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Master Mariner Captain Harris McCoy passes away
Captain Harris Arlen McCoy, master mariner, passed away peacefully on 7 Oct. 2025. He was 87 years old.
His son Harris McCoy Jr. described his father as a legend.
“My father was an extraordinary person and a Caymanian that made waves internationally with a career that spanned 60 years,” he said. “He was the most accomplished master mariner Cayman ever produced, a fellow of the Nautical Institute and with qualifications that fill three binders. Yet he was so humble, kind and generous.”
McCoy was the son of the late Harris and Janet (Miss Nettie) McCoy and was born in North Side, Grand Cayman on 4 Sept. 1938.
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Cayman Compass
Family of seven left homeless amid rental struggles
A Caymanian family of seven say they are days away from “pitching tents on the beach” after being left homeless and unable to find an affordable place to stay.
Over the last month they have slept in cars, borrowed money for hotel rooms and huddled in a one-bedroom flat provided by a charity. Now the married couple and their five children have been left with nowhere to go.
The 33-year-old mother says it is impossible to find anywhere within their price range that will accept a family of this size. Collectively, she and her husband earn close to $3,000 a month – too much to qualify for government support, but too little to afford a place to stay.
“They’re saying that we have no financial shortfall … but there’s seven of us and the cheapest two-bedroom we can find is $2,700,” she said. “Right now, I don’t know where we are going to sleep from one night to the next. We’re ready to go and pitch our tents on the beach and hope the government will step up.”
