With SN gone the civil society voice will be much diminished

shuts down after four decades - Kaieteur News Stabroek News shuts down after four decades - Kaieteur News ... ## Stabroek News shuts down after four decades --- (Kaieteur News) – “The end of an era”, one of Guyana’s oldest privately owned newspapers, Stabroek News, on Friday announced that after almost 40 years in publication, it will cease printing on March 14, 2026. The publication reported that in an address to employees, Chairman of Guyana Publications Inc. (GPI), Brendan de Caires ... He explained that newspapers like Stabroek News, which began publishing in November 1986 and became a daily in 1994, faced an existential challenge from global digital platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Globally, he noted, print advertising has declined by 75 per cent, from approximately US$110 billion in 2004 to US$26 billion in ... He also disclosed that in recent years, GPI absorbed mounting losses by drawing on its cash reserves. “Despite cutting costs, the company has lost money for six out of the last ten years”, he said. Nevertheless, he assured employees that all benefits due to them will be paid. Stabroek News office located on Robb Street, Georgetown (Photo credit: Royston Drakes Production) Stabroek News was founded in 1986 by attorney David de Caires, with his wife Doreen beside him. In a statement issued, the founder’s children, Isabelle and Brendan de Caires described the decision to close the ... “Stabroek News was born in a media environment very different to the one that exists in Guyana today,” it was stated. ... free press. In the past year, the state-run Department of Public Information has accrued a debt to this newspaper in excess of G$ 80,000,000 in unpaid advertisements. The debt persists despite repeated private and public entreaties to ... significant obstacles. “We have repeatedly sought (and been refused) a radio licence. Although we operated a TV ... level. The anticipated progression from newspaper to multi-media broadcaster has been impossible,” it stated. ... The Guyana Press Association (GPA) said it was deeply saddened by the impending closure. “This development marks a ... Stabroek News has served as a platform for diverse views and opinions and has remained steadfast in its work on a ... Journalist Kurt Campbell said the closure marks more than the end of a newspaper. “For nearly four decades, Stabroek ... the announcement. “It is regrettable to know of the intended closure of Stabroek News by mid-March 2026. It is truly an indication of how porous is the global media landscape and a stark reminder to those in the media business that they ... media dynamics, including the eruption of social media,” he said. --- ### Discover more from Kaieteur News Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Subscribe --- - Brendan de Caires, DPI, Guyana Publications Inc, Stabroek News, voluntary liquidation ##### Similar Articles Over $9.8B already spent on incomplete Govt. office complex Feb 16, 2026 0 -- APNU slams $18.8B year-end spending Feb 16, 2026 0 -- Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on... Feb 16, 2026 0 -- HIV infections set to fall Feb 16, 2026 0 -- US$120M Oil & Gas Training College opens in Port... Feb 16, 2026 0 -- ... Residents of Schoonard given one week to relocate for... Feb 16, 2026 0 -- ‘I can’t tell him what to do, or beat him’ –... Feb 16, 2026 0 -- National OSH Advisory Council to Be Reconstituted in 2026 Feb 16, 2026 0 -- “Maha Shivratri: Reflect, act, unite” — President... Feb 16, 2026 0 -- Finance minister defends procurement system Feb 16, 2026 0 -- Global oil demand to rise more slowly as prices rally, IEA... Feb 16, 2026 0 -- ... PPPC Govt. and Cuban medical programme Feb 16

