Topic: Compass
Strzalko winds up raising $4k
Kiteboarder Amy Strzalko did far better than expected in an event in the U.S. last week, finishing fifth woman in a very tough field and also raising almost $4,000 for the Kiteboarding for Cancer charity.
Island-wide blackout forces businesses to get creative
It took 11 hours for CUC crews to restore power across Grand Cayman.
Webb freed on $10 million bail
Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb pleaded not guilty Saturday to a 15-count U.S. federal court indictment against him alleging that he engaged in an international racketeering and bribery scheme with more than a dozen other defendants.
Island-wide power outage hits Grand Cayman
A widespread power outage was experienced in Grand Cayman Friday.
Accused child abuser returns
A school aide, facing 10 counts of indecent assult on girls at a government primary school, returned to Cayman after the court gave him permission to travel to Jamaica for a student visa.
Cruise berthing: Calming Cayman's roiled waters
Before the debate over George Town cruise berthing goes too far off the deep end, let us attempt to steer the conversation back toward calmer waters.
FIFA defendant extradited to U.S.
FIFA defendant No. 1 - believed to be Cayman's Jeffrey Webb - is sent to the U.S. to face charges.
Gallon of gas up 55 cents in four months
Cayman Islands gas prices are rising, just in time for summer.
Ministry of Health passes audit for first time
The Ministry of Health for the first time received an unqualified opinion from the Office of the Auditor General on an audit, which covered the ministry’s 2012-2013 fiscal year.
Accused child abuser permitted to travel to Jamaica
A school aide, accused of indecently assaulting seven minor girls, received court permission to travel to Jamaica this week.
Burglars steal much more than our possessions
There are few things that will diminish the quality of life in a country more quickly than fear. And that, we are afraid to say, is a direct consequence of the burglaries and break-ins that have been plaguing Grand Cayman in recent weeks.
Mosquitoes and Cayman’s economy
Writer gives credit to Dr. Marco Giglioli with reducing Cayman's mosquito population and enabling the country's economic boom.
Pharmaceutical contract draws prosecutors' scrutiny
A second public hospital contract catches local prosecutors' attention in the CarePay criminal probe.
The bus stops here – or does it?
Buses to North Side don't always complete their route, leaving passengers at Frank Sound or Old Man Bay.
Webb could be extradited this week
Jeffrey Webb is expected in federal court in New York within several days to face criminal charges in the FIFA corruption investigation.
Primary school aide charged with indecent assault
A Bodden Town teenager who worked as special support aide in the Cayman Islands government school system faces 10 charges of indecent assault on minors.
Anti-Corruption Commission down to 2 members
The independent members on the Anti-Corruption Commission left their seats in February, leaving only two permanent members and the acting complaints commissioner to oversee corruption investigations.
At least six break-ins in Windsor Park area in two weeks
Break-ins continue to trouble the RCIPS as another spate of crimes is reported in Windsor Park.
Proud of Them program honors 12 young people
The winners of the government’s fourth round of the “Proud of Them” initiative were announced Wednesday evening during an event at the George Town Yacht Club.
Webb extradition: US request likely to take precedence
Swiss authorities must weigh competing extradition requests for Cayman's Jeffrey Webb.
The tradition of Miss Cayman Islands
Weekender chats to past and present Miss Cayman Islands pageant winners.
Charges allege Webb, Watson benefited from hospital contracts
Former FIFA VP Jeffrey Webb and Cayman businessman Canover Watson are alleged to have benefitted from what prosecutors say was a corruptly awarded public hospital contract.
Government welfare programs need assistance
The problem with social services in the Cayman Islands isn’t the amount of money being spent, necessarily, but how that money is being spent.
The 'sanitized' schools report: Mystery solved
Mary Rodrigues, then chief officer of the Ministry of Education, ordered her staff members to rewrite a highly critical report on behavior in Cayman Islands government schools, according to emails the ministry fought to withhold from public view.
