NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 19 NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 18 THE GLEANER 190TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURE THE GLEANER 190TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURE NOTABLE YEARS IN THE LIFE OF THE GLEANER COMPANY CURRENT LOCAL GLEANER PUBLICATIONS Published Monday through Saturday, The Gleaner, a morning broadsheet is the flagship of the group, containing news, views, sports, and in-depth reporting. It addresses the needs of its readers through regular sections and features. The Financial Gleaner: A must for the business and financial community. The Sunday Gleaner: The queen of the group of Gleaner publications. First published in 1939, The Sunday Gleaner is a weekend delight for the family reaching twice as many readers as the daily paper. THE STAR: A popular morning tabloid.‘The People Paper’, it provides investigative reports, late breaking news, special columns, and witty stories. THE WEEKEND STAR: It is sought after for its reviews of Jamaican music, dance, theatre, and culture. THE WEEKEND STAR is the entertainment paper for Jamaicans. Track and Pools: It’s a must for the horse-racing fraternity who likes to put a ‘dollar on a nose’. It features computer-calculated tips for each race. The Children’s Own: Published each week during the school term. Nurture your child’s curiosity with the Children’s Own newspaper. 1834: On September 13, the first publication was a four-page weekly newspaper printed at 66 West Harbour Street, along with the Merchantile Intelligencer. It began life as The Gleaner and Weekly Compendium of News, published on Saturdays only, at a quarterly subscription rate of 10 shillings in Kingston, and 13 shillings and four pence in the rural areas. In December, the name was changed to The Gleaner: A weekly family newspaper devoted to literature, morality, the arts and sciences, and amusements. 1836: Merger of deCordova’s Advertising Sheet with The Gleaner to produce a four-page paper, published every day except Sundays. 1875: The Gleaner was printed on a steam-driven press. 1882: Fire destroyed its plant at 148 Harbour Street and The Gleaner was printed at the Government Printing Office for two weeks. 1897: On June 10, The Gleaner became a public company. 1902: The Gleaner increased its size to 16 pages and sold for one penny. 1907: On January 14, an earthquake and subsequent fire destroyed the building on Harbour Street; four days later the newspaper was on the streets again, with printing being done at the Government Printing Office for a time. 1908: Rapid expansion with the introduction of three linotype machines. 1912: A photoengraving department was installed. 1917: Hoe rotary press was installed. 1920: Motor delivery routes were established. 1925: The Pink Sheet magazine was added to the Saturday Gleaner. 1939: On September 10, the first Sunday Gleaner was published, right after World War II started. 1950: On June 11, the first Children’s Own newspaper was published. 1951: In July, the first Overseas Gleaner (now The Weekly Gleaner) was published. November 24: The first STAR was published. 1959: The company installed a Crabtree rotary press, which allowed The Gleaner to print nine colours, and the STAR six colours. 1960: Branch offices were established, the first was located in Montego Bay. 1962: THE WEEKEND STAR was introduced – 24 pages with an eight-page entertainment section, priced at three pence. 1963: On March 24, The Sunday Magazine was added to The Sunday Gleaner. 1964: Gleaner shares quoted on the Jamaica Stock Market at 12 shillings per five-shilling share. 1969: The Gleaner, ‘The Old Lady of Harbour Street’, began operating at 7 North Street, central Kingston, its current location, where a six-unit Crabtree rotary press was installed. 1982: Major computer system installed, making it one of the first newspapers in the Caribbean to switch over to new technology. 1984: On October 16, the first Flair, a weekly magazine, was published. 1986: On November 7, the Financial Gleaner was first published. The Business and Finance section of the Friday Gleaner took on a new posture, in a tabloid format. 1992: On December 7, the name change from The Daily Gleaner to The Gleaner. 1994: The company installed a 16-unit Goss Urbanite press and a new prepress system with the facility to fully paginate each newspaper page. 1997: On February 16, there was the launch of the website at www.jamaica-gleaner.com. On June 9, The Gleaner Company (Media) Ltd began printing of The Miami Herald – International Satellite Edition daily. 2000: In May, The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee champion Rhea Brathwaite participated in the Scripps Howard Spelling Bee Competition in Washington, DC. In June, the Digital Laboratory was established; and in September, Gleaner started a subscription route in Mandeville. 2001: Local websites launched – go-Kingston and go-Montego Bay. In February, The Gleaner’s evening tabloid, THE STAR, staged its first inaugural STAR Awards, recognising excellence in local music. The Care Canada (Tools Jamaica) was launched. Youthlink magazine was launched. The first issue was published on March 20. 2004: Hospitality Jamaica was first published. (October 13) 2018: New design and relaunch of The Gleaner, Monday to Saturday (January 8). As we celebrate our own 20th anniversary this year, A.S. James & Associates Limited remains dedicated to ensuring innovation and integrity in the real estate industry. Since 2004, we have proudly offered services in property auctions, valuations, sales, and rentals, and we greatly admire The Gleaner’s steadfast role as one of the Caribbean’s oldest and most respected media houses. We applaud your outstanding contributions and look forward to witnessing your continued success. School’s Back In! FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 | VOL 190 NO 214 PAGES: 40 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com Zavion Parchment walks with his little sister, Jada Parchment, after school at Alpha Primary in Kingston yesterday. 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