In June the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce conducted three focus groups over a three-day period which focused on the topic of immigration in Cayman.
The Chamber of Commerce advocates for local business and community members, and immigration was the desire of focus from a cross-section of our membership according to our Prioritisation Survey.
A fair and reflective cross-section of businesses throughout Cayman were randomly selected, ranging from retailers to hospitality companies, and from small enterprises to global brands.
The sessions, which lasted one-hour-and-a-half each, saw representatives from selected companies engage in a question-and-answer session with Chamber Vice-President Paul Byles.
The answers provided were then collected by Chamber CEO, Wil Pineau, CCE, and Communications Assistant, Ross Taylor.
The answers were analysed to determine which positives there currently are during the immigration processes, and to determine which changes are necessary for improvement.
A report was written by the Chamber which explains in depth the answers given by the focus group attendees, and illustrates which changes are deemed a necessity by our selected business members.
This report was taken by Chamber President, Paul Pearson to Government Caucus during the quarterly meeting on Monday 11th July.
The Chamber of Commerce prides itself in advocating for our local business and community members, and our Immigration Report reflects this.
You may find a copy of the report here in its entirety.