Topic: National Hero
Builders honoured and new national hero named at National Heroes Day 2026
On 26 Jan. a packed ceremony saw infrastructure innovators and builders receive awards while the late statesman, Benson Obidah Ebanks, was named a national hero.
National Hero profile: ‘Father of the House’ Craddock Ebanks
Ernest Craddock Ebanks was known as the ‘Father of the House’ for his long service as a member of the Legislative Assembly.
National Hero Frank Scotland brought electricity to Bodden Town
Frank Hugh George Scotland, who was named a National Hero on Monday, 28 Jan. 2025, brought electricity to Bodden Town in the 1960s.
Captain Keith Parker Tibbetts honoured as Cayman Brac’s first National Hero
It was an overwhelming moment of pride not only for relatives of Captain Keith Parker Tibbetts, but those who call Cayman Brac home as the former war veteran and entrepreneur was named a National Hero on Monday.
Cayman’s only living National Hero Francine E. Jackson humbled by honour
A former suffragist and a longstanding marriage officer, West Bay grandmother Francine E. Jackson is Cayman's only living National Hero.
Retiree’s home once owned by first National Hero
The father of retired South Sound resident Bill White quite literally moved house in 1995 when he transported a building owned by the late Jim Bodden, Cayman’s first National Hero, to a site on Walkers Road.
National Hero living contented life at 90
Sybil Ione McLaughlin, Cayman’s only living National Hero, turns 90 years old today, Friday, Aug. 24.
