Amigoe
Type | Daily newspaper[1] |
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Owner(s) | Catholic Church[2] |
Founded | December 1883 |
Language | Dutch |
Website | Amigoe.com |
The Amigoe is a Dutch-language daily newspaper with editorials in Curaçao and whose audience are the peoples of the former Netherlands Antilles, specifically Curaçao and Aruba. The newspaper is one of the most widely read dailies in Aruba.[1]
The newspaper was founded on December 1883 under the name of Amigoe di Curaçao by the Dominican Order. It began its circulation in Aruba in 1884.[1] The edition used to be weekly until 1935, when it started to be published two times each week. In 1941, the newspaper became a daily newspaper (except Sunday[3]) issued by the Catholic Church. [4]
The online version of the newspaper was founded on January 8, 1998.[5]
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References[]
- ^ a b c Amanda C. Quick, World Press Encyclopedia (2003), p. 43
- ^ John A. Lent, "Mass Media in the Netherlands Antilles," in Mass Media and the Caribbean, ed. Stuart Surlin and Walter Soderlund (New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1990), p. 216
- ^ "Aruba/Bonaire) Amigoe – Leading the Way as Watchdog of the Dutch Caribbean Islands". entrepreneurcaribbean.com. Jul 15, 2018.
- ^ "Amigoe, Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved Jul 19, 2019.
- ^ "AmigoE.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved Jul 19, 2019.
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Categories:
- Dutch-language newspapers
- Newspapers published in Aruba
- 1883 establishments in Curaçao and Dependencies
- Newspapers established in 1883
- Newspapers published in the Caribbean stubs
- Aruba stubs