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CBC Statement on Exemption Granted to Spouse of Asylum-Recipient

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Published: 22 February 2021

Further to the previous Media Release dated 4th February, the Ministry of Employment and Border Control (MEBC) and the Customs & Border Control Service (CBC) recognise the legislative limitation within the Customs & Border Control Act, 2018, and its inconsistency with the principle of family unity under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.

Read more: CBC Statement on Exemption Granted to Spouse of Asylum-Recipient

Migrants Arrive in Cayman Brac

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Published: 05 February 2021

Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control (CBC) confirms that a vessel with migrants arrived in Cayman Brac this afternoon with a total of 6 persons, 4 males and 2 females.

Read more: Migrants Arrive in Cayman Brac

CBC Statement on Protesting at the Government Administration Building

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Published: 04 February 2021

The Ministry of Employment and Border Control (MEBC) and the Customs & Border Control Service (CBC) are aware and understand the “gap” in legislation as it relates to section 111 of the Customs & Border Control Law, 2018 and are looking at options to rectify this.

Read more: CBC Statement on Protesting at the Government Administration Building

CBC Conducts Awareness Session for Chamber of Commerce Members

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Published: 03 February 2021

On 22nd January 2021, Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) staff, led by Deputy Director Kevin Walton  conducted the first awareness session for 2021.  The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce requested CBC support in conducting this seminar.

Read more: CBC Conducts Awareness Session for Chamber of Commerce Members

Cayman Islands Inbound Travel Guidance

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Published: 13 January 2021

This page covers information relating to inbound travel in regards to COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands.

Read more: Cayman Islands Inbound Travel Guidance

Importing Goods for the Holiday Season

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Published: 07 December 2020

The Cayman Islands Customs & Border Control Service (CBC) would like to remind persons who are importing goods for the holiday season to ensure all supplier invoices or sales invoices are provided to the courier agent before the goods arrive.  This would help ensure a timely clearing and release of the goods.  Below are some useful tips to follow.

Read more: Importing Goods for the Holiday Season

Migrants Arrive in Little Cayman

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Published: 07 December 2020

Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control (CBC) confirms that on Sunday 6 December, 2020, a vessel with migrants was spotted off Little Cayman by a fisherman. The vessel appeared to have been powered by sail.

Read more: Migrants Arrive in Little Cayman

Migrants Unable to be Located

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Published: 27 November 2020

On Monday, 23rd November the Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) was made aware by the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) that the electronic monitoring devices that monitored 14 migrants living in rental properties, all lost connection, and as a result CBC has been unable to verify their whereabouts.

Read more: Migrants Unable to be Located

CBC to launch Customer Support Centre

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Published: 25 November 2020

Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) will launch its new automated call flow system, which will include our ‘Customer Support Center (CSC)’. The objective is to enhance trade and facilitate travel, while improving the customer experience.

Read more: CBC to launch Customer Support Centre

Importation Of Ganja From Canada Seized

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Published: 21 September 2020

The Customs & Border Control Service (CBC) stated that on the 1st of September 2020 a shipment of assorted food items which had arrived from Canada was selected for inspection by a CBC officer.

Read more: Importation Of Ganja From Canada Seized

CBC Officers Completed Risk and Compliance Management Course

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Published: 21 September 2020

On 13th July, Charles Sturt University Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (CCES) in Australia, and the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Services (CBC) began a new collaborative venture with the start of an 8-week course on Intelligence-Led Risk and Compliance Management.

Read more: CBC Officers Completed Risk and Compliance Management Course

CBC Officers Received Internal Cross Training

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Published: 21 September 2020

The Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service launched a cross training programme in mid June allowing legacy custom officers and legacy immigration officers to be trained in the areas of Laws, Regulations, Policy & Procedures in their respective border areas at our airports known as Check Point 1 and Check Point 2. Check Point 1 is the first point of contact for the traveler where travel documents are shown and Check Point 2 relates to the area where officers review passenger baggage and conduct searches when necessary.

