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Article: The Cayman Islands: Balmy Breezes Amid the Banks
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 25, 1987
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It was only after reading a magazine article on the plane that I
started to get nervous.
The article said the Cayman Islands are considered to be a world
center for banking. The Caymans? The trio of tropical islands I was
headed toward for a four-day vacation?
The Caymans, the article said, were ranked fourth among the
world's banking centers, with a record 500 banks licensed to operate
there. Banks? I think banks and I think checking accounts,
drive-through tellers, the dreaded monthly statement. I think Cayman
Islands and I think crystalline water, Seven Mile Beach, evenings in
a strapless dress. I think banks, I think navy blue. I think
Caymans, I think azure. I grew a little ...