The Cayman Islands, unlike some other small countries around the world (or even some large ones …) are a successful democracy with government that is elected every four years.  The system is quite similar to that of the UK & Canada which is based on seats / riding’s where the party that has most seats has control of the legislative assembly. Key positions are Ministers and the head of the country is the Premier.Our current premier is the Hon. McKeeva Bush (no relation to the former US Presidents).

In most countries, your chances of actually seeing the leader are quite slim. Here, you can see him at the grocery or at any number of public events. The shot below is quite telling in my opinion of how small Cayman is … its his parking slot behind the main government building.

Admit it, you would not expect to see “President” on a parking slot next to the west wing of the White house!

On another note of how Cayman is small (this is a good thing!), is the following picture I took this week. I saw this while driving to work one morning and just had to stop to take a picture. This cow is essentially staying right next to the Cayman National Bank right in George Town where there is a vacant lot next to the building for parking.

By way of comparison, its as if there was a cow on Bay St. next to the Royal Bank or next to JPMorgan Chase in lower Manhattan.

Finally, lunch at the ever popular Sunset House. If you have not been, I highly recommend it on a sunny day. Great view of the ocean and a lovely place for a quick lunch. These guys below were hoping to get some of my fish & chips. They essentially stayed there the whole time we were eating, hoping for a handout.