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Managing Editor at The Nassau Guardian

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Articles

Govt targets budget surplus

1 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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

2 weeks 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.
The return of the suddenly woke politician

2 weeks ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

Dear Editor,As The Bahamas inches closer to a general election, a familiar and frustrating trend re-emerges: the return of former political leaders who, after years of silence or inaction during their tenure, suddenly find their voices. Now out of office and eyeing renewed relevance, they speak boldly about the very issues they once ignored or mishandled. A striking example is Marvin Dames, the former minister of national security.
On the attack: PM doubles down on Pintard criticisms

2 weeks ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

Prime Minister Philip Davis on Monday doubled down on his attack on Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Michael Pintard and what Davis characterized as his unpreparedness to lead The Bahamas based on his professional and life experiences. “When I spoke last night, I said give credit where credit is due,” said Davis in a social media post. “Pintard has done well with his poetry and acting. But what has he done to help others? Where was his leadership when he had the chance?
GDP grows 3.4%

3 weeks ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

Economic growth in The Bahamas in 2024 exceeded expectations, according to new numbers released by The Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI). The agency reported on Friday that there was a 3.4 percent increase in economic activity – from $13.6 billion in 2023 to $14.1 billion in 2024 – the largest the Bahamian economy has ever been.
China decries Rubio's 'smear'

1 month ago | thenassauguardian.com | Candia Dames

A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in The Bahamas on Thursday denounced comments made by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio who at a meeting in Washington, DC, this week cautioned Caribbean leaders on dealing with China. The embassy spokesperson said Rubio sought to smear and undermine China’s relations with the Caribbean countries.