Read more: CBC Officers Received Internal Cross Training

Courier companies ill-prepared for workload

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Published: 11 September 2020

(Article by CNS): 9 September 2020

Delays, missing packages, undelivered medicines and mounting complaints about poor service by courier companies since COVID-19 struck are largely due to a lack of resources and poor preparation for the crisis over the last few months, customs has said. But importers themselves need to give the right information to agents and couriers, given the growth in imports and the fact that Christmas is coming, a senior official told CNS.

Read more: Courier companies ill-prepared for workload

CBC Imports at an all time record-breaking high

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Published: 13 July 2020

Customs & Border Control received a record-breaking amount of imported goods during the month of June, topping out at 18,000 individual imports. This was 5,000 more than the previous month placing a great strain on CBC resources as well as couriers and consolidated agents.  As a result CBC has deployed additional officers to manage the increase.

Read more: CBC Imports at an all time record-breaking high

CBC Confirms Officer Tested Positive for COVID-19

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Published: 26 May 2020

Customs & Border Control (CBC) was informed by the Public Health Department that a CBC Officer has test positive for COVID-19.

Read more: CBC Confirms Officer Tested Positive for COVID-19

CBC Extension & Visa Counters Remain Closed Until Further Notice

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Published: 03 April 2020

Customs & Border Control (CBC) is advising the public that the Extensions & Visa office on Elgin Avenue remains closed until further notice.

Read more: CBC Extension & Visa Counters Remain Closed Until Further Notice

Collection Of Air Cargo From Customs & Border Control

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Published: 03 April 2020

The Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) would like to inform businesses and individuals, who wish to clear and collect their cargo that arrived by air before or during the COVID-19 public health emergency, to please contact  244-4959 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for an exemption letter to complete their transaction.

Read more: Collection Of Air Cargo From Customs & Border Control

Fishing Vessels Arriving to Cayman Required To Abide By CBC COVID-19 Measures

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Published: 03 April 2020

The Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) would like to inform the public that the fishing vessels that had cleared outbound prior to the imposition of the travel restrictions and curfew will be cleared inbound with the following stipulations :

Read more: Fishing Vessels Arriving to Cayman Required To Abide By CBC COVID-19 Measures

Updated Travel Advisory

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Published: 20 March 2020

Customs & Border Control would like to clarify that from Friday, 20 to Sunday 22 March 2020, Caymanians, residents, essential personnel and persons with connections to the Cayman Islands arriving on flights from the United Kingdom will be permitted to enter the Cayman Islands subject to strict 14 day isolation protocols.

Read more: Updated Travel Advisory

Message on Airport Closure from The Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP

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Published: 17 March 2020

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands –The events of the last few days, with the confirmation of the first COVID 19 infected person, combined with his subsequent death and the impact on Health City Cayman Islands has understandably created much concern in our community

Read more: Message on Airport Closure from The Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP

Message from the Governor, Mr. Martyn Roper, OBE

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Published: 17 March 2020

The announcement that we have COVID 19 in the Cayman Islands will be of great concern to everyone. However, this was not unexpected and the Government has been putting plans in place to minimize the impact. I support the Government’s sensible measures to restrict public gatherings, close schools and to introduce travel restrictions.

Read more: Message from the Governor, Mr. Martyn Roper, OBE

Cabinet Approves Travel Restrictions To Manage The Threat Of The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

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Published: 02 March 2020

·        The Ministry of Health and the Public Health Department work to protect Caymanians and residents from coronavirus (COVID-19)

·        Residents with travel plans to any countries with significant transmission should avoid travel

Read more: Cabinet Approves Travel Restrictions To Manage The Threat Of The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Amendment to Customs & Border Control Law Helps to Fight Laundering

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Published: 25 February 2020

To further strengthen Customs and Border Control’s (“CBC”) capacity and capability to adequately identify, investigate and detect cases of money laundering  (ML) and terrorist financing (TF), The Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Law, 2019 (“the Law”) and the Customs and Border Control (Money Declarations and Disclosures) Regulations, 2019 came into force on 10 February 2020.

Read more: Amendment to Customs & Border Control Law Helps to Fight Laundering

Public Health Alert on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Published: 05 February 2020

Local public health officials are advising on a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. This comes against the back ground that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has issued an alert to its member countries on the Novel Coronavirus (nCoV). A novel coronavirus is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.

