is the fringe of unspoiled reefs along the Cayman Trench, the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea—which, combined with truly pellucid waters, add up to some of the most spectacular diving in the world. Barely ten square miles, Little Cayman is, like the iguana, a relic of an earlier Caribbean, when flocks of frigatebirds and boobies roosted in swamps dense with mangroves, when conchs crowded the seafloor like coins crowd the Trevi Fountain. When air terminals did double or triple duty as post offices and tourism centers.
I circle the island's mostly unpaved ring road, the whole circuit taking maybe an hour। Brackish ponds inland—inland is barely a mile wide—including Tarpon Lake, which glints with the large, silver-plated fish. Along the shore, mile after mile of reefs, pooling water the shocking color of verdigris. Almost no trace of human presence the whole way round; shell-paved road, low-lying vegetation, vast sky, and that breath-catching water. Essence of Island.
We boat into some shallows, where conchs still crowd the seafloor thanks to strict marine conservation laws. Slipping into the warm water, we snorkel for the mature conchs, gathering five in fewer than ten minutes. Sitting on the boat, feet in the water, waves lapping the reef, chewing seconds-from-the-water seafood with the sun a gold sand dollar above, it takes me maybe 50 seconds to promise myself I'll be moving here, soon, for the rest of my life.
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