The Nassau Guardian
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | The Nassau Guardian, LLC ( and ) |
| Founder(s) | |
| Founded | November 23, 1844 |
| Headquarters | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Country | The Bahamas |
| Website | www |
The Nassau Guardian is a newspaper in The Bahamas,[1] based in Nassau. Its first issue was published November 23, 1844.[2][3] It is the largest newspaper in the Bahamas.[4]
History[]
After the liberal Sir James Carmichael-Smyth became governor in 1829, dissent rose in Nassau over the question of emancipation and in 1831 a pro-slavery section of the community supported in the establishment of The Argus in order to promote their anti-emancipation views.
In 1837, , a journalist who had worked at The Times in London, arrived in Nassau to take up his appointment as editor of The Argus.[5] Moseley found the semi-weekly's policies so objectionable that he refused to become its editor. On 23 November 1844, Moseley founded the Nassau Guardian.[5] Recognizing that the newspaper industry in the Bahamas could not withstand three newspapers, Moseley acquired the in 1877.[5]
acquired the Nassau Guardian from his father, Edwin. In 1904, Alfred died and Mary Moseley became the editor and manager of the newspaper.[5] In 1907, Mary acquired the newspaper from the Estate of the late .[5]
Mary would own and run the newspaper for 48 more years to a restricted audience with circulation seldom exceeding 300 daily.[3] Before WWII, she had hoped to give the newspaper to her nephew, , who lived in Australia at the time. Doyle would enlist in The Royal Air Force during the war and while in a raid over France in the early 1940s had been killed.[3]
Since no one in the family was interested in the family business, she turned control and the newspaper to a group of Nassau business and professional men who offered to buy The Nassau Guardian from her. Mary worked in an advisory capacity from 1952–55.[5]
Mary died on January 19, 1961, at the age of 81.
The new owners tried to turn it into a propaganda medium to promote their political philosophies, however, that was not success.[3] In 1967, acquired the newspaper. On January 20, 2002, The Nassau Guardian became a fully Bahamian–owned newspaper when , son of John Jr., sold his 60 percent stake in the company.[3] Current owners are and . At some point, The Nassau Guardian acquired and operates The Freeport News.[3]
References[]
- ^ "A NEW REBEL PIRATE.; Reported Depredations on Our Shipping near Nassau The Bark Lizzie a Captured and Fired The Pirate Captain Declares His Intention to Show No Quarter". The New York Times. New York City. June 10, 1865. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "The History of The Nassau Guardian". The Nassau Guardian. August 3, 2007. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "About Us". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas: The Nassau Guardian, LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ Sardella, Carlo M. (October 10, 1976). "Casino Security: Plan for the Future?". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Lawlor, Jim (January 18, 2010). "SIP SIP HISTORY - BAHAMAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY". The Bahamas Weekly. Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas: The Bahamas Weekly, LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- Riley, Sandra (2000). Homeward Bound: A History of the Bahama Islands to 1850 with a Definitive Study of Abaco in the American Loyalist Plantation Period. London: Riley Hall. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. p. 280. ISBN 978-0966531022.
External links[]
- Official website
- The Nassau Guardian newspaper, 1849-1922, as Open Access from the Digital Library of the Caribbean
- Publications established in 1844
- Newspapers published in the Bahamas
- Nassau, Bahamas