The Big Dogs: Who Owns Jamaica's Media?

Just like any other country, Jamaica has a media system controlled by large conglomerates.  Jamaica, being a nation of just over two and a half million, has three major conglomerates controlling the news.

The RJR Communications Group owns and operates seven networks, including three radio stations, three television stations and a multimedia news group.  The business began with 
"Seven brands with international appeal - bringing you the best in news, current affairs, human interest stories, sports, family entertainment and great music." -RJR Communications Group

Another major news conglomerate is The Gleaner Company, who owns a total of nine other media sources; including two print publications and seven other news sources available online.  The Jamaican Gleaner is the oldest and best known publication in Jamaica.

Between these two news conglomerates, Jamaica's source of news media is limited, but not really parallel in content.  Both companies have brief, concise stories surrounding human interest and local crime.  Some information is concerning neighboring Caribbean islands, but covers almost nothing internationally, with the exception of Jamaica's relations with the UK.  Jamaica media seems occupied with its own local and national issues and the amount of globalization, relatively speaking, is minimal.

I recently downloaded an application for my iPhone, titled, "Jamaica".  It contains news from "The Jamaican Gleaner", "The Jamaica Observer", "The Star" and a section called "Topix", which includes world news.  The application illustrates the Jamaican media conglomerates.