Compass Media Cayman
HSA urges blood donations as supplies remain critically low
- Title
- HSA urges blood donations as supplies remain critically low
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- The HSA says blood supplies remain critically low despite a strong community response to an urgent donor appeal following Monday's shooting in West Bay. An 18-year-old man injured in the incident remains in critical but stable condition.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Covering Hurricane Melissa: “Is this doomsday or not?”
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- In October 2025, Category Five Hurricane Melissa ripped through our neighbouring country, Jamaica. In a documentary presented by Compass Media, we uncover the stories of the journalists who brought the rest of the world updates, news and a firsthand look at the bravery behind it all.
📌 Watch the full DayBreak interview online at compasstv.ky, and watch “Hurricane Melissa: On the Front Lines”, premiering 28 October at 6:30 p.m. on Compass TV.
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- Incorporating the Cayman Islands into a murder mystery series
- Runtime
- 0:48
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Nick Harvey, author of several murder mysteries and thrillers, has set many of his books in the Cayman Islands. But what inspired him to set his suspenseful stories in Cayman?
📌 Find out more about the series and his writing process by watching the full Daybreak interview online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- RCIPS beat officers patrol on Halloween night
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- As trick-or-treaters and families head out to collect as much candy as possible, what safety concerns should they keep in mind? Members of the RCIPS joined Daybreak to share the role officers will play in helping everyone stay safe while enjoying the spooky festivities!
📌 Watch the full interview online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Inside Hurricane Melissa: The Journalists Who Told Jamaica’s Story
- Runtime
- 6:53
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- One year after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, what does recovery look like? Neika Lewis, CVM Television’s Chief Anchor and Editor-at-Large, joins Daybreak to reflect on the storm’s impact, the challenges journalists faced, and Compass Media’s documentary, Hurricane Melissa: On the Front Lines.
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- Hurricane Melissa: The 2025 storm explained
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Daybreak's weather presenter Raegan Rutty outlines the specifics of the storm which made landfall in Jamaica on the 28th of October 2025, Hurricane Melissa. She explains the storm, the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and the lasting impact.
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- Meet Nicholas Harvey: Author, Diver & Storyteller
- Runtime
- 5:48
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Author and diver Nicholas Harvey joins Daybreak for a fun conversation about his books, his move to the Cayman Islands, and finding inspiration in island life. He also shares his ambitions helping to grow Cayman’s writing community.
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- How to: spooky Halloween makeup
- Runtime
- 7:43
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Looking for a last-minute Halloween makeup that’s scary good? Camera Operator Justin Hernandez shows us how to do a gory Halloween look, with items you can find right at home!
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- RCIPS Halloween Safety
- Runtime
- 5:33
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- With Halloween night approaching, what safety tips should parents and trick-or-treaters keep in mind as they head out into neighbourhoods across the Cayman Islands? Members of the RCIPS joined Daybreak to discuss how everyone can stay safe while enjoying Halloween festivities.
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- HSA morgue reopens after major upgrade
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- The HSA morgue has reopened following its first major renovation in nearly 30 years, with increased capacity and upgraded facilities that meet international standards.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
- Title
- Police maintain presence as West Bay shooting probe continues
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- A man remains in hospital after being shot while sitting in a vehicle on Watercourse Road on Monday evening. As the investigation continues, residents are speaking about the incident and police have increased their presence in the area with a focus on public safety.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Caroline Jennings Green opens up about East End tragedy
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Caroline Jennings-Green reflects on the devastating morning her husband, Elvis Green, and granddaughter, Aaliyah Henry, were found unresponsive at their East End home. She shares cherished memories of both and the lasting impact their loss has had on her family.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or read the article on caymancompass.com
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- Daybreak Live - 27 October 2026
- Runtime
- 1:02:52
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Today on Daybreak, they may give you a fright, but Cayman’s bats play a vital role in our environment! This Halloween week, we’re taking a closer look at bat conservation.
And while many of us have carved a pumpkin, have you ever done it underwater? We find out how more than 20 divers came together for this spooky spectacle.
Plus, we’re heading to Nightmare on the North Sound to discover the tricks and treats in store this Halloween!
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- HSA morgue reopens after major upgrade
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- The HSA morgue has reopened following its first major renovation in nearly 30 years, with increased capacity and upgraded facilities that meet international standards.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
- Title
- Police maintain presence as West Bay shooting probe continues
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- A man remains in hospital after being shot while sitting in a vehicle on Watercourse Road on Monday evening. As the investigation continues, residents are speaking about the incident and police have increased their presence in the area with a focus on public safety.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- King Charles begins Caribbean tour in The Bahamas
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- King Charles III has kicked off a nine-day Caribbean tour, with stops in The Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda. The visit includes engagements ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
- Title
- Caroline Jennings Green opens up about East End tragedy
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Caroline Jennings-Green reflects on the devastating morning her husband, Elvis Green, and granddaughter, Aaliyah Henry, were found unresponsive at their East End home. She shares cherished memories of both and the lasting impact their loss has had on her family.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Compass News - 27 October 2026
- Runtime
- 19:51
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- An East End grandmother shares her story of loss, police continue investigating a West Bay shooting, the HSA morgue reopens after a major upgrade, and King Charles III begins his Caribbean tour. Catch up on these stories and more in tonight's Compass News.
