Tag: Foster's
Foster’s embarks on major clean-up after store fire
(CNS): Customers and staff were evacuated from Foster’s Airport supermarket Tuesday lunchtime after an electrical fire in one of the store’s chillers. While the small blaze was quickly extinguished and no one was hurt, the smoke caused damage. Food and exposed plates and cutlery have been removed from counters impacted by the fire, including the […]
Local grocery stores say no need to panic-buy
(CNS): The dockworkers’ strike in the United States at ports along the US East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, which began on Tuesday, will have no immediate effect on grocery supplies coming into the Cayman Islands, according to a joint release from local supermarkets. A release from the Ministry of Tourism and Ports said […]
Supermarket owner hopes to buy domestic gas supplier
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has been conducting a stakeholder consultation in relation to a bid by Fosters’ Group, which owns the Foster’s supermarket chain, to buy Home Gas Limited (HGL). Documents posted on the regulator’s website have already drafted a determination saying that the supermarket owner’s acquisition of the domestic propane […]
Raccoon on the run from Republix
(CNS): A raccoon that was apparently trapped in a shipping container from the United States and delivered to Foster’s Republix Friday morning is on the run in the district and people are warned to stay clear of the animal as government officials try to catch it. The wild animal was one of two racoons that […]
Regiment gets supplies to quarantined families
(CNS): Dozens of families had to go into unexpected quarantine last week after an outbreak of COVID-19 at the George Town Primary School, but many of them were not able to get to the supermarkets before they were locked down and found themselves short on supplies. As a result, the Cayman Islands Regiment was enlisted […]
Shoppers panic in the face of COVID cases
(CNS): Government officials may be imploring the community not to panic after two people with no travel history tested positive for the coronavirus yesterday but shoppers are taking to the supermarkets and stores anyway, piling their carts high and stripping the shelves of toilet paper and disinfectant amid fears of what might happen next.
Supermarkets mandate shots for new workers
(CNS): The local supermarkets have united to introduce a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for all new workers, both permit holders and new local staff. With a high percentage of existing staff already vaccinated at the major stores, the bosses across all four companies — Foster’s Supermarket/Priced Right, Cost-U-Less, Hurley’s Marketplace and Kirk Market — said that […]