This is a list of
newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
s in
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
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* ''Daily Star''
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The Daily Gleaner
''The Daily Gleaner'' is a morning daily newspaper serving the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, and the upper Saint John River Valley. The paper is published Monday through Saturday and began operating in 1880. In April 2006, the paper switch ...
'', the oldest Jamaican daily published by
Gleaner Company
The Gleaner Company Ltd. is a newspaper publishing enterprise in Jamaica. Established in 1834 by Joshua and Jacob De Cordova, the company's primary product is ''The Gleaner'', a morning broadsheet published six days each week. It also publishes ...
, founded in 1834, oldest continually published, English language newspaper in the Western Hemisphere
* ''The Agriculturalist'', the oldest and most consistent agricultural newspaper in the Caribbean for 28 years. Published by Patrick Maitland
* ''The Jamaica Churchman''
* ''Jamaica Herald''
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Jamaica Information Service
The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is an executive agency of the Government of Jamaica responsible for disseminating information about government programs, projects, and services.
Functions
The agency's main functions involves the gathering ...
'' (''JIS''), information and news service of the Jamaican Government
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Jamaica Observer'', Jamaican daily
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The Jamaica Star'' (1951–present), Jamaican daily
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Jamaican Times
Jamaican may refer to:
* Something or someone of, from, or related to the country of Jamaica
* Jamaicans, people from Jamaica
* Jamaican English, a variety of English spoken in Jamaica
* Jamaican Patois, an English-based creole language
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Royal Gazette''
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Western Mirror
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Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
* Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that i ...
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Western Mirror
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Defunct newspapers
* ''Jamaica despatch, and Kingston chronicle'' ceased between 1839 and 1841,
* ''Jamaica Courant'',
* ''Abeng
An Abeng is an animal horn or musical instrument in the language of the Akan people. The word ''abeng'' is from the Twi language in modern-day Ghana, it is a commonly used word in the Caribbean, especially Jamaica, and the instrument is associate ...
'', weekly newspaper published in 1969
* '' Daily News'', daily newspaper published in 1970s-80s (?)
* '' Weekly Jamaica Courant'', weekly newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica, 17181755
See also
* List of newspapers
References
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{{North America topic, List of newspapers in
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
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Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...