List of newspapers in Jamaica explained

This is a list of newspapers in Jamaica:

• Daily Star
• The Daily Gleaner, the oldest Jamaican daily published by Gleaner Company, founded in 1834, oldest continually published, English language newspaper in the Western Hemisphere^[1]
• The Agriculturalist, the oldest and most consistent agricultural newspaper in the Caribbean for 28 years. Published by Patrick Maitland
• The Jamaica Churchman
• Jamaica Herald^[2]
• 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]
• Jamaican Times
• Royal Gazette
• Western Mirror^[6]

Defunct newspapers

• Jamaica despatch, and Kingston chronicle ceased between 1839 and 1841,
• Jamaica Courant,
• Abeng, weekly newspaper published in 1969
• Daily News, daily newspaper published from May 1973 to April 1983^{[7] [8]}
• Weekly Jamaica Courant, weekly newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica, 17181755

See also

• List of newspapers

Bibliography

• Book: Stuart H. Surlin . Walter C. Soderlund . Mass Media and the Caribbean. . New York . 978-2-88124-447-6 . 1990. Mass Media in Jamaica . 11–28. Aggrey Brown.

External links

• Web site: Jamaica: News and Media . .
• Web site: Jamaica Newspapers . USA . WorldCat . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Media and Identity in the Caribbean. Encyclopedia.com. March 4, 2020.
2. Book: Europa World Year Book 2004 . . 2004 . 185743255X . Jamaica .
3. http://www.jis.gov.jm/ Jamaica Information Service
4. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/ Jamaica Observer
5. http://jamaica-star.com/ Jamaica Star
6. http://www.westernmirror.com/ Western Mirror
7. Web site: Jamaican media: ringing the changes: 50 years and beyond . University of the West Indies . November 7, 2024.
8. News: Media and the political divide . Jamaica Observer . September 22, 2024 . November 7, 2024.