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Cayman’s Largest Utility-Scale Solar Solicitation

The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (URCO or the “Office”) is pleased to announce thelaunch of a Request for Proposal (RFP), for the largest-ever utility-scale solar energy and batterystorage project in the Cayman Islands. This milestone follows a successful Request…

Cayman: Police Respond to House Explosion in Bodden Town

From RCIPS At approximately 7:00 PM on Friday, 4 July, emergency services – including police, fire, and ambulance, were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to reports of a house explosion in the Look Out Gardens area of Bodden Town….

ESO Media Release: Quality of Life scored Satisfaction in the Cayman Islands at 82.9%

The Cayman Islands’ Quality of Life (QOL) was assessed through a comprehensive survey, with the score standing at 82.9%.  This represents a slight decrease of 0.7% from Spring 2024. The overall QOL score for Caymanians was 81.8%. The most significant…

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. Announces Overall Declining Energy Costs

Grand Cayman, July 4, 2025Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) is pleased to announce an overall annualreduction in costs for its customers, due to ongoing investment in critical infrastructure. Delivery of the Cayman Islands’ climate change targets and responding to increasingdemands…

Cayman’s economy expanded by an estimated 3.3% in the first nine months of 2024

From Cayman Islands Economics & Statistics Office (ESO). The first quarter inflation rate was 1.8 percent, and among the main contributors was a 9.7 percent rise in the education index. The main contributors to the increase in the education index…

Moody’s Reaffirms Cayman’s Aa3 Ratings

Hon. Rolston Anglin, Minister for Finance & Economic Development Hon. Rolston Anglin said, “The reaffirmation of our credit rating as well as the ongoing ‘stable’ economic outlook is testament not only to our Islands’ political stability, the overall strength of…

Man Charged with Murder in Relation to Cayman Brac Toddler Case

From RCIPS UPDATE (2 July, 2025): The man, age 33, residing in Bodden Town, who was arrested on 11 December, 2024, has been formally charged with Murder and Abduction, in relation to the death of two-year-old Alissady Powell, whose body…

Two Men Arrested Following West Bay Robbery

From RCIPS At about 9:30PM yesterday, 29 June, officers responded to a report of a robbery at a convenience store on Reverend Blackman Road in West Bay. It was reported that a masked man carrying a machete, forced his way…

Cayman Islands’ same-sex civil partnership law upheld by UK court

LONDON – A Cayman Islands’ law legalising same-sex civil partnerships was upheld by a London court on Monday, after a long-running legal battle, in a ruling hailed by campaigners. London’s Privy Council, the final court of appeal for the British…

Update: Cayman Police Identify Victim Involved in Shooting Incident in West Bay

From RCIPS Update: Cayman Police Identify Victim Involved in Shooting Incident in West Bay Police can now confirm the identity of the victim who was discovered to have been shot and killed on Monday, 23 June, as Al Martino Bush,…