It truly is unfortunate for those that are in positions that are dependent upon gratuities - the base salary will not cut it. However, it is amazing that Baha Mar is still paying their employees although they haven't been working for 2 months now and it speaks to the integrity of Izmirlian who surely could have laid all of them off and saved a considerable amount of money in doing so.

The truth of the matter is, Baha Mar has some of the most intelligent, experienced persons on their team and to let all of them go is apparently not worth the money that can be saved. I'm sure that they won't be able to maintain the payroll once the $21M owed from the government runs out but as it is right now, I agree that it is a good move. Once some of these people have been let go it's going to be extremely difficult to recruit them or people like them in the future. Many won't even consider returning until the resort is actually opened and off of the ground.

To the employees - remain confident and know that your employer is doing their best to keep you. No other employer would have paid you to stay home and do nothing all day. If you choose to stay with the company, now is the time to exercise frugality. Aside from that, I'm sure that many of you already have secret second jobs and are still collecting checks from Baha Mar simultaneously which, while dangerous, is wise. Save what you can and spend what you must. This government will be exposed soon enough and Baha Mar will be back on track under Izmirlian's leadership.

Bold indeed - the Police Station is less than a minute away.

This country always has some kind of drama. The man has been robbed how many times for the year? What do you expect for him to do? Just sit back and take it?

The Security company HAS to be involved because only they would have known that the money was still there after he called them.

Bradley Roberts is an idiot. Every time he speaks he proves it over and over again. Liquidators CAN NOT open the resort no matter what he thinks and the liquidation process itself won't be finished by the end of the year much less anything else.

Rollins is proving to be a very transparent politician. This country could do with more transparency.

This man doesn't have the sense to understand why the remarks from Fred, Shane, and Brad are so damaging to our image in the international community. He has no real power in his own government. He's going to wait for Baltron Bethel to tell him what to say and then he'll say it. Spineless, worthless excuse for a Prime Minister.

The lack of comments doesn't mean that no one read it.

Fred is a complete and utter IDIOT. His party seems to be irrationally divided on this issue. He needs to speak to Brave Davis and understand why exactly the government is paying Baha Mar because he is making it seem as though this is a favor that the government is doing. The thing is, the government is using monies owed to Baha Mar to pay their employees. There is no logical reason as to why the Expats were not made. This is not money from the Treasury as Brave confirmed:

***deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday confirmed that the Christie administration will continue to pay Bahamian employees at Baha Mar until the $21m owed to the mega resort by the government for roadwork is exhausted.
Mr Davis said it was a “misconception” that the government had paid the resort’s more than 2,000 Bahamian workers from the Public Treasury, adding that the funds were deducted from the sum meant to cover the government’s portion of costs for roadwork associated with the development of the resort.
“The premise that the government is paying them (Baha Mar workers) is a misconception,” Mr Davis said. “The government had agreed to advance the roadwork payments to him (Mr Izmirlian) and we did not do that. Hence we are making payments to his staff, and we will continue to pay.”***

I'm confused...why are we rounding $7.5M to $6M? Is the biweekly payroll $3.75M (7.5M per month)?