Jamaica Observer
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Butch Stewart |
| Founded | January 1993 |
| Website | jamaicaobserver.com |
The Jamaica Observer is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica. The publication was owned by Butch Stewart (now deceased), who chartered the paper in January 1993 as a competitor to Jamaica's oldest daily paper, The Gleaner. Its founding editor is Desmond Allen who is its executive editor – operations.[1] At the time, it became Jamaica's fourth national newspaper.[2]
History
[edit]The Jamaica Observer began as a weekly newspaper in March 1993, and in December 1994 it began daily publication. The paper moved to larger facilities on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations in 2004.[3]
References
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- ^ Jamaican Entrepreneurs. Caribbean Update, 1 March 1993. Mirror
- ^ "Jamaica: New Weekly Newspaper to Appear March 5". Miami Herald. 18 January 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
- ^ "Ja Observer opens new offices". Jamaica Gleaner. 9 February 2004. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009.
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