The Department of Commerce and Investment
“The DCI Promise”
The “DCI Promise” is aimed to provide our clients with our commitment to providing excellent service at
all times. Our commitment to providing excellent service is rooted in our values as a company. At DCI we
aimed to be innovative in all that we do and our mission is to ensure businesses are properly regulated
through compliance with relevant laws and regulations, while fostering an environment that supports
teamwork and commitment. We believe that we can deliver on this mission through our values of respect,
unity and belief in our purpose. DCI takes great pride in being innovative and a department that is committed
to adapting to the needs of our clients. With technology changing rapidly, DCI is committed to ensuring that
we provide simple and advanced processes to ensure we are serving our clients as best as possible.
With all of this in mind, the DCI aims to provide you with the following:
1. Professional and friendly customer service – Our team will seek to provide you, the client, with
the utmost respect and best customer service possible. We will do this by ensuring we answer all
of your questions in a timely and prompt manner usually within 24-48hrs of receiving an online query.
If your query is not responded to within 48hrs please feel free to reach out to our Acting Director Mrs. Mitzi Watson-Jervis at
MWatson-Jervis@dci.gov.ky or Head of Business Services and Licensing Ms. Samone Morgan at SMorgan@dci.gov.ky.
2. Clear guidance on processes and services – Every person will be provided with clear guidance
on any application process that is offered by the Department. These include, trade and business
applications, liquor licenses, music and dancing licenses, tobacco applications, Special Economic
Zone licenses, Local Companies Control Law licenses (LCCL), cinema licenses, secondhand
dealer licenses, intellectual property queries and information on Designated Non-Financial
Business and Professions (DNFBP).
3. Prompt response times to feedback and complaints - We will ensure that you are kept informed
throughout the process and that your license or registration will be sent to you within the specified
timeframe as indicated through the various laws or policies that DCI is responsible for.
4. Confidentiality and privacy for all clients - All compliance, licensing and enforcement matters
will be handled with the utmost confidentiality, and professionalism. We will ensure that all matters
are handled within the remit of the laws that the DCI is responsible for.
5. Innovative access to services – Our team is committed to ensuring that we provide the latest
technology to assist you with any service that our Department is responsible for.
6. Compliance and regulation with all laws – Our business licensing, trade and compliance officers
will ensure that all functions of the law are upheld and adhered to. Our team is committed to
ensuring that our clients have the most up to date information on all laws that we are responsible
for.
It is a pleasure for the DCI to serve you. We thank you for your ongoing support of the DCI as we seek to
continue to serve the Cayman Islands Government and community to grow our economy, diversify
commerce, and investment in the Cayman Islands.
The Department of Commerce and Investment specializes in licensing and regulation, and has a key role to play in Government policy relating to economic growth and diversification.
The Department’s objectives are as follows.
- To maintain a system for the licensing of business activity that has clarity and certainty
- To regulate domestic commercial activity in specified areas to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and to collaborate with other regulatory and law enforcements agencies
- To comply with international obligations and to constructively engage with local industry stakeholders on a regular and proactive basis
- Develop and introduce an online platform for licensing of businesses
The mission of the Department of Commerce and Investment is to ensure businesses are properly licensed and regulated through compliance with relevant laws and regulations while fostering an environment that supports teamwork and commitment.
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