Source: WORC(CNS): Over this year’s summer season, the number of work permit holders in the Cayman Islands fell by several hundred when compared to the record-breaking figure at the start of 2025, though they are still high. According to the latest statistics from WORC, there were 37,262 active permits in August, around 647 fewer than when the year started. It is now taking around twelve weeks to grant a new work permit or renew an existing one. Nevertheless, the lawyers now believe the deputy governor has adopted a UK policy that is “wholly unsuitable” to the Cayman Islands. HSM said the change in policy has led to the “unintended consequence” of disenfranchising those residents who have the strongest connections to the Cayman Islands.