Tag: Foster’s Food Fair
Food supply to Cayman amid US shutdown
Will the US government shutdown affect food supply to the Cayman Islands? I have also heard that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cut back on inspections. Will that compromise the safety of the products that are imported and put out on Cayman’s shelves?
Dart puts in plans for new Foster’s store
(CNS Business): Cayman’s largest land owner has announced yet another venture to expand its growing property empire. Dart Real Estate has submitted a planning application to build a supermarket at the northern end of Camana Bay, which Foster’s Food Fair has agreed to lease. According to a release on the company website, the 60,000 square feet of […]
Foster’s says mistakes were made
(CNS): The owner of Foster’s Food Fair has said that mistakes were made in handling a situation on Monday where customers found a bug in a plate of food from the store in Countryside Shopping Centre in Savannah. Woody Foster said that the customers bought two plates of food Saturday morning and in one of […]
Irma will not disrupt supplies to Cayman
(CNS): If deadly superstorm Irma continues on its projected track, it will pass as a category 4 hurricane directly over South Florida and could cause severe damage to Miami, which is the main hub for goods heading to the Cayman Islands. However, residents here do not have to worry about shortages of medication, groceries or […]
Business sector puts up CI$25k ‘robbery’ reward
(CNS): The Chamber of Commerce is offering a $25,000 reward for help in catching and convicting the armed robbers involved in the cash van stick-up outside Foster’s by the airport on 8 April. The money was raised by the business association members and the reward posted as leads in the case appear to be drying […]
Cops release robbery suspect
(CNS) UPDATED MONDAY: A 29-year-old George Town man who was arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a cash van outside Foster’s supermarket by the airport last weekend has been released on police bail. The RCIPS made their first arrest in the case on Easter Sunday (16 April) on suspicion of robbery, possession of […]
Police seek more info on robbery getaway car
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public for more information about the white Honda CRV that was used in the armed robbery of a cash van outside the airport Foster’s on Saturday night. The car was found with the help of the public on Monday night at the end of Admiral’s Landing, and forensic tests […]
Robbery getaway car found and cops follow leads
(CNS): Members of the public have helped the police recover the getaway car used in Saturday night’s cash van robbery at Foster’s Food Fair by the airport, and they are also following up a number of leads and tips from the community, including some originating on social media. The white Honda CRV was found on […]
Armed robbers fled scene in white Honda
(CNS): Police are on the hunt for two men who fled the scene of the cash van robbery outside Foster’s Food Fair near the airport Saturday night in a white SUV, which was caught on CCTV. Both robbers, who were masked and armed, fired multiple shots during the heist on the amoured vehicle at around 7:10pm in […]
Guard shot in cash van robbery
(CNS) UPDATED SUNDAY: Police have now confirmed that the armed men who robbed a cash van outside Foster’s supermarket by the airport Saturday night did get away with a undisclosed quantity of cash after shooting a security guard in the arm and leg during the heist. The incident happened at the busy grocery store at […]
Food supplies cut short by rains
(CNS): A local supermarket has issued more warnings about a shortage of fresh produce and anticipated price hikes as a result of waterlogged crops in the United States and freezing weather in Mexico. In addition to problems with fruit and vegetable supplies, Foster’s Food Fair said the bad weather has affected Florida corn growers and high […]
