''The Gleaner'' is an English-language, morning daily newspaper founded by two brothers,

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and Joshua de Cordova on 13 September 1834 in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit (landform), sand spit which connects the town of Por ...

. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the Western Hemisphere. Originally called the ''Daily Gleaner'', the name was changed on 7 December 1992 to ''The Gleaner''. The newspaper is owned and 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 publish ...

publishing house in Kingston, Jamaica., ''The Gleaner'' is still considered a

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for Jamaica.

History

''The Gleaner'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the Western Hemisphere—operating since 1834, and it is still considered a

for Jamaica in the 21st century. The morning broadsheet newspaper is presently published six days each week in Kingston. The Sunday paper edition is called the ''Sunday Gleaner''. The Sunday edition was first published in 1939, and it reaches twice as many readers as the daily paper. The influence, particularly historically, of the newspaper is so large that "Gleaner" has become synonymous in Jamaica for "newspaper". ''The Gleaner'' contains regular sub-sections and features the following: * ''Western Focus'' providing for the needs of the people living in the five western parishes; this special edition carries news, features, and advertisements from those parishes. * ''The Flair Magazine'' is designed to address topics of concern to women. * ''The Financial Gleaner'' is for the business and financial community. * ''Youthlink'' is a magazine addressing educational and other issues of concerns to the youth and highlighting their achievements. Overseas weekly editions of ''The Gleaner'' are published in

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, the

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and the

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. ''The Weekly Gleaner'' in the United Kingdom carries news of interest to the West Indians in United Kingdom. The paper offers coverage of important issues and events in both the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. The current Editor-in-Chief of ''The Gleaner'' is Kaymar Jordan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gleaner, The Daily newspapers published in Jamaica Newspapers established in 1834 1834 establishments in North America

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