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Nations across the globe have been in various stages of lockdown over the past 15-18 months, but that has not stopped people from sharing and collaborating new ideas and best practices in an effort to give individuals and communities a fighting chance against the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected over 180 million people worldwide, claiming […]
The Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC), which sits as the chair of the Volunteer Agency Responders (VARs) under the NEOC, held the annual 2021 VARs meeting, as part of the preparations for hurricane season and future emergencies, such as pandemics and natural or manmade disasters. 26 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) attended the meeting, which was […]
Supporters, staff, and volunteers of the Cayman Islands Red Cross recently gathered at Government House to commemorate the organization’s 6oth anniversary. The event was hosted by HE the Governor, Martyn Roper, who lauded the organization’s dedicated volunteers and staff for their invaluable service to the community. The Governor commemorated the Red Cross for playing a […]
The Cayman Islands Red Cross has launched an appeal to support the victims of Hurricane Eta in Central America. While the full impact of the category 4 hurricane is not yet known, rapid initial assessments from Red Cross officials on the ground have identified as many as 1.7 million persons affected in Honduras, 30,000 persons […]
HE the Governor, Mr. Martyn Roper, who is also the Patron of the Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC) visited the Shelter and met with staff and volunteers. The newly renovated shelter which was officially opened in January this year is a 24/7 facility and is ready and available to provide a safe haven for those […]
Community and Public First Aid, CPR and AED Training Schedule Email: [email protected] for all bookings. July – September 2020 July: Sat 25th 9.00AM – 4.00PM Full Adult/Child/Infant FA/CPR/AED Tue/Wed 28th/29th 5.30PM – 8.30PM Full Adult/Child/Infant FA/CPR/AED August: Sat 8th 9.00AM – 4.00PM Full Adult/Child/Infant FA/CPR/AED Tue/Wed 11th/12th 5.30PM – 8.30PM Full Adult/Child/Infant FA/CPR/AED Sat 22nd […]
The CIRC is an active member of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and sits in the Human Concerns Cluster as an individual agency as well as the chair of the Volunteer Agency Responders (VARs). As such, our work during the response has been to support the national effort by: National COVID-19 Volunteer Response: The […]
This summer, the Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC) partnerd with Martyn Bould, to launch the “Climb for Red: Peak of Preparedness” campaign, which merged the CIRC hurricane preparedness efforts with Mr. Bould’s big summer challenge: conquering Mt. Kilimajaro! Mt. Kilimanjaro, which stands at 5,985 meters, is the tallest mountain in the African continent, and one […]
