"Cayman Island"

[Compry]

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Sorry to hear about your experiences Dr.Dudd.

Speaking of Jamaicans working in Cayman. Yes the Cayman Island dollar is very strong but I don't understand some of the Jamaican workers that I met. They are working as nannies, housekeepers, etc. at an average wage of CI$100.00 per week. That's lot of Jamaican dollars however these folks still have to live in Cayman and the cost of living there is not low.

I got the opposite of the impression you got. Seemed to me that Jamaicans voluntarily went there in hopes of making a better life for their families back in Jamaica. Also the Jamaicans I hung with for the 3 weeks seemed to be enjoying themselves. But we can only use our experiences to judge a situation.

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic"> Seemed to me that <span style="font-weight: bold">Jamaicans voluntarily went there in hopes of making a better life for their families back in Jamaica.</span> Also the Jamaicans I hung with for the 3 weeks seemed to be enjoying themselves. But we can only use our experiences to judge a situation.</span></div></div>
Yes they voluntary went there ,but that is hoe it looks in the face of it.
We do not take in to consideration that if the majority of money made in Jamaica, off the labour of Jamaicans, using Jamaicans land and it's good name that are immorally deposited there to avoud paying the taxes that is owed to Jamaicans. these taxes would go a long way to provide the things the country is lacking. the funds if kept in the jamaican banking system would have been availabel to create jibs . this is why these Jamaicasn ahve to [v]voluntarily[/b] fo to that colony of UK, to be reared as 4th class citizens. What will they do when the worlf decides that they want their duly earned taxes?/
I predicted it long ago. and in f years all these taxdungeins, will be no more.
After the tax payers have to shell out their taxes to ssve their economies die to the activities of these places.
there will certainly be a change. And i am lookinh forward to Jamaica getting it's due.

I have nothing against working in other countries.
But I am fiercely opposed to these places treating immigtant workers as ingeriors .
As to the way JAmaicans are treated in cayman as opposed to the way they treat other immigtant.
There should be an international law against that.

[Dr.Dudd]

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<span style="font-size: 11pt"> Cayman part of worldwide tax haven crackdown

LONDON, England: The Guardian, February 19, 2009 – A worldwide crackdown on tax havens, from Switzerland to the Cayman Islands, will be spearheaded by Gordon Brown as the world’s richest nations use the global economic downturn to close loopholes that are costing them hundreds of billions in lost revenues.

As he embarks on a mini-tour of EU capitals in advance of the G20 summit in London in April, the prime minister announced yesterday that he was negotiating with fellow world leaders the terms of a tough regulatory system on tax and banking that will cover every country.

Speaking at his monthly press conference in Downing Street, Brown said: “We want the whole of the world to take action. That will mean action against regulatory and tax havens in parts of the world which have escaped the regulatory attention they need. The changes we make will have to apply to all jurisdictions around the world.”

<span style="color: #FF6666"> The global crackdown envisaged by Brown follows the Guardian’s special series, the Tax Gap, which highlighted the ways a range of Britain’s biggest companies have employed secretive tax arrangements to reduce their liability. HM Revenue &amp; Customs estimates that the size of the tax gap, which has seen companies shift ownership of brands to offshore tax havens, could be anything between £3.7bn and £13bn. </span>

The prime minister, who will meet the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, today in Rome before a mini-summit of the four EU leaders in the G20 in Berlin on Sunday, declined to be drawn on the specifics of his plan. But the Guardian understands that he is taking a particular interest in Switzerland, while Barack Obama singled out the Cayman Islands during the US presidential election campaign.

The other members of the G7 - plus the 13 other slightly less affluent members who make up the G20 - lose similar amounts. This means that the world’s main industrialised countries could be losing in excess of £100bn in tax revenues a year.

The prime minister believes that significant progress will be made at the G20 summit, which he will chair, because world leaders have recognised that the downturn provides a strong opportunity to crack down on tax havens.

Barack Obama made clear during the US election campaign that the Cayman Islands is used by US corporations to avoid tax.

Obama memorably said:

<span style="font-weight: bold">“There’s a building in the Cayman Islands that houses supposedly 12,000 US-based corporations. That’s either the biggest building in the world or the biggest tax scam in the world, and we know which one it is.”</span>


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[QK13]

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Very nice Sistah Compray!!

Still catching up after my own trip. Thanks for sharing.

I was caught up in the frenzy of people leaving the caymans just before Ivan. Now I see why they were so anxious to leave.
Dyam is flat!!

Lovely pics.

[H_O]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Compray</div><div class="ubbcode-body">On one of the trips in town to do something regarding the new church building, I was hungry so naturally we had to stop at the infamous Tortuga rum factory.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Founded in 1984, Tortuga Rum Company has grown to become the largest duty-free liquor business in the Cayman Islands. Husband and wife team Robert and Carlene Hamaty, started the company while they were both employed by the islands national airline, Cayman Airways. Robert was a captain (previously for Air Jamaica) and Carlene was an in-flight supervisor. While piloting for Air Jamaica, Robert noticed passengers boarding his plane carrying Bermuda Rum. Realizing Bermuda did not have the resources to distill their own rum, he investigated, only to discover that it was actually made in Jamaica, and shipped to Bermuda to be bottled. That was when he decided the Cayman Islands should have their own rum too, and the idea of Tortuga Rum was culminated. They started the company with two blended rums, Tortuga Gold and Tortuga Light. Tortuga Rum is a combination of Jamaican Rum and Barbados Rum specially blended for the Cayman Islands; therefore it is like no other.

The name, Tortuga, chosen by Robbie &amp; Carlene, was derived from the original name given to the Cayman Islands, Las Tortugas meaning &quot;The Turtles&quot;. The Hamatys, having no marketing or promotional experience at that time, overcame many obstacles and setbacks and pushed forward, seeing the opportunity to sell local products duty-free to visitors of the island, by both air and sea. </div></div>






I got my patty and pineapple drink and we were off again. No I didn't buy any rum, I still have the bottle that I difficulty opening well over a year ago. </div></div>an i kid you not, all there flour comes from a warehouse in Mississauga (im serious) i used to like delivering to there warehouse im Miami, i used to leave with all kinds a rum cakes

[Compry]

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I believe you. Cayman import just about everything.

[H_O]

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worst thing is, i seen them spill a 50lb bag on the floor and sweep it back up and put it back in the bag
not a very clean operation

[Travellah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Compray</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The area where I stayed was outside of the city, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Not that much going on which made for a nice peaceful stay....well except for the knowledge that they were regularly visited by frogs, snakes, centipedes, spiders, etc. <span style="font-style: italic">shudder</span>

First night I'm in the shower...they have hot water...GLORY!!!!, I decided to open the window to look outside. Lord have mercy, there was a frog on the window looking right back at me. I quickly closed it and never opened it again over the 3 weeks I was there.

Each time I went outside, I forgot about walking with my head held high and kept my eyes planted on the ground for snakes, etc. Luckily I didn't see any snakes until the day before I left. I was taking the garage out and there he was out for his sunbath...well I'm assuming he was a he. I didn't have my camera so no pic. Actually backup...one morning I went for a walk, ended up walking along the beach as well and I did see a dead one. He was harmless. </div></div>

The first thing that came to mind when I saw your report titled&quot;Cayman&quot; was: FROGS and SNAKES!
We went to GrandCayman and the first thing I saw in the bathroom slap right onto the window was a frog. Then walking about in the daytime all we saw were snakes. They said they were harmless but they still frightened us.