Throughout 2018, photographers, reporters and readers of the Cayman Compass took thousands of photographs which were considered for publication in the newspaper.
Some of the photos recorded major events, such as the arrival of a new governor, the landing of a new Cayman Airways jet or the annual marathon. Others documented quirkier events, like the deputy governor scaling a YMCA ropes course, or England football supporters entranced by a World Cup semifinal match at a local bar.
Still others captured images of local weather at its wildest, such as a lightning bolt lighting up George Town or huge waves crashing into downtown George Town.
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Anwar Choudhury arrives at the Owen Roberts International Airport on March 26 with his wife and daughters, beginning what would be a brief term as the Cayman Islands’ 13th governor. – Photo: Taneos Ramsay
Cayman Islands Fire Service water cannons welcome Cayman Airways’ new Boeing 737 Max 8, which touched down at Owen Roberts International Airport for the first time on Nov. 30. - Photo: Taneos Ramsay
Carnival revelers dance on the waterfront during the CayMAS parade held in May 2018. – Photo: Taneos Ramsay
An 8-foot-tall elephant, made from plastic trash collected by artist Carlo Lee, stands in a field beside the Esterley Tibbetts Highway in July. - Photo: Christopher Fletcher
Dorn Hamilton, of Wildlife Research and Control Services, snags a green iguana in November during Grand Cayman’s island-wide cull, which aims to remove 1 million of the invasive lizards from the island. - Photo: Alvaro Serey
Cayman chefs Ayanna Davis-Eden, Bradley McLaughlin, Joshua McLean and Mohyndra Brown represent the Cayman Islands at the Junior Caribbean Duelling Challenge in Barbados in August. – Photo: Katie O’Neill
Off-road bikers pull wheelies during November’s island-wide motorcycle rally supported by police. – Photo: James Whittaker
The Cayman Islands Blue Iguana Recovery Program released its 1,000th blue iguana into the wild this summer. The blue iguana in this photo, taken in June, is one of about 170 reptiles living in the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park. – Photo: Alvaro Serey
Cailtin Tyson wears the Miss Cayman Islands Universe crown for the first time, after winning the beauty pageant in August. - Photo: Taneos Ramsay
Martyn Roper and his wife Elisabeth step off a Cayman Airways flight from Miami in October. Later that day, Mr. Roper was sworn in as the 14th governor of the Cayman Islands. – Photos: Taneos Ramsay
The Jolly Roger lies almost on its side on the hardpan in George Town harbor after running aground for the second time in October amid rough seas. – Photo: Taneos Ramsay
Jeffrey Jackson spins the wheels of his Camaro SS prior to a ‘Drag Warz’ race at the Breakers Speedway in July. – Photo: Taneos Ramsay
Heavy equipment is loaded off RFA Mounts Bay during an emergency-response exercise on Governors Beach in June. - Photo: Mark Muckenfuss
Deputy Governor Franz Manderson stands triumphantly on the first landing area after scaling the YMCA’s ropes course ladder in April.
England supporter Steve Piper and other patrons at Fidel Murphy's bar in George Town react to the action during the England-Croatia World Cup semifinal match in 2018. - Photo: Christopher Fletcher
Winds and waves battered beaches and businesses along Grand Cayman’s west coast the weekend before Christmas. In this photograph, high waves slam into the George Town waterfront on Dec. 22. Police shut down the waterfront road from the evening of Friday, Dec. 21 to midday on Sunday, Dec. 23. – Photo: Taneos Ramsay.
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