Cayman Compass

The Cayman Islands men’s national football team now has a clear roadmap for its upcoming international campaign in the 2026-27 CONCACAF Nations League. CONCACAF officially confirmed the dates, kick-off times and venues for the September- October window, where Cayman will face Guyana, Puerto Rico and Dominica in Group A.

Minister for Caymanian Employment and Immigration Michael Myles at the 'Hello 2 Hired' event on 24 Aug. - Photo: Raymond Hainey Cayman needs to work harder to promote career potential in various industries, Minister Michael Myles said while speaking at an event on 24 Aug. designed to connect Caymanian job hunters with employers and provide practical careers advice.

A section of Birch Tree Hill Road in West Bay will be converted from a two-way road to a one-way northbound road. The new traffic arrangement, which was announced in a press release issued by the National Roads Authority this week, will involve the section of road between Reverend Blackman Road and Stadium Drive and will take effect Tuesday, 1 Sept. 2026. A schematic showing the affected section of the roadway.

Dr. Leonardo Raznovich (top left) and Em DeCou of human rights group OURS, meet Governor Jane Owen (bottom right). - Photo: Submitted The head of a new human rights group for LGBTQIA+ people has predicted that same-sex marriage will get the green light in Cayman. Leonardo Raznovich, president of newly formed OURS Cayman, said that civil partnerships, made legal in 2020, were still discrimination against people who wanted equal rights to marriage.

Government school students will be prohibited from using cellphones and other personal communication devices when classes resume this week, as education officials move to eliminate what teachers and parents have described as a significant source of classroom distraction. Education Minister Rolston Anglin announced the system-wide ban on 21 Aug. during the 2026 Education Professionals’ Welcome, which brought together educators from government schools ahead of the new academic year.

New sports field opens at the Camana Bay Sports Complex. - Photo: Simon Boxall A new FIFA-standard sports field has opened at Camana Bay, expanding the range of facilities available to local football clubs, schools and other sporting groups in the Cayman Islands.

According to Public Health, a total of 23 confirmed cases of HIV were recorded in 2025. - Photo: File The number of confirmed HIV diagnoses in the Cayman Islands fell to just four during the first half of this year according to figures provided by Public Health.

Cayman Enterprise City is home to more than 450+ companies. - Photo: File Global tech firm Eightpoint Technologies, which specialises in mobile app development and web applications, has signed an extension stay at Cayman Enterprise City until 2032. Cayman “ticks a lot of boxes”, said company president Thomas Redford.

Robert R. Pires, CFA, MBA Chief Investment Officer Higher bond yields and oil prices pressured equity markets last week. For the week, the S&P 500 Index was -1.4%, the Dow Jones Industrials -0.8%, and the NASDAQ -2.4%. The healthcare, energy and materials sectors led the S&P 500 Index for the week, while the utilities, industrials and technology sectors lagged. The 10-year US Treasury note yield was 4.734% at Friday’s close versus 4.688% the previous week.

A month-long exhibition celebrating the film “The Bluff” will kick off this year’s Pirates Week celebrations, while district days will be “restored to their former glory”, organisers say. Ventisha Conolly, events manager for the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture and Heritage, said that the exhibition would contain props used in the chart-topping Amazon Prime film, which was set on Cayman Brac and starred Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban. Priyanka Chopra Jonas stars as ‘Ercell’ in The Bluff.