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Daybreak – 19 August 2025
We’re diving into Wednesday with a look at how the Stay-Focused programme is empowering teens with disabilities.
Scams, hacking, and online safety – we’re breaking down what you need to know with Cayman’s cybercrime experts.
And we meet the second-ever student to be awarded the Addison Kelly Mental Health Education Fund Scholarship.
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Cayman Compass
US tariffs drive up costs for Cayman businesses
The knock-on effects of country-specific US tariffs that were a part of US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ trade policy have hit Cayman’s import-reliant economy, with local businesses reporting rising costs and impacted supply chains.
On 7 Aug., the United States officially imposed tariffs on imports from more than 90 countries, pushing America’s average effective tariff rate to 18.6% – its highest level since 1933, according to the Budget Lab at Yale University. Just a year ago, that rate stood at 2.4%.
