Cayman Island

Capital City: George Town

People: mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%

Religion: United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic

Language: English

Currency: Cayman Dollar

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How to get there: Several airlines serve the Islands, including the national airline Cayman Airways, American Airlines, USAIR, Northwest, Delta, Continental, Air Canada, British Airways, and Air Jamaica. The national carrier serves Miami, Houston, Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Boston, Chicago; Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica; Havana, Cuba; and Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.
Direct links with other US gateways, such as Atlanta, New York and Charlotte, are provided by the US carriers serving the Islands.
British Airways operates a twice-weekly direct flight from London to Grand Cayman and return, and Air Canada operates once-weekly from Toronto.
A range of charter services are available from North America. There are also frequent charters from Cayman to Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica and other nearby countries.
Most carriers world-wide have connecting flights. The frequency of flights may vary seasonally, so contact your travel agent for details.
There are no scheduled passenger services to the Islands by sea, though Grand Cayman is a popular port for cruise ship calls, mostly from the U.S. mainland, and it is possible to arrange stopover visits between successive cruises.

Weather: The temperature, summer or winter, seldom goes lower than 70°F. or higher than 90°F. The average is 78°F. in the winter and about 86°F in the summer. The average annual humidity in 2004 was 77 percent. Rainfall varies over the Islands and seasonally, but in George Town, the capital on Grand Cayman, the average monthly figure for 2004 was 6 inches.
Between May and October the prevailing winds are from east to south; from December to April, the coolest season of the year, prevailing winds are from the northeast to northwest. The hurricane season typically lasts from June to November.

Travel Documentation and Custom Duty: http://www.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1142,1592726&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Getting Around: Traffic drives on the left, and traffic rules follow the British pattern. Main roads on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac are paved and fairly well maintained. While many who come to the Islands to live bring their cars with them, there are new and used cars for sale in the Islands. Residents also shop for vehicles in Florida and check on-line for Japanese deportees. There are good garage and maintenance facilities. Parts are usually available for popular, newer models, but some parts may have to be specially ordered from the U.S. or elsewhere.
Residents also ride bicycles and motor scooters. Large motorcycles attract high licensing fees so there aren’t too many on the road.
There are lots of car rental companies and taxicabs. The taxis queue at the airport, port, downtown George Town, and at large hotels. You can also telephone for a cab. There is a bus service on Grand Cayman.
For pleasure craft, there are marinas and public boat ramps and moorings.
Inter-island travel is done occasionally by boat but mostly via Cayman Airways.

Tourism Website: http://www.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1142,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Medical Facilities:

Banks: Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Ltd., Cayman National Bank Ltd., Fidelity Bank (Cayman) Ltd., First Caribbean International Bank (Cayman) Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd.

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