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- King Charles begins Caribbean tour in The Bahamas
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- King Charles III has kicked off a nine-day Caribbean tour, with stops in The Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda. The visit includes engagements ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
- Title
- A deep dive into underwater pumpkin carving
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Halloween is almost here, and a group of divers is taking pumpkin carving to a whole new depth, literally! Kelly Carpenter, organiser of the underwater pumpkin carving competition, joined Daybreak to share what it takes to create spooky art beneath the sea.
📌 Watch the full Daybreak interview online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Nightmare on North Sound
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Halloween is creeping up on us, and a spooky trail has emerged in the North Sound. Visitors can expect a scary experience while supporting various charities across the Cayman Islands.
📌 Watch the full Daybreak segment online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Discover | Episode 1: Tony's Toys
- Runtime
- 6:21
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- In the premiere episode of Discover, host Jada Bodden takes viewers behind the scenes at Tony's Toys, one of Cayman's leading automotive centres.
From the showroom to the service department, Jada meets the people behind the business, learns more about their passion for the automotive industry and explores the range of products and services they offer. She even rolls up her sleeves and gets hands-on with an oil change!
Get an inside look at the people, passion and day-to-day operations that keep Tony's Toys running.
Paid partnership with Tony’s Toys.
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- When can we expect to see more bats flying around Cayman?
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- When night falls, Cayman’s bats emerge into the sky. But at what time of year can you expect to see more of these fascinating creatures flying around?
📌 To learn more about Cayman’s bat species, their seasonal patterns and conservation efforts, watch the full Daybreak interview online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Nightmare On North Sound Preview
- Runtime
- 4:44
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Looking for a spooky way to support charity? Mina Whorms and Raegan Rutty venture into the Nightmare on North Sound to find out what tricks, scares and surprises you can expect!
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- Underwater pumpkin carving: a spooky spectacle
- Runtime
- 5:58
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- We learn how over 20 divers got together to try their hand at carving pumpkins for Halloween… with a spooky special twist: they completed the challenge underwater!
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- Protecting Cayman’s Bats: Research, Conservation & Bat Houses
- Runtime
- 7:04
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- The Department of Environment shares how bats are monitored, protected, and supported through local conservation efforts.
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- Brown booby colony in Cayman Brac at risk of local extinction
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Conservationists are warning that Cayman Brac’s brown booby colony could be facing local extinction, as declining numbers raise concerns for the future of one of the islands’ most important seabird populations.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Trial of surgeon prompts hospital internal review
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Cayman’s Health Services Authority is carrying out an internal review of its clinical procedures and practices after a surgeon was cleared of a manslaughter charge earlier this month.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or read the article on caymancompass.com
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- Grandmother shares recovery update following east end tragedy
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- The grandmother of two girls who survived the October 13 incident in East End says both children have been released from hospital and are now recovering at home under close medical supervision.
The girls, aged 10 and 3, continue to receive care and are yet to return to school.
Watch the full interview tomorrow night on Compass News.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Kava drinks grow in popularity, but questions remain
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Kava's popularity is on the rise in Cayman, with many turning to the drink for relaxation. But how much do we know about its long-term effects, and are there any potential risks for consumers?
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Brown booby colony in Cayman Brac at risk of local extinction
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Conservationists are warning that Cayman Brac’s brown booby colony could be facing local extinction, as declining numbers raise concerns for the future of one of the islands’ most important seabird populations.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Cayman's Caribbean reef shark habitats recognised internationally
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Data collected by the DOE's Shark Logger Network has secured international recognition for three Cayman Islands locations as important areas for the endangered Caribbean reef shark. The designation recognises the importance of Gun Bay, Queens Highway and Bloody Bay for shark conservation, without introducing any new local restrictions.
- Title
- Kava drinks grow in popularity, but questions remain
- Runtime
- 3:22
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Kava's popularity is on the rise in Cayman, with many turning to the drink for relaxation. But how much do we know about its long-term effects, and are there any potential risks for consumers?
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Grandmother shares recovery update following east end tragedy
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- The grandmother of two girls who survived the October 13 incident in East End says both children have been released from hospital and are now recovering at home under close medical supervision.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Cayman's Caribbean reef shark habitats recognised internationally
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Data collected by the DOE's Shark Logger Network has secured international recognition for three Cayman Islands locations as important areas for the endangered Caribbean reef shark. The designation recognises the importance of Gun Bay, Queens Highway and Bloody Bay for shark conservation, without introducing any new local restrictions.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Compass News - 26 October 2026
- Runtime
- 21:00
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Tonight on Compass News:
A mourning grandmother shares her experience of losing her granddaughter and husband in the recent East End tragedy. We investigate a rising trend in kava energy drinks, and conservationists shed light on Cayman Brac’s worrying brown booby population decline.
