Pageant Beach; adrift fishermen saved
The 31 July 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried three dramatic front-page stories. The Pageant Beach Hotel, owned by the Merren family, was destroyed by fire in less than half an hour. At the time of the blaze, the report noted, “Fire Service with its priority at Owen Roberts Airport, was unable to respond immediately to the call as a Cayman Airways flight was landing”. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Aug 03, 2025 01:22 PM