The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory,the largest by population,in the western Caribbean Sea. The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman,Cayman Brac and Little Cayman,which are located to the south of Cuba and northeast of Honduras,between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman,which is the most populous of the three islands. With a population of 69,656,the Cayman Islands is the most populous of the British Overseas Territories.
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. Columbus had found the two smaller sister islands and it was these two islands that he named "Las Tortugas".
The Cayman Islands is a parliamentary representative democratic dependency. As a British Overseas Territories,Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. The Premier of the Cayman Islands is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government,legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of the Cayman Islands. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital,George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands,it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Cayman Brac.
David Ritch,OBE,JP is a prominent Cayman Islands attorney who has done private and governmental work.
Darwin Kurt Tibbetts,OBE is a Caymanian politician and former Leader of Government Business in the Cayman Islands. Tibbetts served as leader of the People's Progressive Movement party from August 2002 –February 2011. Tibbetts served as an elected member for the district of George Town,serving six terms in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands.
Truman Bodden Sports Complex is a multi-use complex in George Town,Cayman Islands. It is named after Truman Bodden,a former Caymanian politician. The complex is separated into an outdoor,6-lane 25-metre swimming pool,full purpose track and field and basketball/netball courts. The field surrounded by the track is used for football matches as well as other field sports.
The Parliament of the Cayman Islands is the unicameral legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands. It is composed of 21 members;19 elected members for a four-year term and two members ex officio.
The Hon. William Warren Conolly,OBE,JP was a politician and attorney in the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Football Association governs all National Team programs,youth development leagues,Women's league and the Cayman Islands Men's Premier League.
Education in the Cayman Islands is compulsory for those aged 4 to 16 and is free to all Caymanian children. The literacy rate for residents over age 15 is 98%. Public schools follow a British-style educational system. The Cayman Islands Education Department operates 10 primary,one special education,and three high schools. In addition,there is a university and a school of law. There are also numerous private schools.
Anthony Travers,OBE was the Chairman of the Board of Cayman Finance from 2009 to 2011. Travers is also the Chairman of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange and former Senior Partner and Managing Partner of international law firm Maples and Calder. He has over thirty years experience in all aspects of Cayman Islands law,particularly mutual funds,structured finance,insurance and private client,and has throughout advised Government on the development of Cayman Islands legislation.
Truman Bodden Law School is a law school based in George Town,Cayman Islands affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the UK. It was founded in 1982.
The 39th CARIFTA Games was held in the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town,Cayman Islands,on April 3–5,2010. A detailed report on the results was given.
Juliana O'Connor-Connolly is a Caymanian politician,former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands and former Premier of the Cayman Islands.
The 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The United States went into the tournament as defending champions and successfully retained their title.
The 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship is an association football tournament that took place in the Cayman Islands during August 2014. Each match lasted 70 minutes.
General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 8 November 2000. The elections saw the ruling National Team under Truman Bodden suffer a heavy defeat,with Bodden losing his seat. Following the elections,Kurt Tibbetts of the Democratic Alliance was elected as the Leader of Government Business.
Annie Huldah Bodden OBE was a Caymanian civil servant,lawyer,and politician. She was the first woman to serve in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands,of which she was a member from 1961 to 1964 and from 1965 to 1984.
Bodden are briny bodies of water often forming lagoons,along the southwestern shores of the Baltic Sea.
