Topic: Compass Rewind
Amended laws aim to address mental health crisis
An amendment to the Mental Health Act legislation will now make it easier for mentally afflicted persons to be detained and treated.
Special report: The men who scammed the beautiful game
While Cayman has no involvement in the World Cup, its administrators were heavily implicated in a kickback scandal dubbed the ‘World Cup of fraud’, the repercussions of which rumble on to this day.
Tragic loss as ‘inspiring’ young Caymanian doctor killed in crash
Family and friends of Amber Bianca Martinez are still reeling from the shocking and tragic loss of the young Caymanian doctor who was killed in Friday's fatal collision in East End.
Smoking gun: Mystery weapon linked to multiple violent crimes
For more than a decade, police have feverishly scoured Cayman in hope of retrieving a 9mm handgun that has passed through the hands of multiple criminals on all sides of the islands’ gang divide.
Cricket legend brings fight against racism to Cayman
Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding spoke passionately about the fight to end racism in sport and in society at an event in Grand Cayman.
Compass investigation: Black market abortion pills sell for $500
Banned pills are being sold for $500-a-dose to help women terminate unwanted pregnancies in the Cayman Islands, a Compass investigation has revealed.
Breaking down the 65 miles of The Grand Swim
After completing ‘The Grand Swim’ in just under 37 hours, Oly Rush sat down with Cayman Compass to talk about his gruelling swim around Grand Cayman.
The Prison Papers: Low-level killers or a national security threat?
A five-year case has sought to determine if the governor of the Cayman Islands, acting on advice from police, prison and national security officials, was right to transfer two convicted killers to serve their sentences in high-security facilities in the UK, thousands of miles from their homes and families.
Blackwater diving: In the deep, in the dark, in the spotlight
A couple of miles offshore of Grand Cayman, in the middle of the night, a group of divers sink beneath the dark waves in the open sea and capture images of translucent, larval creatures that normally live in the depths far below.
Bullet-riddled planes and a suitcase stuffed with cash
In a special report, the Cayman Compass looks back in time to the days in April, 1961, when Cayman played an unwitting role in the CIA sponsored invasion of Fidel Castro's fledgling socialist state in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
Jets, yachts and mansions: The hunt for Russia’s rogue billionaires leads through Cayman
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a global economic war that drags offshore centres like Cayman, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda into the heart of the conflict.
The house that hope built: Community project brings fresh energy to housing crisis
A Caymanian couple have gone from living in a cramped converted mobile classroom to taking ownership of the island's first tiny home in a matter of months after a community wide effort led by non-profit ARK. The charity is aiming to ensure everyone in Cayman has a safe place to call home.
South Sound attack victim: ‘I just had to fight for my life’
What started out as an ordinary morning run for exercise enthusiast Oddy ended in a traumatic fight for survival after she was attacked by an unknown assailant in South Sound on 3 Jan.















