Jamaica Gleaner
Logo of The Gleaner Company
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| Status | Active |
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| Founded | 1834 |
| Founder | Joshua and Jacob De Cordova |
| Country of origin | Jamaica |
| Headquarters location | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Distribution | International |
| Publication types | Newspapers and radio broadcasts |
| Nonfiction topics | News, entertainment, popular culture |
| Number of employees | 417 employees |
| Official website | jamaica-gleaner |
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 a Sunday paper, the Sunday Gleaner, and an evening tabloid, The Star. Overseas weekly editions are published in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The company is headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica.
The Gleaner Company Limited is a Jamaica-based newspaper company. The principal activities of the Company and its subsidiaries are the publication and printing of newspapers and radio broadcasting. The Company’s subsidiaries include Independent Radio Company Limited (IRC)- Power 106 and Music 99 FM, Gleaner Online Limited, Creek Investments Limited, Selectco Publications Limited, GV Media Group Limited and The Gleaner Company (Canada) Inc. and The Gleaner Company (USA) Limited.
There were approximately 417 direct employees. In addition to these direct employees, the Company’s business depends on contractors and vendors who are business people trading in their own right. Then there are also motor contractors, rural agents, space writers, correspondents, freelance photographers and contributors. In total, some 4,000 people in Jamaica are involved in the Gleaner's operations.
The Gleaner commenced publication in the year 1834. It was founded by two brothers, Jacob and Joshua de Cordova.
In 1898 it became a publicly registered company and is listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
From 1834 until mid-1969, the Gleaner Company was situated at various locations on Harbour Street, principally at 148–156 Harbour Street, with some departments operating from 146-161 Harbour Street. Continued growth prompted the company to erect the present building at 7 North Street, where construction work on the plant commenced on 1 February 1967. It was completed in 1969 and blessed by religious leaders in the community on 26 May of that year. By Monday, 14 July of the same year, the company conducted its business entirely on the new premises.
As the need became apparent for the western end of the island to be better serviced, a branch office was established in Montego Bay in 1966, and later advertising offices were opened in Ocho Rios and Mandeville.
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