Cayman Islands

Coordinates: 19°30′N 80°30′W / 19.500°N 80.500°W / 19.500; -80.500

The Cayman Islands (/ˈkeɪmən/ or /keɪˈmæn/) are a British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. The Cayman Islands are considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is often considered a major world offshore financial haven for many wealthy individuals.

History

The Cayman Islands remained largely uninhabited until the 17th century. While there is no archaeological evidence for an indigenous people on the islands, a variety of settlers from various backgrounds made their home on the islands, including pirates, refugees from the Spanish Inquisition, shipwrecked sailors, and deserters from Oliver Cromwell's army in Jamaica.

The first recorded permanent inhabitant of the Cayman Islands, Isaac Bodden, was born on Grand Cayman around 1661. He was the grandson of the original settler named Bodden who was probably one of Oliver Cromwell's soldiers at the taking of Jamaica in 1655.

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The big chill on the Cayman Islands

Irish Independent 13 Aug 2018

0 Comments The big chill on the Cayman Islands ... People are hilarious all the same, aren't they? As soon as I made it known I was off to the Cayman Islands, the jokes came flying thick and fast ... https.//www.independent.ie/life/travel/the-big-chill-on-the-cayman-islands-37204074.html ... People are hilarious all the same, aren't they? As soon as I made it known I was off to the Cayman Islands, the jokes came flying thick and fast....

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China denies WSJ’s report that they laundered money

Malaysia Today 01 Aug 2018

... that a portion of the US$2 billion loan had been channelled into a series of shell companies before ending up in Silk Road Southeast Asia Real Estate Ltd, a China company based in the Cayman Islands....

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Malaysian officials are investigating whether disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak inappropriately used Chinese cash to repay state debts

Business Insider 01 Aug 2018

Hundreds of millions may have been siphoned from Chinese investment to pay off 1MDB's massive debt ... Officials told The Journal they suspect that some of the $2 billion meant for the China Petroleum likely went to a shell company in the Cayman Islands called Silk Road Southeast Asia Real Estate Ltd., believed to be linked to a close associate of Najib ... Ltd (IPIC), the report added ... NOW WATCH ... More. 1MDB Malaysia China Debt ... ....

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Inaugural Blockchain Visionnaire Summit Gives Voice to Berlin’s Crypto Scene

BTC Manager 25 Jul 2018

... sees no real solution without the application of some sort of centralization ... Second, blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are facing real hurdles in the way of regulation, but strangely this is also turning out to be a massive opportunity for places like Singapore, Malta, the Cayman Islands, and all these self-proclaimed “Crypto Valleys.”....

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Bulldog vs. Goldendoodle: This SC competition isn’t just about elephants and donkeys

The Rock Hill Herald 20 Jul 2018

Their love of dogs — whether McMaster’s Mac or Smith’s Cayman and Laffey — does not ... governor James Smith, back right; his wife, Kirkland; two of four children, Thomas and Shannon; and their dogs Laffey, left, and Cayman ... Cayman and Laffey ... A year ago, the Smith family had practiced scuba diving in a nearby pool enough times that they were ready for the real deal in the Cayman Islands....

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China Has Fallen: Tencent Is A Conviction Buy

Seeking Alpha 16 Jul 2018

They might make the assumption that WeChat has all the advertising real estate laid out like FB and thus the law of large numbers implies that there isn’t much growth left ... Shareholders in TCEHY don’t actually own the underlying equity in Tencent, but instead equity in a shell company in the Cayman Islands which is a variable interest entity (‘VIE’)....

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Alibaba Shareholders Should Sell And Buy Altaba

Seeking Alpha 09 Jul 2018

BABA is a stock representing shares in a shell company in the Cayman Islands which has contracts that connect them with the “real” Alibaba shares ... would CEO Ma and Alibaba really want to buy AABA? The real question though is ... This tender offer was only meant to get the “low hanging fruit” before the real strategy discussed above....

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Malaysia sets up task force to probe looted wealth

Dawn 22 May 2018

PUTRAJAYA. Malaysia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (second right) addresses civil servants on Monday.—AFP. KUALA LUMPUR ... But it is alleged that Najib, his family and cronies looted the investment vehicle in a massive fraud stretching from the Cayman Islands to New York, with stolen funds used to buy everything from real estate to artworks ... Mahathir had pledged to reopen probes into 1MDB ... Published in Dawn, May 22nd, 2018....

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Malaysia sets up task force to probe 1MDB scandal

The News International 22 May 2018

But it is alleged that Najib, his family and cronies looted the investment vehicle in a massive fraud stretching from the Cayman Islands to New York, with stolen funds used to buy everything from real estate to artworks.Since Najib´s ouster, Malaysians have been gripped by a series of police raids on properties linked to the ex-leader, which ......

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Malaysia task force to probe 1MDB scandal

The Manila Times 21 May 2018

KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia on Monday set up a task force to probe allegations that billions of dollars were looted from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB in an audacious fraud overseen by ousted ex-leader Najib Razak ... But it is alleged that Najib, his family and cronies looted the investment vehicle in a massive fraud stretching from the Cayman Islands to New York, with stolen funds used to buy everything from real estate to artworks ... AFP Tweet . ....

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Malaysia Probes 1MDB Scandal

This Day 21 May 2018

(NAN) ... Mahathir led a reformist alliance to a shock victory at the May 9 polls over Najib’s coalition, which had governed Malaysia uninterrupted for over six decades ... But it is alleged that Najib, his family and cronies looted the investment vehicle in a massive fraud stretching from the Cayman Islands to New York, with stolen funds used to buy everything from real estate to artworks ... ....

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New task force to probe alleged looting of 1MDB

Taipei Times 21 May 2018

The fund, was set up in 2009 ostensibly to promote the development of the Malaysian economy, but it is alleged that Najib, his family and cronies looted the investment vehicle in a massive fraud stretching from the Cayman Islands to New York City, with stolen funds used to buy everything from real estate to works of art ... The task force is set to meet today, Abdul Gani told reporters yesterday....

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Malaysia sets up task force to investigate 1MDB

Press TV 21 May 2018

Malaysia has set up a task force to probe allegations that billions of dollars were looted from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB in an audacious fraud overseen by ousted leader Najib Razak ... But it is alleged that Najib, his family and cronies looted the investment vehicle in a massive fraud stretching from the Cayman Islands to New York, with stolen funds used to buy everything from real estate to artworks ... (Photo by AFP) ... (Source. AFP) ....

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