Vision - Special Edition: Dr. the Hon. G. Burns Rutty " A Lifetime of dedication"
Uploaded on Dec 3, 2015
Dr. the Hon. G. Burns Rutty: “A Lifetime of dedication to the Caymanian Community”
Mr. Burns Rutty (Honored with his Doctorates from the University College of the Cayman Islands) is well known in the business community. One individual, who has dedicated himself to improving the Cayman Islands economy in unfathomable ways, he was the first to introduce and build what we call today as the 'fast food industry' with his introduction of Burger King, Pizza Hut and Popeye's. However, there is so much of this Gentleman that has not been mentioned.
Born to a very stalwart and prominent father, the late 'Austin Rutty' of Cayman Brac. Mr. Rutty has dedicated much of his life to serving the people of the Cayman Islands, from his early evolvement in Parliament, he was very instrumental in the eradication of mosquitos in Grand Cayman, to seeing the exchange of our CI dollars being pegged to the US, to promoting a better social system within Government, improving education to being one of the first Caymanians involved in the management of a hotel back when there were only two hotels in the Islands.
Later he went on to build and promote the first dive company in the Cayman Island with the late Bob Soto, to owning one of the first shipping companies thus expanding trade within the Islands. You name it; Mr. Rutty has had his hand in building it….
This Gentleman knows no end to his dedication. Mr. Rutty sits with Ellio Solomon of vision recanting the many years of service and reflecting on the past, his triumphs and failures and the lessons learned along the way. A truly inspirational man; whose motto is to continue on the journey and never look back, never stop, always move ahead, never let our failures get in the way of our progress. A message we should all bear in mind… when life get the best of us, we get up and go…
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