J Lemuel Hurlston

A Life that Counts (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

About the book

The common theme throughout the authors' life is that of service-Public service, service on boards and commissions, charities, community and corporate organisations, and the Church. Spanning over five decades, all of the service has been within the Cayman Islands during a period of rapid development and social change.

I am pleased to endorse with joy and delight these memoirs reflecting on the early years growing up in Cayman, high school in Jamaica, working life in the Cayman Islands, and achieving the distinction of serving in the highest positions of Her Majesties Government. The author has "rubbed shoulders" with royalty yet never lost the ability to relate to the ordinary man on the street corner. This chronicle of "A Life that Counts" is truly a gift that the present generation will need to engage. It is so easy to forget, or even to ignore the kinds of sacrifices involved in honing such a rich and extraordinary life story as this.

Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Thompson

Bishop of Kingston, Diocese of Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands

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Reading this vital and engaging autobiography will be a constant reminder to generations to come of the thoughtfulness and determination of a generation which sought to bring the Cayman Islands into the post-modern world with integrity and honesty. As former Chief Secretary and holder of key government appointments in Cayman civil society from the 1980s to the present, Lem Hurlston's memoirs offer a unique perspective, which provides us with a glimpse of the challenges the Cayman Islands faced during those days of nation-building. His memories and keen sensibilities of diplomacy make this a most interesting read of the recent past. Of particular interest is the constant theme of service to others that runs throughout these memoirs and reminds us what the leadership qualities that are needed in public service.

The Rev. Professor Dr. Patricia G. Kirkpatrick

Chair, Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies

Faculty of Religious Studies

McGill University

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CLM Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798201264208
• Artikelnr.: 63894892

Autorenporträt

Lemuel Hurlston retired in 1995 after 26 years of service, rising through promotions to the position of Chief Secretary and Deputy Governor, one of the highest posts in the Cayman Islands Government. He was appointed an official member of the Legislative Assembly in 1986 at the relatively young age of 35. He retired from the civil service at the age of 44. Now, twenty-one years into semi-retirement and 65 years of age, he has decided to write this autobiography.

He was the Deputy Financial Secretary when Vassel Johnson, later Sir Vassel, retired in 1982 and had been one of the research analysts for the publication of The Cayman Islands Economic and Financial Review (1982), covering data for the early years of 1904-1981. Johnson was a mentor for Hurlston.

Active in community service, Mr. Hurlston is a past President of the Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman, a past Chairman of the National Council of Voluntary Organizations, and President of the Justices of the Peace Association. He is also a founding member of the Civil Service Credit Union and served for several terms as its Treasurer and President. He has also served as the Cayman Islands representative for the British Executive Service Overseas (BESO) and served as a Councillor for the Chamber of Commerce between 1998-2000. Since 2011, he has been appointed the Honorary Representative of the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Cayman Islands, succeeding the Honourable Justice Charles Quin QC. He chaired the committee that in 2011 carried out a review of the (UK) 1999 White Paper, "Partnership for Progress and Prosperity," and served as Vice Chairman of the committee that planned the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012. In 2011, he became a director of the non-profit Bridge Foundation, providing transitional housing to Caymanians in recovery that are in need of a halfway house. He chaired the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee, appointed in 2014. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University College of the Cayman Islands in April 2015. Mr. Hurlston is a Trustee of Saint George's Anglican Church. He was educated at Calabar High School, Jamaica, and Wandsworth College, London. Married to Marcia, the Hurlstons are parents to two children, John Paul and Kendra, and they have three grandchildren, Jaida, Hailee and Zoe.