Amigoe
| Type | Daily newspaper[1] |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Catholic Church[2] |
| Founded | December 1883 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Website | Amigoe.com |
The Amigoe is a Dutch-language daily newspaper with editorials in Curaçao and whose audience are the peoples of the former Netherlands Antilles, specifically Curaçao and Aruba. The newspaper is one of the most widely read dailies in Aruba.[3]
The newspaper was founded on December 1883 under the name of Amigoe di Curaçao by the Order of the Dominican Friars. It began its circulation in Aruba in 1884.[4] The edition used to be weekly until 1935, when it started to be published two times each week. The publishing status again changed in 1941, when it became a daily newspaper.
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References
- ↑ Amanda C. Quick, World Press Encyclopedia (2003), p. 43
- ↑ John A. Lent, "Mass Media in the Netherlands Antilles," in Mass Media and the Caribbean, ed. Stuart Surlin and Walter Soderlund (New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1990), p. 216
- ↑ Amanda C. Quick, World Press Encyclopedia (2003), p. 43
- ↑ Amanda C. Quick, World Press Encyclopedia (2003), p. 43
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