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Jamaica Observer is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica since 1993. It was founded by Butch Stewart and is edited by Desmond Allen.
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 ...
The Gleaner is the oldest newspaper in the Western Hemisphere, founded in 1834 in Kingston, Jamaica. It covers news, features, and advertisements from Jamaica and the Caribbean, and has overseas editions in Canada, the UK, and the US.
Gleaner Company is a Jamaica-based company that publishes newspapers and radio stations, including The Gleaner, the oldest and most influential newspaper in the country. Founded in 1834, it has expanded its operations to North America, the UK and the Caribbean, and covers news, entertainment, sports and culture.
On the abolition of slavery in the 1830s, Gleaner Company was founded by two Jamaican Jewish brothers, Joshua and Jacob De Cordova. [3] While the Gleaner represented the new establishment for the next century, there was a growing black nationalist movement that campaigned for increased political representation and rights in the early twentieth ...
The last election in Jamaica was held on 3 September 2020, after Prime Minister Andrew Holness called early elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jamaica Labour Party won 49 seats and 57% of the vote, while the People's National Party lost 16 seats and 43% of the vote.
Portia Simpson-Miller is a former Jamaican politician who served as prime minister twice, from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2016. She was the leader of the People's National Party from 2005 to 2017 and the first female head of government of Jamaica.
Jean Lowrie-Chin (nèe Gopaulsingh; born December 5, 1951) is communications consultant, seniors advocate, author and newspaper columnist in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] She is the founder and managing director of PROComm (PRO Communications Limited) and also the founder-CEO of CCRP (Caribbean Community of Retired Persons).