"The Caribbean media landscape has suffered another blow with the announcement of the closure of a second newspaper in a matter of weeks.
Stabroek News, one of Guyana’s daily newspapers founded in the 1960s, has announced it has taken the 'extraordinarily difficult and painful' decision to cease printing from March 15, 2026. The development follows last month’s shutdown of Trinidad and Tobago Newsday after 32 years in operation.
Stabroek News’ two main shareholders, Isabelle and Brendan de Caires, said declining advertising revenue, mounting financial pressures and the existential challenge posed by global digital platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok have made it difficult to continue operating.
They added that publishing has long been precarious in Guyana and the wider Caribbean because of small readership bases and broader market constraints."
