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Bodden
Mr. Jim Bodden entered Politics in 1972 and won a seat for
Bodden Town he served two terms as a member of the
Executive Council. In 1976 the government decided that it was
time for the Cayman Island to have its own national airline. The
idea was strongly supported by Mr. Jim Bodden who was the
Minister responsible for Tourism, Aviation and Trade. In 1977
Cayman Airways became wholly owned by the Cayman Islands,
soon after the Owens Roberts International Airport was
constructed.
Mr. Jim Bodden died in 1988 and received the honor of a state
funeral. In 1994 a statute in his image was dedicated to him at
the Hero’s Circle now known as the Heroes Squares.