The ''Stabroek News'' is a privately owned newspaper published in

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

. It takes its name from ''Stabroek'' , the former name of

Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean." It is the retail, adminis ...

. It was first published in November 1986, first as a weekly but it later changed to a daily print newspaper. The entry of the paper into the

mass media Mass media refers to a diverse array of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets. Broadcast media transmit informati ...

in Guyana brought a new openness to the media environment in the country. It was founded by

David DeCaires David de Caires (31 December 1937 – 1 November 2008) was a Guyanese solicitor. He was also the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Stabroek News''. De Caires' father Francis was a director of the family company, De Caires Bros Ltd, and a Test cr ...

, who died on November 1, 2008. ''Stabroek News'' is also the sole distributor of

DirecTV DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States. I ...

Caribbean in Guyana. There has been some controversy as illegal distributors of DirecTV Caribbean in Guyana have not provided services to those who have paid for it.

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''Stabroek News'' website
Newspapers published in Guyana 1986 establishments in Guyana English-language newspapers published in South America Publications established in 1986 {{SouthAm-newspaper-stub