[5] 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 George Biggs in the establishment of The Argus in order to promote their anti-emancipation views.

In 1837, Edwin Charles Moseley, a journalist who had worked at The Times in London, arrived in Nassau to take up his appointment as editor of The Argus.

[6] Mary would own and run the newspaper for 48 more years to a restricted audience with circulation seldom exceeding 300 daily.

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] The current owners are Emanuel Alexiou and Anthony Ferguson At some point, The Nassau Guardian acquired and also operates The Freeport News.