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Cayman Islands: United Kingdom
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The Cayman Islands is one of 15 non-campus countries contributing to the University of the West Indies, which offers outreach and distance education programs. Some universities in the United States ... offer summer and short-term courses in the Cayman Islands; these courses are usually related to tropical biology or marine study. Other private organizations offer continuing education courses and certified instruction in underwater photography, snorkeling, and scuba diving.
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The Cayman Islands are on Atlantic Standard Time, 1 hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time in the United States. The Islands do not observe daylight saving time, so when the United States changes to daylight saving time, the time in the Caymans and the east coast of the U.S. is the same.
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Though the Cayman Islands are involved in no major international disputes, they have come under some criticism due to the use of their territory for narcotics trafficking and money laundering. In an attempt to address this, the Government entered into the Narcotics Agreement of 1984 and the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty of 1986 with the United States, in order to reduce the use of their facilities associated with these activities. In more recent years, they have stepped up the fight against money laundering, by limiting banking secrecy, introducing requirements for customer identification and record keeping, and requiring banks to cooperate with foreign investigators.
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The Cayman Islands' political system is very stable, bolstered by a tradition of restrained civil governance, sustained economic prosperity, and its relative isolation from foreign policy concerns by virtue of its colonial relationship with the United Kingdom. Public discussion revolves around public sector expenditure and social services, the pace of additional economic development, and the status of the large foreign national community on the islands.
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The economy of the Cayman Islands was once centred around turtling. However, this industry began to disappear in the twentieth century and tourism and financial services began to become the economic mainstays during the 1970s. The United States is the Cayman Islands' largest trading partner.
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In August of this year, a Chief Immigration Officer from the United Kingdom came to the Cayman Islands at the request and expense of the Cayman Islands government. The officer specializes in matters relating to Afghanistan and speaks Farsi. After interviewing the three men individually, the officer was satisfied that the men were indeed Afghan nationals. The officer did... state that she too was not satisfied with the Afghans' account of how they had arrived in the Cayman Islands.
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