Editor’s note:  Several articles recently appeared in 
The Caymanian Compass and Cayman Net News in
the Letters to the Editor section recommending Will Jackson, an elder of the East End Adventist Church
for National Hero Status. Elder Jackson has served church and state with distinction. Elder Jackson was the first Caymanian to receive an honorary 
Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from Northern Caribbean University in recognition of his outstanding work.

Today our society often seems to focus on the negative, 
and we do not accentuate positive things enough.  The subject of brain power or intellectual capital has been discussed in the past decade and the wealth of any organization or country lies in its human resources.

Too often we tend to look outside our country for 
expert advice, and do not credit or recognize our own Caymanians as much as we should.  Here in Cayman, 
we have people with many talents and untapped 
resources, which contribute to the strength of our 
society.  One such individual is Mr. Will Jackson.

I am writing this letter to publicly acknowledge and 
thank him for his preservation of Caymanian history 
and culture, and recommend that he be considered a
“national hero.”  There are not too many Caymanians
who write about our history and culture, or have their
work published.