Topic: Kirk Market
Cayman’s grocery hacks that slash food bills
Here are some of the top hacks by local experts and retailers for saving big on your grocery bill in Cayman.
Wheaton’s Way: Confusion in aisle five
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As egg prices rise, local producers offer cheaper alternatives
If there ever was an imperative to buy local produce, now would be the time, as the global cost-of-living crisis has led to a dramatic rise in egg prices.
Cayman bolsters baby formula supplies in response to US shortage
Cayman's supply of baby formula is not at risk despite shortages in the US, with steps being taken to ensure stocks are not impacted, according to local supermarkets.
UPDATE: Kirk Market reopens
Kirk Market is closing its doors for a day on Saturday after three of its employees tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from the supermarket late Friday night.
Police close Farmers Market; Long lines form at supermarkets
Lines started forming outside supermarkets shortly after Cayman's 24-hour curfew was lifted at 5am Saturday morning.
Supermarkets impose limits to stop panic buying
Cayman's major supermarkets are imposing purchase limits on most items in their stores in an effort to prevent people from panic-buying.
Shoppers panic buy as government urges calm
Residents were filling shopping carts and baskets with toilet tissue, cleaning products and cases of water at local stores Thursday after the World Health Organization designated the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, all this ahead of the government announcing later in the day that Cayman had its first confirmed case of coronavirus.
Hilton signs on as brand for George Town hotel
Upscale hotel brand Curio Collection by Hilton has agreed a deal with Caymanian developer NCB group to operate its new George Town hotel.
Romaine lettuce pulled from shelves
An E. coli alert has been issued by Centers for Disease Control for romaine lettuce.
High hopes for ‘wellness’ hotel
It’s “bleisure time” in George Town … At least according to NCB Investments boss Matthew Wight who coined the term to describe the developer’s new hotel project – targeted at both business and leisure tourists.
Cayman magazine imports have issues
Magazine lovers in the Cayman Islands missed their regular editions this month as the islands’ leading magazine importer, Hobbies and Books, ceased shipments in April. Hobbies and Books confirmed it had stopped imports but declined to comment further. The company has imported magazines to Cayman since 1971 and supplied local retailers.
Brazilian corned beef removed from store shelves throughout Cayman
Supermarkets in the Cayman Islands have removed corned beef products produced in Brazil following reports of several major Brazilian meat processors selling rotten beef and poultry. The meat processors bribed auditors in exchange for fraudulent sanitary licenses.
Friends of supermarket boss ordered to pay for court no-show
Friends of a supermarket manager who left the island facing charges of dishonesty have been ordered to pay a total of $22,500 after he failed to show up for a court appearance.
Arrest warrant ordered after store manager misses court
Justice Malcolm Swift ordered a warrant for the arrest of Craig Austin Gaskill on Tuesday morning after the defendant failed to appear in Grand Court on Friday for a mention of his case.
Ex-Kirk Market GM charged in theft case
The former general manager of Kirk Market on Eastern Avenue has been charged in connection with what police allege was an attempt to obtain property by deception from his employer.
Court retains store manager’s passport
An application for the return of a defendant’s passport was refused on Thursday by Magistrate Grace Donalds.
