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July 27, 2026
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…
July 27, 2026
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…
July 27, 2026
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…
July 27, 2026
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…
July 27, 2026
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. …
July 27, 2026
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,…
July 27, 2026
Oliver Mair appointed Jamaica’s next Consul-General in New York
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has appointed Jamaica’s current Consul-General in Miami, Roderick Oliver Mair, as the country’s next Consul-General in New…
July 27, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Help for Fort Charlotte: Saving a national treasure before it is too late
Last week, I drove through Lucea, Hanover, and made my way to Fort Charlotte, one of Jamaica's designated National Heritage Sites. What should have been a moment of appreciation for one of our…
July 27, 2026
French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires
PARIS (AP) – A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze,…