Selling the Cayman dream: Desperate migrants shell out life savings in ghost-permits scam
When ‘Arun’ collapsed in the doorway of the Victory Tabernacle church in George Town, it marked the beginning of the end of one of the worst periods of his life.
He had arrived in Cayman from rural India, having borrowed against family gold and land deeds, to pay his passage.
The 26-year-old, speaking to the Compass under a pseudonym on condition of anonymity, handed over more than US$10,000 to an agent in his home country. He believed he had bought his way into a stable job in the Caribbean. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Oct 04, 2025 01:18 PM