The name of this newspaper was suggested by John Simon de Freitas at an informal meeting in the house of founder, David de Caires, and it resonated with all those who were present. As a consequence, our masthead carries the image of the Stabroek Market clock, and one of our earliest features was about the ‘Big Market’ as it is known.
Today we look back briefly at the origins of the market, and try to recapture the spirit of what it has become today.
Stabroek Market sits on land that has had a longer association with Georgetown than almost any other site. The first official government structure which was erected either there or in its vicinity, was a