Tag: Cayman Islands Red Cross
Red Cross launches appeal for hurricane victims
(CNS): Five deaths have been confirmed so far on Abaco in the Bahamas, which has been devastated by the monster storm Dorian. As harrowing tales emerge from the survivors, the category 5 hurricane continues to batter Grand Bahama, as the storm has stalled right over the island, and the ultimate toll in lost lives and […]
Cash not stuff needed, says Red Cross
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Red Cross is launching an appeal for people affected by Hurricane Irma in the Eastern Caribbean islands, but officials are stressing that they need money only and urging residents not to make arrangements to send supplies to the affected areas. “The arrival of unsolicited donations into a disaster zone is at times […]
Cayman begins efforts to help in wake of Matthew
(CNS) With reports from Haiti suggesting more than 800 people were killed when category 4 Hurricane Matthew swept across its south-west peninsular this week, Cayman has begun collecting supplies and coordinating relief efforts for all those suffering in the region as a result of the damaging storm. The Cayman Islands Red Cross has launched an […]
Red Cross calls for better treatment of refugees
(CNS): Government needs to improve the way it treats the Cuban refugees that find their way to Cayman, a local charity has stated. With almost two dozen migrants currently awaiting deportation at the detention centre in Fairbanks, the Cayman Islands Red Cross said that no single agency can address the refugee issue here and civil […]
Severe weather onslaught continues
(CNS): Following earlier warnings of flooding on Cayman Brac, government officials said the Red Cross Shelter in George Town had opened Friday night as torrential rain pounded down on Grand Cayman as well. Residents in the capital and across the island were knee-deep in flood waters when officials began issuing formal alerts regarding the shelters.
