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Daybreak
Paper Preview – 12 September 2025
The latest Cayman Compass has hit the shelves and journalist Daphne Ewing-Chow joins Daybreak to discuss the stories making headlines.
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Cayman Compass
From sleeping in cars and on sofas to a place of their own
A few months ago, Jose Rodriguez and his family were living in a Hyundai i20 parked by the beach.
Their entire world was packed into the little car: clothes, food, a few school books and even their pet dog.
In the mornings, Jose’s wife Maria ironed the children’s uniforms in the public bathrooms, smoothing out every crease so they could walk into class looking just like everyone else.
Through it all, the children never missed a day. They kept 100% attendance, won maths and reading prizes, and even brought home trophies for sports. To their parents, that was proof enough they were doing something right.
