Stabroek News

☕ The Daily Brief – Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Daily Brief News

Opposition Leader arrested for being 35 minutes late to court. An NCN cameraman brought a gun to the same court. Hakeem Olajuwon wants to sell you a condo for US$150K. Stabroek News mourning continues. Ali wants a 6-week health campaign. And the US just blew up another boat in the Caribbean.

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Sunday's Guyana Brief: Stabroek News Dies, Nobody Gets Their Money, and Kingston Wharf Belongs to Oil People Now

Daily Brief News

Good morning, Guyana! ☕

Welcome to Sunday, where we pour one out for Stabroek News, the government pretends to be sad about it, and the entire Kingston Wharf has been commandeered so oil executives can park their yachts. Sorry, “exhibitors.”

Today’s menu: A 39-year-old newspaper dies and everybody has an opinion, the Energy Conference takes over Georgetown’s waterfront, and the Budget debate continues to prove that Parliament is where good ideas go to get shouted at.

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Daily Brief – February 14, 2026

Daily Brief

Happy Valentine’s Day, Guyana. Love is in the air. And so is the smell of flooding, budget drama, and the slow death of print journalism. Romantic.


📰 STABROEK NEWS IS SHUTTING DOWN

The biggest news today isn’t in any newspaper. It IS a newspaper. Stabroek News will cease print publication on March 15, 2026, after nearly 40 years. Parent company Guyana Publications Inc. (GPI) is entering voluntary liquidation. Chairman Brendan de Caires blamed global digital disruption — print advertising dropped 75% worldwide since 2004, and apparently even Guyana isn’t immune to people getting their news from WhatsApp forwards and TikTok videos of people falling off things.

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☕ The Daily Brief – Friday, February 13, 2026

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Stabroek News announces closure after 39 years. Georgetown swamped by 4-inch rainfall. Mohamed’s cambio evidence mounts. Mottley wins AGAIN. Oil boom stealing police officers. And rockets are launching from our backyard.

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Uncle Ramesh Take – Friday, February 13, 2026

Uncle Ramesh Opinion Response

A Pro-Government Perspective from Queens, NY 🗽🇬🇾


Nephew and Niece Dem,

Happy Friday from Queens! And before anybody start — yes, I read de news about Stabroek News closing. I getting to dat. But FIRST let me talk about what de Brief CONVENIENTLY buried under all de drama.


🏠 $150 BILLION FOR HOUSING! $150 BILLION!

Beta, Minister Croal announce ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS fuh housing in 2026. New housing schemes. Land acquisition. Utilities infrastructure. Regularisation of informal settlements.

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