Caribbean Visual Culture

"Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876" is a digital collection of Caribbean newspapers from the 18th to 19th centuries. It includes over 140 searchable titles from 22 islands, offering insights into colonial history, the transatlantic slave trade, and commerce. Covering 1718-1876, it features newspapers from Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Bartholomew, St. Christopher, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad, Virgin Islands, and Bermuda.

The Caribbean Newspaper Digital Collection is part of the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), a cooperative digital library for Caribbean and circum-Caribbean newspapers. dLOC offers access to digitized newspapers, gazettes, and research materials from archives, libraries, and private collections.

The Jamaica Newspaper Archive is a collection of Jamaican newspapers, physical and digital, held by various institutions. It’s a valuable resource for researchers interested in Jamaica’s history. The archive includes collections like The Gleaner, The National Library of Jamaica, and smaller local publications.