I'm half-serious when saying that the time has come to have a public inquiry if ever Mr Finlayson announces in the future that he intends to take over any business. This will hopefully give employees notice that they have xx number of months to find new employment opportunities.

.....and a knighthood was bestowed for contribution to business development.

How did they make their money in the first place? I am curious. They are worth millions and seemingly are unable to run even a tuck shop at a profit. One has to wonder.

Alchemy is a medieval phenomenon whose practitioners claimed that they could transform lead into Gold. The finlaysons in business have perfected just the opposite, the art of turning gold into lead.

i guess when employees see the finlaysons taking over a business they must start looking for a new job, they have screwed up all the good businesses in the bahamas
its a real shame

So, who's stupid enough to continue working for a company after 2-3 months without pay? Did ya really think you were magically going to get monies after that first missed payment? Only one you can blame is yourself!

I agree that they shouldn't have stayed on. But there is no excuse for the behavior of management or the owners. They are disgusting people.

Messy Mark strikes again. These people need to brought before the courts. Once again they've found a way to shaft their employees. The City Markets folks went through the same nonsense. It is unbelievable that they are continuously being allowed to violate the rights of workers throughout this country. 3-5 months without pay is ridiculous. They should be ashamed of themselves. But I guarantee you this joker will make some bs excuse in a few days. Don't worry folks. All good things come to and end. Their luck soon run out.

Should never have been allowed to purchase city market. I recall clearly the day the sale was announced, everybody in the office said, "oh no!"

They have no conscience. The family behaves like locusts. Feed and then leave behind the carcass.

You must remember that times are tough and although the workers stayed on without pay ,
they still had a job and you probably would have done the same thing , HOPING TO GET PAID. These are not the days when one could have left a job and get another next week.
I always say anytime an astute businessman sells a business ,especially to someone whose
ego makes them believe they can make it more profitable ,WATCH OUT !
Mark Finlayson has a law degree, i often wonder what kind of lawyer he would be .He probably would be a very successful, if not a good one, especially with his boys in charge of
the country and the character he has shown in his dealings with his employees.

The only time the Finlayson made any money was when Tiger got shares for him and Ping as the cost of doing business for a foreign firm here ,or they got their hands on the employees pension,,City markets ,ABC motors ..

The way the Finlayson family has run this once highly profitable business and so many others like it right into the ground is the same way that Perry "Vomit" Christie is running our entire country into the ground. The Finalysons are only able to succeed in business where they have political protection from competition and unethical conduct. It takes good business sense, hard work and ethics to run a legitimate enterprise of any kind in a competitive environment and the same applies to the running of our nation. Christie, like the Finlaysons, sorely lacks these fundamental qualities which explains why the financial health and well-being of our nation continues its downward spiral. If Cuba's doors were open right now to U.S. tourists and U.S. businessman, Christie and his select few political friends and business cronies would not be able to cope with the competition and would instead be gravitating towards additional corrupt or illicit activities of one kind or another.

Will Perry buyout Solomon's Mines with Public Treasury money to protect Bahamian jobs????? He has bought out BOB $100 million bad loans for many PLP loyalists............ surely he will help out a PLP of the highest order like Tiger?????????

I'm sure he's thinking long and hard about it!

.................................. You People Must Really Love Punishment! .....................................

Firstly, if you weren't paid for more than 2 weeks it was time then to seek assistance from the labour board and stop working.......Waiting around 5 Months without pay is just plain stupid.

Secondly, who in their right minds would work for the Finlayson's anyway?

There are many, many desperate people in The Bahamas looking for any sort of income. There simply are no jobs available. Things are really bad here and these people were hoping that the Finlayson's would be ethical and pay for work done.

everyone knew this day was coming.

the name Finlayson is synonomous with greed, stink and corruption.