KFC Nassau clarifies closure notice applies only to St. Kitts following Sybil Grant’s death – WIC News

In a bid to dispel widespread social media confusion sparked by a circulating temporary closure notice, KFC Nassau released an official public statement on its verified Facebook and Instagram channels on November 9, 2026, explicitly confirming that all of its Nassau-based restaurant locations are operating on their regular full schedules with no planned shutdowns. The mix-up emerged after KFC St. Kitts announced a limited, 5-hour temporary closure for all its local outlets on the same day, running from 1 PM to 6 PM, as a mark of solemn respect for the brand’s beloved co-owner and long-serving director, the late Sybil Grant. The late matriarch of the local KFC franchise, Sybil Grant, ran the St. Kitts KFC operations alongside her husband Warrington Grant, who passed away in May 2023. The couple had overseen the growth of the popular fast food chain’s local footprint for decades, building deep ties with staff and community members across the island. In its official memorial notice, KFC St. Kitts noted the temporary partial closure was designed to give all team members paid time to honour Sybil Grant’s legacy, grieve collectively, and attend private memorial services for the respected community leader. Following the rapid spread of the closure notice across regional social media feeds, many Nassau-based KFC customers mistakenly assumed the shutdown applied to their local restaurants, prompting a wave of enquiries to the brand’s Nassau management team. The subsequent clarification from KFC Nassau not only cleared up the operational status of its own locations, but also extended heartfelt public condolences to Sybil Grant’s surviving family, including prominent public figure Lindsay Grant, and the entire KFC St. Kitts team navigating their period of loss. Members of the regional public responded warmly to the transparent, timely clarification, flooding the comment sections of both brands’ social media posts with messages of support for the Grant family and appreciation for the fast food chains’ respectful handling of the difficult moment.