Webb was director of Jack Warner's Cayman company
Jeffrey Webb was a director of Jack Warner’s Cayman company J&D International, which obtained World Cup TV rights and sold them for millions.
Webb facing extradition to US and Cayman
Cayman's Jeffrey Webb is now facing criminal charges in both of his home ports.
Internal audits, public information
The Compass has recently published stories on problems with airport parking, billing for trash collection, vulnerabilities in government's information security systems, and a bureaucratic morass at the Immigration Appeals Tribunal. Believe it or not — we consider this to be good news.
Online poll: Cruise dock poll gets hijacked
A caymancompass.com online poll asking people’s opinions about the proposed cruise ship dock was subjected to more than 50,000 duplicate votes in a deliberate attempt to skew the results.
Education chief ordered report changes
A highly critical report of behavior management in Cayman’s schools was extensively cut at the request of the chief officer in the Ministry of Education, emails released under the Freedom of Information Law suggest.
US seeks extradition of Webb, Takkas
U.S. prosecutors issued extradition requests Wednesday for seven indicted FIFA officials arrested in late May.
Webb charged in CarePay case
Former FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb was charged Friday in connection with an ongoing Cayman Islands criminal investigation involving the award of a public hospital contract to a local company prosecutors allege was controlled by Webb’s close associate Canover Watson.
CrimeStoppers offers $110k reward
Cayman CrimeStoppers is offering a record reward for tips on the home invasion Friday night.
Financial crime chief to leave
The head of Cayman's police financial crime unit has resigned.
Home invasion leaves scars for young victims
Three masked men, armed with guns, held a babysitter and 5-year-old at gunpoint while a 9-year-old hid in a closet Friday night. Their parents told the story to the Compass this week and called on the community to help bring the gunmen to justice.
Immigration appeals delays revealed
Cayman's immigration appeals process has been a bureaucratic nightmare, but top government officials say changes have been made in recent months to improve the process.
Pay raise, praise for civil servants
Cayman's government leaders praise the civil service, but warn of further changes ahead.
Prison Inspection Report: Punishments can be arbitrary, unregulated
A inspections report on Cayman's prisons calls inmate punishments "arbitrary" and conditions in the segregation unit "wretched."
Back to basics: Garbage collection, airport parking
Failures in garbage collection billing and airport parking are illustrations of our government's major problems with what should be minor matters ... a running theme in the Cayman Islands public sector.
Opponents seek referendum on GT cruise pier
A coalition of Cayman Islands voters will seek to force the local government to abandon plans for a cruise pier in George Town harbor via a people-initiated referendum.
Bryce Merren gets 9 years, US$75,000 fine
A big jail sentence and fine for a Cayman Islands businessman who pleaded guilty to a Puerto Rican drugs conspiracy.
Government IT problems widespread
Significant and widespread problems with government's IT infrastrucutre are revealed.
Prison inspection report: Northward remains ‘decrepit and squalid’
UK inspectors say conditions in Cayman's prisons are deplorable and rules are enforced arbitrarily and with little oversight.
289 businesses not billed for trash
Fee exemptions for residential garbage customers were inadvertently extended to businesses.
Online poll: Opinions varied on Cayman corruption
A majority of respondents to last week’s caymancompass.com poll believe corruption is either not a particular problem or a problem that is not overwhelming in the Cayman Islands.
Bryce Merren sentenced to 9 years
A well-known Caymanian businessman was sentenced to 108 months [nine
years] imprisonment following U.S. federal court proceedings in Puerto
Rico late Thursday.
Caught in the middle of the Cuba conundrum
Barring unforeseen events or a drastic political shift, the complete "normalization" of the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba at this point seems inevitable.
A decade later, airport parking headaches persist
The parking mess at Cayman's largest airport continues a decade after problems were first identified.
New launch: Cayman Compass Data Desk
The new "Cayman Compass Data Desk" is the new home for the Cayman Compass's reporting based on data and investigations.
