From WN A second aid worker who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram for several months was killed on Wednesday after a negotiation deadline expired, according to CNN. Midwife Hauwa Mohammed Liman, 24, was killed by her captors after the first aid worker she was kidnapped with was killed in September. Nigeria’s Minister of Information […]
Red Cross in Cayman to adopt the Red Crystal
March 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Because the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) can be identified with religious groups, the Red Cross have introduced a new emblem the Red Crystal (also called the Red Diamond). Danielle Coleman, the Cayman Red Cross Disaster Manager, said public perception is very important to them, […]
Cayman may be a choice for Guantánamo captives’ family who visit
February 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By Carol Rosenberg Miami Herald Some Guantánamo captives’ family may visit, but no overnight stays GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — With the prison camps now in their 13th year, the U.S. military is willing to allow some war-on-terror captives to have family visits — if the International Red Cross can find a Caribbean country […]
