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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 .
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 International, as well as The ATL Group and its subsidiaries Appliance Traders and The Jamaica Observer .
The Jamaica Churchman OCLC 63206121. Jamaica Herald [1] Jamaica Information Service ( JIS ), information and news service of the Jamaican Government [3] Jamaica Observer, Jamaican daily [4] The Jamaica Star (1951–present), Jamaican daily [5] Jamaican Times. Royal Gazette. Western Mirror [6]
Michael Manley. Michael Norman Manley ON OM OCC PC (10 December 1924 – 6 March 1997) was a Jamaican politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1992. Manley championed a democratic socialist program, [ 1] and has been described as a populist. He remains one of Jamaica's most popular prime ...
Donald Jasper Harris, OM (born August 23, 1938) is a Jamaican-American economist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, known for applying post-Keynesian ideas to development economics. [ 1 ] Harris was raised in Saint Ann Parish , Jamaica, attending the University College of the West Indies before earning a Bachelor's degree from the ...
Roje Stona (born 26 February 1999) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw.He broke the Olympic record to win the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics thus becoming the first Jamaican to be Olympic Champion at a throwing event.
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented him from competing for most of 2020 but Seville impressed again in April 2021 at the Jamaican Olympic Trials qualification, running the fastest 100m time. [3] At the actual Jamaican Olympic trials in June 2021 for the delayed 2020 Summer Games, he was the fourth fastest with 10.10 seconds. [4]
Walker was named managing director of the Jamaica Observer in March 2012, holding the position for seven years until April 2019 when he stepped down in order to pursue other interests. Personal life. Walker grew up on Bay Farm Road in Kingston, Jamaica in the 1970s. His father was a baker and a supporter of the PNP.