Candia Dames

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Managing Editor at The Nassau Guardian

Nassau Guardian Managing Editor

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Articles

Informed citizenry

1 week ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas has a huge responsibility to protect the safety, order, and good governance of our country. But it is the ordinary citizen who has an even greater responsibility to ensure those in power are held to account. Approximately every five years, the people of The Bahamas, represented by those who participate in the electoral process, decide who among themselves will take responsibility for our shared resources and civic systems.
Wake Up Bahamas: The train wreck is upon us

1 week ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

Dear Editor,Let’s not sugarcoat it, what we are witnessing in The Bahamas is not just a rough patch or a series of unfortunate incidents, it is the crumbling of the very social fabric that once made us proud to say “I’m a Bahamian”.
Our homelessness dilemma

2 weeks ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

The number of homeless individuals on the streets of New Providence is disturbing. On Wednesday, local pastor and community leader Reverend Dr. C.B. Moss called on the government to address homelessness and the growing need for social assistance at its root, as concerns surrounding shelter shortages in the country rise.
Gun lawsuit fails in US

2 weeks ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

Mexico’s lawsuit against seven American gun manufacturers alleging that those companies aided and abetted in unlawful gun sales that routed firearms to Mexican drug cartels has failed. Amid a high level of violent crime in The Bahamas, Prime Minister Philip Davis announced in 2023 that his country joined a friend of the court brief in support of Mexico, which was seeking to hold US gun manufacturers liable for the harm caused by their products.
Govt targets budget surplus

1 month ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

The Davis administration projects that it will achieve a budget surplus of $75 million in the 2025/2026 fiscal year, which starts on July 1. “For the very first time since independence, we have finally secured the achievement of a balanced budget,” Prime Minister Philip Davis declared as he delivered his budget communication in Parliament on Wednesday.
Budget does not reflect any proceeds of Grand Lucayan sale

1 month ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

The 2025/2026 budget Prime Minister Philip Davis brought to Parliament on Wednesday fails to reflect any proceeds from the sale of the Grand Lucayan resort in Freeport. The Davis administration recently announced that it agreed to sell the Grand Lucayan, as well as a golf course next door, for $120 million to a Bahamian subsidiary of US-based real estate and hospitality developer Concord Wilshire Capital.
Other umbrella unions gear up for Labour Day Parade

1 month ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

The annual Labour Day Parade is set to take place in New Providence on June 6 without the participation of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), but the two other umbrella unions are gearing up for what they expect to be a strong showing. Dwayne Woods, who heads the National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas (NCTUB), and Belinda Wilson, who heads the Bahamas National Alliance Trade Union Congress (BNATUC), both confirmed yesterday their affiliates will participate in the parade.
The church and raffles involving cash prizes

1 month ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

Dear Editor,I note with profound disappointment and distress the number of churches that are now engaging in gaming through the use of raffles in which cash payouts are used as the main attraction to drive sales. This, in my view, should not be an activity the church should be relying on to facilitate the work of the church or its fundraising efforts. This is a slippery slope the church is trekking.
'No new taxes'

1 month ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

The government’s 2025/2026 budget will have no new taxes and no increases in taxes, Minister of Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis confirmed on Sunday, adding that the government expects to hit its deficit target of $69.8 million for the current fiscal year or come very near it.
PM should respect creatives

1 month ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

Dear Editor,I don’t usually write these kinds of letters, but after hearing what the prime minister had to say about Free National Movement Leader Michael Pintard and his background in the arts, I had to speak up. So, what you tryin’ to say? That being a playwright, performer, or creative professional ain’t a real job? Well, tell that to the DJs, the Junkanooers, the dancers, the painters, the singers, and all the young people in this country hustling through their talents just to make ends meet.