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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to media after a shot was fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, on Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
27 Jul, 2026 0

Police investigate shooting at US consulate in Toronto

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A shooter fired at the United States Consulate in Toronto early Monday morning, police said, the second time this year someone shot at the building. No one was…
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27 Jul, 2026 0

Jamaica to tighten laws against Molly and other synthetic drugs amid rise in seizures

Jamaica is to get tougher on tackling synthetic drugs such as Molly as it seeks to combat drug trafficking. The Government is to modernise Jamaica’s drug laws to address the issue. The matter was…
27 Jul, 2026 0

Taxi operator charged over armed robbery at St Andrew bar

The police in St Andrew have charged a 25-year-old man in connection with the armed robbery of a bar. Odean Kinglock, a taxi operator of Lacy district in Stony Hill, has been charged with robbery…
27 Jul, 2026 0

Gunmen attack community in Nigeria and kill 30 people, residents say

BUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a community in northwestern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others, residents said Monday, in the latest violence in the conflict-hit…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
27 Jul, 2026 0

Government to strengthen lottery scam laws to protect economy, cites importance of BPO sector

The Government says it plans to modernise Jamaica's lottery scam legislation and substantially strengthen criminal penalties as part of efforts to protect the country's economic security and…
Jamaica Labour Party Communication Chairman, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley.
27 Jul, 2026 0

JLP criticises Golding over response to leaked PNP recording

The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has suggested that Opposition Leader Mark Golding failed to condemn statements allegedly made by two senior People's National Party (PNP) figures in a…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino
27 Jul, 2026 0

FIFA’s Infantino targets critics he says spread ‘hate and false rumours’ about World Cup

GENEVA (AP) — One week after the World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino attacked perceived critics for “spreading hate and false rumors” about the tournament. Infantino praised FIFA for…
27 Jul, 2026 0

Manchester police searching for gunmen who shot three men near school gate

Detectives assigned to the Manchester Police Division have launched an investigation into a shooting incident that resulted in two men being hospitalised and another suffering bruises on Sunday. …
27 Jul, 2026 0

Two St Catherine men fined $100,000 each for RADA receipt breaches

Two of three men who pleaded guilty to breaches of the Agricultural Produce Act were fined $100,000 each or two months in prison in the St Catherine Parish Court on Monday. Marvin Rodney of Linstead,…