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A farmhand harvests avocados at an orchard in Santa Ana Zirosto, Michoacan sate, Mexico.
August 17, 2026

Avocado pickers welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain

SANTA ANA ZIROSTO (AP) — It didn’t take long for Mexican avocado picker Francisco Isidro to get back to work after authorities announced the lifting of a US security alert that temporarily halted…
Flags wave in the wind in front of an enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest during the inauguration in the village Konotopie, Poland.
August 17, 2026

Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small village

KONOTOPIE (AP) An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, in the presence of legendary anti-communist leader…
A journalist browses the Messina museum website showing a picture of the Early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina’s artwork where three of the five panels belonging to the Polyptych of San Gregorio and the double-sided panel with the Madonna and th
August 17, 2026

Thieves steal Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist

MILAN (AP) Thieves stole four works attributed to the Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina from a regional museum in the Sicilian city of Messina on the Italian Ferragosto holiday, the…
Letters
August 17, 2026

Letter of the Day | Jamaica must seize the Africa-Caribbean opportunity

THE EDITOR, Madam: Ghana’s President John Mahama has placed before us an idea that could have consequences far beyond the immediate question of trade: the possibility of Jamaica, and potentially the…
Frustrated Businessman Sitting At Desk In Office Using Laptop
August 17, 2026

Fathers deserve a fair voice in Family Court system

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing anonymously because of the sensitivity of Family Court matters, but the system’s perceived bias against responsible fathers demands public attention. There is growing…
Residents say they were unable to save any of their possessions ahead of demolition.
August 17, 2026

Editorial | Beyond Coopers Pen

The heart-wrenching Coopers Pen affair, in which dozens of homes that illegally occupied private land were demolished by the property’s owner, wasn’t a singular matter. Variations of this issue have…
August 17, 2026

Reparations are not a generational solution

THE EDITOR, Madam: There have been reports that official negotiations will begin soon regarding reparations from the UK for the people of Jamaica. A former colonial power paying back Jamaica. What…
Representational image of a teacher in a classroom
August 17, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | One to survive, two to thrive …

Of the more than 30 Grade 10 girls in a particular high school, only four came from married-parent households. Another six said they lived with their unmarried mothers and fathers. The rest were being…
August 17, 2026 by Karen Madden

Medical technologists sue Gov’t over unpaid wages

Five medical technologists have sued the Government over an alleged breach of contract and unpaid wages. The claimants – Nika Palmer, Damois Barnett, Rachael Adenigbagbe, Naidia Rachel James and Karon…