Workforce agency doesn't track success
The National Workforce Development Fund doesn't track how many clients find jobs through the program.
Tracking FIFA's Cayman connections
See the interactive graphic and an archive of the Cayman Compass FIFA coverage at the online Data Desk section.
Premier 'disappointed' with Chamber Council
Cayman's leader expresses disappointment that more criticism isn't being leveled against the Cayman Compass newspaper.
Finance Committee debate: School access and the Bill of Rights
Questions were raised during a Finance Committee hearing on the country’s education budget about whether policies that prevent the children of foreign workers from accessing free schooling in the public education system were incompatible with the Bill of Rights.
Growing case backlog for financial regulator
Cayman's Financial Reporting Authority has seen an increase in cases and a growing backlog of suspicious financial activity reports.
SEC amends Caledonian complaint
SEC states for the first time that the brokerages traded on behalf of clients in their alleged securities violations.
Midday melee in downtown George Town
A West Bay man’s throat was slashed in a fight with the driver of another car that repeatedly rammed his vehicle in downtown George Town around lunch time.
Ministry says customs chief to be chosen this month
The three-year saga of finding a full-time customs chief may finally end this month.
Swimmers bloom at Flowers event
Seven Mile Beach was transformed into a sea of color on Saturday as hundreds of competitors turned out for the popular Flowers Sea Swim.
Chamber Council urges government to repeal ban on Compass advertising
Cayman's largest business organization says the government has stepped over the line in banning advertising in the Compass.
Keeping Cayman's focus on FIFA
In the midst of the ongoing local “Sturm und Drang” regarding this government and this newspaper, it is important that we not lose sight of the Cayman Islands' role in the FIFA scandal.
GASBOY 2.0: Will 'upgrade' fix fuel abuse?
It's back ... (In fact, it never left.) For the better part of the past decade, GASBOY has been the subject of much abuse: both practically and rhetorically.
Legislators vote to pull Compass advertising
Legislators voted on Monday to pull Government advertising and cease any commercial activity with the Cayman Compass newspaper in response to an editorial which Premier Alden McLaughlin has described as “treasonous”.
Webb 'consultant' at Fidelity when bribes alleged
Former CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb was still working at Fidelity Bank when U.S. authorities allege he solicited bribes that were funnelled through an account at the bank.
Budget: $69,000 spent per year, per prisoner
Cayman's prisoner housing costs continue their upward trend.
Deputy Governor: Public safety 'number one' priority
Cayman's deputy governor says he's not getting in the way of hiring police officers.
English as a second language classes irk MLA Ezzard Miller
Issues over English testing requirements for workers in Cayman flare up again in the Legislative Assembly.
Problems at Lighthouse School
Staff at the Lighthouse special needs school were sent for “sensitivity training” after it emerged they had engaged in a game of impersonating their students.
Soccer tourney canceled
An international under-15 soccer tournament that was slated to be the biggest sporting event the Cayman Islands has hosted, has been postponed amid the continuing fall-out from allegations of corruption within the sport’s world governing body.
Costas Takkas: From amateur dramatics to the world stage
Costas Takkas, the second man with links to the Cayman Islands arrested in the FIFA bribery probe, was an auditor who achieved brief fame for a whacky scheme to get English and Scottish professional footballers to play for the Cayman Islands in World Cup qualifi
Online Poll: Daylight Savings unwelcome
The question was about daylight savings time: The answers were resounding; People either hated it or embraced it, and all for various reasons.
Premier calls anti-corruption editorial 'treasonous'
Cayman's premier accuses the publisher of the Cayman Compass newspaper of crimes against the state over an editorial.
Not guilty verdict in murder of Special Olympics athlete
Justice Charles Quin found that the Crown had not proven its case
against Jose Sanchez for the murder of Solomon Webster in a West Bay
yard on Sept. 7, 2014.
'Acting' chiefs and unfilled jobs mount in civil service
The Cayman Islands civil service is having quite a time trying to fill various government jobs at both the top and within the rank and file.
