Tag: Cayman Islands Crisis Centre
Is help available for male victims of domestic abuse?
I notice a lot of media in Cayman focus on domestic violence with an interest in male aggressors. Recently an article was released in Jamaica claiming 41% of the male population had been physically abused by their female partners. Across the Western world, more statistics are becoming available showing that women are far more aggressive […]
Advice if you are being stalked
What should a woman to do if she thinks she is being stalked or watched? She receives unrecognised calls on her phones, she has posts on her social media from unknown correspondents, information that is privately confided is reported back to her, she receives messages via texts from unknown senders, and the feeling is generally […]
Taste of Cayman nourishes the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre
(CNS): A fundraising opportunity at this year’s Taste of Cayman has boosted the coffers of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre (CICC) by more than $1,600. The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA), which organises the annual food-and-wine festival, selected the charity, which supports victims of domestic abuse, to benefit from patrons of the food and wine festival […]
Crisis Centre rings in the Jingle Bell Run
(CNS): Hundreds of participants — both runners and walkers — are expected to turn out Sunday, 13 December, for the annual Jingle Bell Run fundraiser in support of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre.
Kidnapping survivor to speak in Cayman
(CNS): Michelle Knight, one of the three women held captive by Ariel Castro in a Cleveland house for more than 11 years, will be attending an event in Cayman in 2016 in support of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre (CICC).
Grant aids Crisis Centre’s violence-prevention programme
(CNS): The Estella Scott-Roberts Foundation (ESRF) has awarded its 2015 grant for CI$10,000 to the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre (CICC). This marks the second year for the ESRF grant programme, whose objective is to fund projects that contribute to achieving the foundation’s vision of ‘gender equality and a life free of violence for all’.
Crisis Centre elects new executive
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Crisis Centre, Cayman’s only women’s shelter, elected a new executive committee at its recent annual general meeting. Denise Gower will take the helm as chair of the organisation, with Melisa Johnson the vice chair. Zena Merren-Chin was re-elected secretary and William Fleury was re-elected treasurer. The other board members are Richard […]