Read more: Public Health Alert on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

CBC Cocaine and Ganja Seizure

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Published: 06 December 2019

The Customs & Border Control Service (CBC) would like to announce that on the 1st December 2019 a 27 year old Caymanian female was arrested at the Owen Roberts International Airport on suspicion of importing cocaine on a flight from our Sister Islands. A 44 year old Caymanian male was subsequently arrested in connection with this case.

Read more: CBC Cocaine and Ganja Seizure

CBC Sniffer Dogs Aid in Detection and Seizure of Over $400,000 in Cash

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Published: 09 July 2019

The Customs and Border Control (CBC) Service, with the help of its detection dogs, have seized more than $400,000 to date since operations were deployed.

Read more: CBC Sniffer Dogs Aid in Detection and Seizure of Over $400,000 in Cash

CBC Nets Three in Sting Drug Operation

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Published: 09 July 2019

Customs and Border Control (CBC) arrested three persons on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 for various drug offences including importation of ganja. 

Read more: CBC Nets Three in Sting Drug Operation

CBC Arrest 3 in Largest Ecstasy Seizure

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Published: 02 July 2019

The Customs and Border Control (CBC) has made the largest seizure of the ecstasy drug in the Cayman Islands to date.

 

Read more: CBC Arrest 3 in Largest Ecstasy Seizure

The New Customs & Border Control Highlighted Across the Caribbean

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Published: 20 June 2019

The Caribbean is watching the Cayman Islands as they work towards becoming a world-class service in border control and protection.

Read more: The New Customs & Border Control Highlighted Across the Caribbean

Cayman Enters into Treaty to Establish the Caribbean Customs Organisation

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Published: 20 June 2019

The Director of the Cayman Islands Customs & Border Control Mr. Charles Clifford witnessed the signing of the newly established treaty to form the Caribbean Customs Organisation (CCO).  The signing ceremony took place on 22nd May during the 41st Annual Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) Conference in Havana, Cuba.

Read more: Cayman Enters into Treaty to Establish the Caribbean Customs Organisation

CBC Officers Receive Nefarious Financing Awareness Training

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Published: 17 May 2019

Sixty one Customs and Border Control (CBC) officers were trained to better track, tackle and deal with specific kinds of financial crimes that they could encounter at entry and exit points of the Cayman Islands. These include the possible transportation of cash or Bearer Negotiable Instruments (BNIs).

Read more: CBC Officers Receive Nefarious Financing Awareness Training

CBC Local Arrests: Conspiracy to Importing Cocaine and Possession of Unlicensed Firearm

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Published: 13 May 2019

On Wednesday, 8 May 2019 Customs and Border Control (CBC) officers arrested two men  as part of an ongoing drug investigation that arose when over four pounds of cocaine was interdicted at the Owen Roberts International Airport in November last year. The men were arrested for suspicion of conspiracy to importing cocaine.

Read more: CBC Local Arrests: Conspiracy to Importing Cocaine and Possession of Unlicensed Firearm

CBC & WORC: Commencement Orders & New Regulations

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Published: 24 January 2019

The legislative changes central to the establishment of Workforce Opportunities Residency Cayman (WORC) and Customs and Border Control (CBC), will become effective next month.

Read more: CBC & WORC: Commencement Orders & New Regulations

New Customs & Immigration Officers Commence Training

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Published: 20 December 2018

A Customs Basic Training Course for 12 new Customs officers commenced on Monday 4th June 2018 following a recent recruitment drive. 

Read more: New Customs & Immigration Officers Commence Training

Bills Preface Changes

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Published: 20 December 2018

The Ministry of Human Resources and Immigration today (Wednesday 24 October 2018) gazetted for public consultation a number of bills central to the proposed creation of two new Government agencies on 1 January 2019.

Read more: Bills Preface Changes

DOI Enforcing the Law

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Published: 19 December 2018

The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration’s (DOI) Enforcement Division continues operations to tackle illegal immigration and bolster compliance with the country’s immigration laws.

Read more: DOI Enforcing the Law

Migrants Arrive at IDC

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Published: 18 December 2018

The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration (DOI) has confirmed that the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) has reopened to accommodate the arrival of 11 Cuban migrants.

Read more: Migrants Arrive at IDC

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