In a typical year, deployment of Cayman’s National Emergency Operations Centre is uncommon. While its staff and services are tasked with responding to an array of public crises, these threats normally remain theoretical.This year has been anything but typical, however, and many of those theoretical situations have already become reality.
Now with the 1 June start of hurricane season just two weeks away, emergency planners must grapple with a potentially active storm season, combined with the complications of COVID-19. 
Danielle Coleman, director of Hazard Management Cayman Islands, and Matthew Forbes, head of the Governor's Office, discuss preparations for the unique 2020 season.

The latest COVID-19 case numbers, new regulations for the Sister Islands, the economic impact of the shutdown and more top headlines from the Cayman Islands with editor Kevin Morales

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As residents of Grand Cayman shelter indoors, the island’s blue iguana population is enjoying some peace and quiet – a possible benefit for breeding season.
To ensure the health of this endangered, endemic species, however, some human interaction is necessary.
Blue Iguana Conservation Programme staff were granted exemptions early on in the lockdown to allow daily check-ups of the animals and the breeding facility.
Operations manager Luke Harding shared an update on conservation efforts, the iguanas, and their new-found taste for chicken.

First published 5 May 2020

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We go behind the scenes of the Compass investigation into food safety inspections. Host Kayla Young interviews journalist Kevin Morales about redacted inspection reports and the lack of public disclosure on safety evaluations.

First published 11 Jan. 2020

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Samuel Powery describes the wattle-and-daub construction technique that old Caymanians employed to build their homes. Later, he takes us to a sandbar near Nicaragua’s Miskito Cay, where he toughed out a powerful storm. Finally, we end on an out-of-control cargo ship and a crying captain on the Bay of Biscay.

Story first published 8 Jan. 2020

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