Expanding the Eyes of the Nation: Brac CCTV Expansion

The Ministry of District Administration and Home Affairs (MDAHA), together with the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC), announces that the Cayman Brac phase of the National CCTV Development Project is now fully installed, connected, and live, with secure feeds being monitored by the national command centre in Grand Cayman.

The activation marks a major milestone in the National CCTV Development Programme—focused on delivering practical outcomes through technology and interagency collaboration. Outcomes include improving situational awareness and public safety on the Sister Islands, enabling intelligence-led monitoring, enhancing real-time visibility for Incident management, and providing Improved support to our law enforcement and emergency response partners.

Director for DPSC, Sean Vasquez, said, “The national CCTV programme is really moving from quiet delivery to visible leadership. We've reached a point of real technical maturity which continues to demonstrate for us, as a government, how we help to build strong public trust within the communities that we help to protect and safeguard.” He explained that “Our goal now is to position the Cayman Islands as a regional model for modern, standards-based public safety video systems”. He continued that, “What we've done in Cayman Brac shows exactly that. Disciplined execution with clear benefits to the community.” Adding that the team will now show capability with purpose, outlining a 90- day visibility plan to highlight coverage gains, governance, and measurable impact—organised, deliberate, and measured.

Framed under the Ministry’s commitment to delivering on safety and security and enhancing community protection through technology and interagency collaboration, the National CCTV Programme (Cayman Brac Expansion) is being developed in close partnership with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), Customs and Border Control (CBC), Flow, Island Energy, and The Security Centre. These partners provide network, power, installation, and investigative capabilities that ensure reliability when it matters most.

The Honourable Minister for District Administration and Home Affairs, Nickolas DaCosta, JP, MP, welcomed the Brac activation as a “practical investment that the community will feel every day.” He said,“The programme acts as a force multiplier for first responders and a confidence boost for residents and
businesses”, emphasising that technology succeeds only with strong governance and accountability. He noted that “by building a resilient, standards-based platform and coordinating across DPSC, RCIPS, CBC, and our utility partners, the Government is strengthening public safety while maintaining the transparency and safeguards that the public expects”.

Acting Deputy Chief Officer Lisa Malice, the Ministry’s lead for DPSC, said “The Brac expansion shows how strategic priorities translate into real-world benefits and is an early delivery on the Government’s 2026 public safety priorities. We’re moving from plan to practice, standardising the technology and
deepening interagency coordination so the 2026 agenda begins with momentum.” She added, “Delivering now means communities see the benefits sooner: stronger transparency, smarter coordinated response, and reliable infrastructure the public can trust.”

Background, national scope, and standards

• Background: Operated by DPSC, the National CCTV Programme supports detection, response, and investigation. Recent work has focused on network reliability, camera quality, and system standardisation.

• National scope: As Cayman Brac goes live, the programme advances additional high-resolution coverage across the Islands, , robust storage and retention aligned to policy, and secure integrations for authorised agencies.

• Standards & privacy: The programme is executed to published technical standards, defined retention policies, and audited access controls. Public-facing materials will accompany site activations during the 90-day visibility plan, outlining how footage is used, who can access it, and the safeguards in place.

What the Cayman Brac activation delivers
• Expanded coverage in priority public-space areas for detection and response.
• Intelligence-led monitoring.
• Operational support for our law enforcement and emergency response partners.
• Real-time visibility for incident management

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