]David de Caires By Staff Editor February 13, 2026 The decision to close Stabroek News has been extraordinarily difficult and painful. As the two main shareholders, and as members of the Board of Directors for the past few years, we have been leading participants in that process. We were guided by events that took place many years ago, and by others of more recent vintage. ... all involved. David de Caires was the editor of New World Fortnightly; Miles Fitzpatrick, his lifelong friend and legal ... value of open discourse in a democracy. A generation later, when he started Stabroek News, two New World colleagues, ... Stabroek News was born in a media environment very different to the one that exists in Guyana today. In the mid-1980s there was only one daily newspaper, the state-owned Chronicle. There were only state-owned radio stations. Local TV coverage was in its infancy. The society was, in many respects, a closed one. Independent voices were scarce: public discourse was reduced to the level of a whisper. Consequently, from the outset, this newspaper’s independence has been pivotal to its role. A few decades ago, the opportunity arose for a merger between Guyana Publications Inc. and other ... significant source of revenue) were withheld – a rather crude attempt to muzzle the free press. In the past year, the state-run Department of Public Information has accrued a debt to this newspaper in excess of G$ 80,000,000 in unpaid ... Publishing has always been a precarious undertaking in Guyana and the Caribbean due to the modest size of the potential readership, and to other market constraints. No-one becomes a publisher in Guyana to grow rich. While the company has never been driven by a concern about profit, it must function as a business. It is a given that any business needs to continually diversify and adapt and to seek alternative sources of income. We have faced significant obstacles. We have repeatedly sought (and been refused) a radio licence. Although we operated a TV subsidiary for a few decades, our main local competitors enjoyed significant privileges. The playing field was not level. The anticipated progression from newspaper to multi-media broadcaster has been impossible. And the country and the world have moved on. Most people, here and elsewhere, now get their news from other sources. The model of reportage that this paper has cultivated in its lifetime is out of step with the algorithmic formulae that now control the circulation of news online. Balanced coverage is not good click-bait. These considerations and conditions have shaped this moment and its outcome. But that is only a small part of the story. Viewed in its entirety, our history is a triumph. For 40 years Stabroek News beat the odds – economic, political ... against any form of daily product, doubly so against any form of independence. The brunt of this Sisyphean task was initially borne by the Editor (David de Caires) and the General Manager (his wife Doreen). Both sacrificed their ... Subsequent editors (Anand Persaud, Anna Benjamin and Cheryl Springer) and Managers (Shaleeza Khan) have shown similar ... unreserved thanks. Essentially, though, the company has been the sum of many irreplaceable parts: its editors and ... of the Covid years. We are immensely proud of this legacy and deeply appreciative of those who maintained the ecosystem that was created. Concern for the welfare of the staff has been the paramount factor in the Board’s final ... So, in a sense, we exit as we entered. Unbowed. Heads held high. Beholden to none. It will be for others to take the ... and listen to itself in civil tones, without invective, rancour or malice. Stabroek News has nurtured a generation or two of readers, writers, thinkers and pundits. It is time to hand over the baton. Last year, just before a stroke deprived her of speech and left her bed-ridden, our mother copied out the poem Invictus ...

1 March 2026, 19:32 by Writer By GHK Lall Guyanese learned much from watching the proceedings in the National Assembly, with one being that the PPP Govt places a premium on honoring its debts. A pleasing sound to me was that posture. It was said that the PPP Govt takes its responsibilities seriously, and delivers on its duty to conduct itself in exemplary fashion. Like payment of ads to Guyana’s most trusted newspaper, Stabroek News, which could have used the past due money. Long past due, by any ... the House of Guyanese of the debt, there would be movements to honor the $93.8 million owed to SN. There was movement. ... slap in the face, adding insult to injury in a very public manner. It’s an obscenity, and all involved in this ugly ... friends. The latter is bad for business, as SN has experienced. After this running battle over ad allocations, ad payments, and ad differences, a fitting finale was needed to maintain the standard for responsibility, as asserted by the PPP Govt. I thought that SN would receive all of its money in one bunch for honest services rendered, and that the matter would end on a positive note. Wrong for the second time. What came next was that literally out-of-the-blue lash, that last blow coming towards SN’s blindside. No more ads with immediate effect came rushing out from the DPI. It was the proverbial last squeeze on SN, to put it out of its misery. Of course, it could be claimed that the PPP Govt was conducting business per standing norms. Stabroek News was given more than the normal two weeks’ notice, since March 15, its last publication day 14 days away. What an unprecedented and incomparable way of manifesting what clean government is all about. SN as a hardcopy paper is on its last breath, and the PPP Govt was kind enough to put it out of its misery early. Delivering a hard kick to a dying man, it could be said. From a government leadership perspective, it makes no sense to continue the charade of placing ads, holding up payment, and then having to explain. As the last rites are read for SN, there’s still a few things left to be said. When the DPI sent out its ad termination letter, these questions came. Instead of in Guyana’s National Assembly and from local lawmakers and budget debaters, I now ask some questions from the street corners. Who in the PPP Govt is behind that no more ads decision? Which one of the government’s honorable leaders took that final fateful step, and why was it necessary at this late stage? Why engage in what reeks of abandonment of civility and duty, while cloaking it in profanity? When those questions cannot ... indecency and disgrace. Thus, a pillar of local media falls in slow motion. Yet, there are those in this country who ... ad payments ads debt DPI National Assembly PPP gov't SN Stabroek News 2026-03-01 Tagged with: ad payments ads debt DPI National Assembly PPP gov't SN [Stabroek

