List of newspapers in Jamaica

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This is a list of newspapers in Jamaica:

  • Daily Star[1]
  • The Daily Gleaner, the oldest Jamaican daily published by Gleaner Company, founded in 1834, oldest continually published, English language newspaper in the Western Hemisphere[2]
  • The Agriculturalist, the oldest and most consistent agricultural newspaper in the Caribbean for 28 years. Published by Patrick Maitland
  • The Jamaica Churchman OCLC 63206121
  • Jamaica Herald[1]
  • Jamaica Information Service (JIS), information and news service of the Jamaican Government[3]
  • Jamaica Observer, Jamaican daily[4]
  • The Jamaica Star (1951–present), Jamaican daily[5]
  • [6]
  • Royal Gazette
  • [7]

Defunct newspapers[]

  • Jamaica despatch, and Kingston chronicle ceased between 1839 and 1841, OCLC 18324191
  • Jamaica Courant, OCLC 793908775
  • Abeng, weekly newspaper published in 1969
  • , daily newspaper published in 1970s-80s (?)

See also[]

  • List of newspapers

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Jamaica". Europa World Year Book 2004. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 185743255X.
  2. ^ "Media and Identity in the Caribbean". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Jamaica Information Service
  4. ^ Jamaica Observer
  5. ^ Jamaica Star
  6. ^ Jamaican Times
  7. ^ Western Mirror

Bibliography[]

  • Aggrey Brown (1990). "Mass Media in Jamaica". In Stuart H. Surlin; Walter C. Soderlund (eds.). Mass Media and the Caribbean. New York: Gordon and Breach. pp. 11–28. ISBN 978-2-88124-447-6.

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