The Stabroek News was a privately owned newspaper published in Guyana. It took its name from Stabroek , the former name of Georgetown, Guyana.
History The Sabroek News was first published in November 1986, first as a weekly but it later changed to a daily print newspaper.Gordon, Ken (1999). Getting It Write: Winning Caribbean Press Freedom. Ian Randle Publishers. p. 88. The entry of the paper into the mass media in Guyana brought a new openness to the media environment in the country.Surlin, Stuart; Soderlund, Walter C. (1991). Mass Media and the Caribbean. Gordon and Breach. p. 78.
The paper was founded by David DeCaires, who died on November 1, 2008.David DeCaires, editor in Guyana, dies at 70. International Herald Tribune. November 1, 2008. On February 13, 2026, the paper announced it will cease. Isabelle and Brendan de Caires, the two main business shareholders, said mounting financial pressures and outstanding government debt led to the closure. Its last issues were released on March 15, 2026.
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