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- Cayman's Caribbean reef shark habitats recognised internationally
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Data collected by the DOE's Shark Logger Network has secured international recognition for three Cayman Islands locations as important areas for the endangered Caribbean reef shark. The designation recognises the importance of Gun Bay, Queens Highway and Bloody Bay for shark conservation, without introducing any new local restrictions.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Community helps drive Meals on Wheels forward
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Meals on Wheels has received a new vehicle through a community fundraising effort, doubling the charity's fleet and supporting services including meal deliveries, home assessments and grocery drop-offs.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Can this device stop sharks stealing fishermen's catch
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- The DOE is testing a new device designed to keep sharks away from fishing gear while protecting both fishermen's catches and the sharks themselves. Compass News joins teams to see it in action.
#CaymanIslands #Fishing #MarineLife #Sharks
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- Do you know the story behind the house shaped graves?
- Runtime
- 5:59
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- With Halloween approaching, what is the spooky story behind the house-shaped gravestones found in certain Cayman cemeteries? Ivan Burges and Mina Whorms ventured over to Spotts Cemetery to uncover the history buried within these unique graves.
📌 To learn more about the graves and the people who lie there, visit compasstv.ky or our YouTube channel.
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- Hurricane Melissa: On the Front Lines - Trailer
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- When Hurricane Ivan devastated Cayman in 2004, the Cayman Compass was printed in Jamaica to keep our community informed. More than 20 years later, following Hurricane Melissa, the first relief flight to land in Jamaica carried aid from Cayman.
That longstanding connection inspired Hurricane Melissa: On the Front Lines, a Compass Media documentary sharing first-hand accounts from Jamaican journalists who worked through extraordinary conditions to keep the public informed.
A story of courage, commitment and the critical role journalism plays when disaster strikes.
Premieres Wednesday, 28 October at 6:30 PM on Compass TV and compasstv.ky.
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- Daybreak - 26 October 2026
- Runtime
- 46:34
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Today on Daybreak, it’s Spooky Week! We’re exploring the ten house-shaped tombs at Spotts Cemetery. Why were they built that way, and what stories do they hold? Ivan Burges uncovers the history and mystery behind these unusual graves.
Halloween is just around the corner, so we’re counting down the trending costumes, from pop culture favourites to looks that are scary good.
Plus, how spooky was this day in Cayman Islands history? No tricks, just a few historical treats!
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- More pathways into medicine for Caymanian students
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- The demand for healthcare workers is growing worldwide. The focus now? Giving Caymanian students the training and opportunities to build careers in medicine right here at home.
#Education #CaymanIslands #Health #Medicine
- Title
- Government pushes for Cayman specific cancer data
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- How many cancer cases are there in Cayman? Government officials say that's exactly why a cancer registry is needed. Without local data, it's harder to understand trends and plan healthcare services for the future.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Red Cross introduces “Stop It Now!” Initiative to Cayman
- Runtime
- 2:36
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- "Stop It Now!" has arrived in Cayman, with the aim of providing tools and support to those with urges towards children. Clinical professionals on island are preparing with training. The website is scheduled for early 2027 while the helpline is scheduled for 2028.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Daybreak Highlights - 24 October 2026
- Runtime
- 22:46
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- On this week’s Daybreak Highlights, we discover the community spirit at Hurley’s Seniors Lounge, meet rising karate talent Gavin Kyrie, and kick off our weekend playlist with home-grown musician Mikhail Campbell.
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- DOE: Suspected barracuda linked to last week's fish bites
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
- Description
- The Department of Environment says baitfish and barracuda were observed while monitoring the area following last week's fish bite incident south of Governors Beach. Investigations are continuing.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or read the article on caymancompass.com
- Title
- Daybreak Live | compasstv
- Runtime
- 1:00:23
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
- Description
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- Community helps drive Meals on Wheels forward
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
- Description
- Meals on Wheels has received a new vehicle through a community fundraising effort, doubling the charity's fleet and supporting services including meal deliveries, home assessments and grocery drop-offs.
📌 Watch the full newscast online at compasstv.ky or on our YouTube channel.
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- Compass News - 23 October 2026
- Runtime
- 19:09
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
- Description
- The DOE is testing a new device designed to keep sharks away from fishing gear while protecting both fishermen's catches and the sharks themselves. Compass News joins teams to see it in action.
Meals on Wheels has received a new vehicle through a community fundraising effort, doubling the charity's fleet and supporting services including meal deliveries, home assessments and grocery drop-offs.
