Grand Cayman, 23 March 2026 - The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) advises that its offices in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac will close at 12 noon on Friday, 27 March 2026 to facilitate staff training.

A drop box will be placed at the counter for clients to drop off applications.

The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) is investigating an incident that occurred on 5 April, involving the personal data of individuals associated with a small number of licensees.

In our advisory earlier this year we gave an update on our work with the Cayman Islands government to implement the Cape Town Convention.

Grand Cayman, 30 March 2026 – The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI), in partnership with the United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK MCA), successfully delivered a series of one-day workshops titled "Safe Operation of Small Commercial Vessels".

Government has been informed that the EU Commission has published a delegated regulation this week regarding the removal of the Cayman Islands from its AML list.

It is greatly disappointing that two of our financial services firms helped US citizens to engage in illegal activity by evading their tax responsibilities.

At its latest Plenary earlier today, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that the Cayman Islands and Senegal are the first countries appointed as guest members under the new Regional Bodies' Guest Initiative.

The public is advised that the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016; the Companies Management (Amendment) Bill, 2016; and the Limited Liability Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016 are now available for public consultation.

A public meeting to discuss a report on turtle conservation in the Cayman Islands will be held at the George Town Town Hall on Thursday, 22 October, at 6pm.

The Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) will close tomorrow, 3 October, at 2pm to participate in the Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development Small Business Expo.

Grand Cayman, 22 June 2026 - The Department of Commerce and Investment's (DCI) offices in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac will close on Thursday, 25 June 2026 for a staff function

The Department of Commerce and Investment's (DCI) business licensing counters in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac will close on Friday, 24 April 2026 at 3:00pm for a team meeting.

Both offices will reopen on Monday, 22 December 2025 at 8:30am, and DCI's business licensing counter on the first floor of the Government Administration Building will reopen at 9:00am...

This guide summarises the registration obligations of in-house counsel employed by insurance companies under the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (2025 Revision) (AMLRs) and the Legal Services Act (2020 Revision) (LSA).

Premier and Minister for Financial Services and Commerce, the Hon. André M. Ebanks MP, reinforced the Cayman Islands’ commitment to strong insurance supervision and international regulatory cooperation during recent engagements with insurance and reinsurance stakeholders in the United States.

On 11 April 2016, the Cayman Islands government formally announced a commitment to enhance its existing robust arrangements with the UK government on the exchange of beneficial ownership information in relation to Cayman Islands companies.