West Bay is a district located on the west side of
Grand Cayman Island
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (1 ...
in the
British West Indies
The British West Indies (BWI) were colonized British territories in the West Indies: Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grena ...
. The population is 15,335.
West Bay is a residential area located north of Grand Cayman's tourist-popular
Seven Mile Beach. It is also a tourist area with destinations such as
Hell
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,
Cayman Turtle Farm
The Cayman Turtle Centre is a conservation facility and tourist attraction located in the district of West Bay in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. First established in 1968 as "Mariculture Ltd" and later called "Cayman Turtle Farm" by a group of Am ...
,
Cayman Motor Museum, and Dolphin Adventure. It is home to the
Scholars International football club.
West Bay features a public beach, complete with changing rooms and bathrooms available to the public. The beach is popular because of its proximity to the restaurants in
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles ( ...
. This is the location that many watched the sinking of the ''
USS Kittiwake'' in 2011.
Cayman Islands
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Politics
West Bay is one of the two largest electoral districts on Grand Cayman, along with George Town. The politics of West Bay are dominated by former members of the conservative United Democrats
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.
The Cayman Islands Former Premier
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A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
, McKeeva Bush
William McKeeva Bush, OBE JP (born 20 January 1955) is a Caymanian politician, former Speaker of the Parliament of the Cayman Islands and former Premier of the Cayman Islands. Bush, the former leader of the Cayman Democratic Party, is the e ...
, was elected from the West Bay district.
Education
The Cayman Islands Education Department operate
John A. Cumber Primary School
located in West Bay.
References
Populated places in the Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman
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