Soup Nazi - 23m - TV-PG - Episode aired Nov 2, 1995 IMDb RATING 9.5/108.1K ... A soup stand owner obsesses about his customers' ordering procedure, but his soup is so good that people line up down the block for it anyway.A soup stand owner obsesses about his customers' ordering procedure, but his soup is so good that people line up down the block for it anyway.A soup stand owner obsesses about his customers' ordering procedure, but his soup is so good that people line up down the block for it anyway. ... This episode of Seinfeld revolves around the best soup store in all of New York. And Jerry's public displays of affection with his new girlfriend. The soup nazi is one of the most iconic and unique performances I've seen in this series. He has this grumbling unnerving energy and is a maverick of sorts. "I slave for my soup". He forms an unlikely friendship with Kramer, who saves Elaine in her moment of need via the soup nazi. It's a funny episode made funnier by ... "Seinfeld" was one of best TV sitcom series ever produced, and "The Soup Nazi" was probably the best episode of "Seinfeld." Go out of your way to see it! Seriously! Check IMDb to see when it airs, and see it! You won't be ... busy...2-3 hours...No" A lone diner at the end of the sushi counter looked his way and asked "Excuse me, do you have ... too expensive." Then he mutters under his breath "Stupid question!" From that day forward, although he never exactly said "No sushi for you! Next!", he has always been fondly remembered by us as "The Sushi Nazi." 10 chunkylefunga ### Iconic I mean if you're reading this review you're probably already aware of who the Soup Nazi is and NO SOUP FOR YOU.This is an episode of important cultural significance.Ask any Seinfeld fan to name their top 5 episodes and Soup Nazi will ... So many others have already said how wonderful this episode is. It begins with the gang eating before a movie. Kramer has been going to a place where a guy serves soup. He is a nasty man who glowers at people and if they offend him in any way, he refuses them soup. The thing is the soup is sensational and in the Seinfeld world, losing out is ... The Soup Nazi was based on Al Yeganeh, the real-life owner of Soup Kitchen International in Manhattan, New York City. After the episode aired, Jerry Seinfeld and members of the cast and crew went to the restaurant for lunch. Yeganeh yelled at them and stated that the publicity had ruined his reputation. After Seinfeld offered an apology, Yeganeh yelled, "No soup for you!" and ejected them from his restaurant. Any references to "Seinfeld" are forbidden in ... - Production, box office & more at IMDbPro Goofs Despite the sign in the soup shop stating "No substitutions or phone orders", the phone rings and an employee appears to be writing an order down on a pad while George is complaining about not getting any bread with his soup order and ... another order appears to be taken while Elaine talks to the Soup Nazi about how he looks like Al Pacino. Quotes Customer: Uh, gazpacho, por favor. Soup Nazi: Por favor? Customer: Um, I'm part Spanish. Soup Nazi: Adios, muchacho! Connections Featured

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