Utilities
In keeping with the high standard of living that the Cayman Islands provide, the utility services available are of high quality and good reliability.
Electricity - Water - Telecommunications - Television/Cable
Electricity
Electricity is 110 volts/60 Hz, the same as the US.
CUC (Caribbean Utilities Company) Ltd.
PO Box 38 GT
475 North Sound Rd. - 345-949-5200 or 949-5300
Outage Reporting - 345-945-1282
Customer Service - 345-949-4300
Email: Sparky@cuc-cayman.com
Website: www.cuc-cayman.com
Cayman Brac Power and Light Co. Ltd.
PO Box 95 STB
Cayman Brac - 345-948-2224
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Water
Piped, desalinated water is supplied to much of Grand Cayman. Outlying districts rely on cistern and well water, supplemented by trucked water from private companies.
Cayman Water Co. Ltd.
PO Box 1114 GT
Trafalgar Pl., West Bay Rd. West Bay - 345-945-4277
SMB Plant - 345-945-4191
West Bay Plant - 345-949-8555
24 Hour Emergency - 345-945-4347
Email: cwco@candw.ky
Water Authority
Grand Cayman
PO Box 1104 GT
Red Gate Road, George Town
Phone 345-949-6352
Fax 345-949-0094
After hours emergency 345-916-1000
Cayman Brac
PO Box 230 SB
West End Cross Road
Phone 345-948-1403
Fax 345-948-1404
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Telecommunications Since 1996, the Cayman Islands has had its own
area code of 345.
Visitors can pre-register for cellular phone
service by calling 1.800.boatfon (262.8366) from the USA,
1.800.567.8366 from Canada, or 1.800.949.7800 from elsewhere; or
the can dial “0 & SND” from their AMPS-compatible cell phones and
register with an operator upon arrival in the Cayman Islands. The
cellular service on the Cayman Islands works on the “A” system.
Click Here for a list of Telecommunications providers
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Television/Cable
Cayman’s Residents have long relied on
satellite dish antennas for a wide range of international
programming, but the islands now have four local television
stations, as well as a number of cable providers bringing a more
reliable service to local viewers.
There are many local radio stations playing a wide range of music,
talk shows, call-in shows and religious based music and
programming. The local college offers a training program for
broadcasting, as well as providing music and talk show
programming.
CITN (Cayman 27)
PO Box 30563 SMB
Television Centre Eastern Ave. - 345-915-2739
Weststar TV Ltd.
PO Box 31117 SMB
Television Centre Eastern Ave. - 345-945-2739
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