The ''Jamaica Observer'' is a
daily newspaper
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published in
Kingston, Jamaica
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. The publication was started by
Butch Stewart
Gordon Arthur Cyril "Butch" Stewart OJ CD (6 July 1941 – 4 January 2021) was a Jamaican hotelier and businessman. He was the founder, owner, and chairman of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, and their parent company Sandals Resorts Inter ...
in January 1993 as a competitor to Jamaica's oldest daily paper, ''
The Gleaner
''The Gleaner'' is an English-language, morning daily newspaper founded by two brothers, Jacob and Joshua de Cordova on 13 September 1834 in Kingston, Jamaica.
It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the Western Hemisphere. Original ...
''. Its founding editor is
Desmond Allen Desmond or Desmond's may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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* '' Desmond's'', 1990s British television sitcom
Ireland
* Kingdom of Desmond, medieval Irish kingdom
* Earl of Desmond, Irish ...
who is its executive editor – operations. At the time, it became Jamaica's fourth national newspaper.
History
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.
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External links
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Daily newspapers published in Jamaica
Newspapers established in 1993
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