Iris Stoner
Journalist/Copy Editor
Iris Stoner has been a journalist at the Cayman Compass since 2019, and copy editor for the Compass website and the newspaper since 2021.
Over her career as a journalist, she has worked as both a reporter and editor – in the US, China, and Hong Kong – before coming to Cayman in 2005. Her jobs have included Washington, DC correspondent for several small-market newspapers, copy editing and teaching journalism at the New China News Agency in Beijing, and editing and writing for magazines in Hong Kong covering such diverse subjects as business, science and technology, and the stock market.
Iris has a master’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism, and a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University.
Outside of journalism, she has worked to give back to the community through her involvement with the non-profit Save Our Youth Foundation since 2007.
Articles by Iris Stoner
50 years ago: Lighting the kiln; beef issue debated in LA
On the front page of the 27 Nov. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass then governor Thomas Russell can be seen lighting the kiln after the opening ceremonies for the Cayman Festival of the Arts.
50 years ago: Cattle from Swan Island; nor’wester strikes
In the 20 Nov. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass, a front-page story reported on meat and cattle being brought in from Swan Island, under a special government provision.
50 years ago: ‘Deplorable’ roads; Norberg Thompson’s new subdivision
The editorial in the 13 Nov. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass did not mince words, calling the state of roads in George Town and Red Bay 'deplorable'.
50 years ago: Dairy farm closes; George Town traffic worsens
The 6 Nov. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried the news that the Caledonian Farms dairy operation would be closing, meaning Cayman would no longer be supplied with fresh local milk.
50 years ago: ‘Best tourist season’; Doucet pleads not guilty
The 23 Oct. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried the optimistic story, ‘Cayman Geared for Best Season Ever’, with members of the tourism sector planning for a busy winter, with hotels showing strong bookings for November and December.
50 years ago: Rudi Evans at overseas course; sailor Kirkconnell wins again
The 16 Oct. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass contained a story on Detective Inspector Rudi Evans joining 22 other senior police officers from the Commonwealth on a training course in the UK.
50 years ago: Chicago heist saga; first female barrister
The saga of the Chicago heist continued, with a story in the 2 Oct. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass on attorneys trying to recover from Cayman US$1.2 million of the $4.3 million stolen.
50 years ago: Fight in church; Glass House nears completion
The 25 Sept. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried a story describing how church members received a broken jaw, fractured rubs, lacerations and multiple injuries when a “near riot” took place, apparently over an unwanted minister.
50 years ago: ‘Pioneer of publishing’ dies; first aid course for firemen
The 18 Sept.1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried the news that W.D. Bodden, “the foremost pioneer of publishing in Cayman, died suddenly under tragic circumstances”.
50 years ago: First metered taxis; Lions Club president attacked in Grenada
A page 1 photo from the 11 Sept. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass showed Charles Bothwell in the driver’s seat of his metered taxi, one of only two cars so equipped.
50 years ago: Doucet remains in custody; hard labour for disqualified driver
Jean Doucet was again among the top news in the 4 Sept. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass, with the story noting he had been further remanded in custody.
50 years ago: Snorkeller saved; Doucet refused bail
The front page the 28 Aug. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried the story of a snorkeller by Royal Palms dramatically saved from drowning by four other visitors.
50 years ago: Jean Doucet charged; water spout hits house
Jean Doucet, former president of bankrupted Interbank, again dominated the front page of The Caymanian Compass, this time in the 21 Aug. 1975 edition, as he was brought back to Cayman and charged with 24 counts under the Larceny Law.
50 years ago: Financial sector; Delworth McLaughlin ‘keeps in touch’
Financial Secretary Vassal Johnson told the Chamber of Commerce that Cayman’s financial industry was in “first place in the economy”, according to a story in the 14 Aug. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass.
50 years ago: Overturned car; film censorship
A photo of an overturned car on the side of the road was front and centre in the 7 Aug. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass.
50 years ago: Fire destroys Pageant Beach; adrift fishermen saved
The 31 July 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried three dramatic front-page stories, including that the Pageant Beach Hotel was destroyed by fire in less than half an hour.
50 years ago: Loose fill in harbour; milk price reduced
The top story in the 24 July 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass was about directors of the Chamber of Commerce ‘marching’ to George Town over concerns that loose fill had been dumped in the sea.
50 years ago: Upside-down mosquito plane; keep the library open
The front page of the 17 July 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried an eye-catching photo of a Mosquito Research and Control airplane on its back in Governors Harbour.
50 years ago: No turtle meat for NY; last day of school
The 10 July 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried the news that New York would no longer allow Mariculture Ltd, the precursor to the Cayman Turtle Centre, to export turtle meat to that state.
50 years ago: Store destroyed by fire; call for lower taxi fare
The 3 July 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass contained a photo of a Mount Pleasant store, which had just been fully stocked, destroyed by fire.
