| The Cayman Islands are overseas territory of | | | | Jamaica also became an independent |
| the United Kingdom in the eastern Caribbean | | | | commonwealth country. |
| Sea. The islands are comprised of Grand | | | | |
| Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. | | | | Just recently the island of Grand Cayman, was |
| | | | damaged by a severe Category Five Hurricane, |
| First visited and discovered by Christopher | | | | Ivan. Much was destroyed in September 2004 |
| Columbus May 10, 1503 during his fourth and | | | | when Ivan ripped through the area, Ivan |
| final voyage to the New World. After Colombus | | | | damaged many buildings many buildings and |
| the first recorded English speaking visitor | | | | damaging nearly all. Ivan has been the worst |
| to the islands was Sir Francis Drake. This | | | | hurricane to hit the islands in over 85 |
| was in 1586. It is Francis Drake who named | | | | years. Most of the infrastructure has now |
| the islands the Cayman Islands. The islands, | | | | been restored in a rapid recovery. |
| as well as Jamaica, were granted to England | | | | |
| in about 1670 by the Treaty of Madrid. Until | | | | Feel free to reprint this article as long as |
| 1962, with Jamaica they were governed as a | | | | you keep the following caption and author |
| single colony, when they became a separate | | | | biography in tact with all hyperlinks. |
| British overseas territory. At that time | | | | |