The collapse of Jamaica’s peak tourism season after Hurricane Melissa shows how unprepared the industry remains for extreme weather. Building climate resilience is no longer optional. Hurricane ...

HANOVER, Jamaica — Motorists travelling through Lucea, Hanover are being advised to expect traffic delays as the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) conducts post-planting and rewiring activities along ...

Giselle Thompson received funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Killam Trusts. She is affiliated with the not-for-profit organization, World Class ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Steve McClaren has quit as coach of the Jamaican national team after the Reggae Boyz failed to qualify for the World Cup with Tuesday’s goalless draw at home to Curaçao, leaving ...

Dr. Gabrielle Henry, who is representing Jamaica at the Miss Universe pageant, fell from the stage while competing in the preliminary competition on Wednesday. The Miss Universe competition is one of ...

Jamaica seeking funds to rebuild after Hurricane Melissa Minister at COP30 calls islanders 'victims of the actions of others' Country needs grants and investments more than loans BELEM, Brazil, Nov 18 ...

With the help of satellites, we are beginning to get an understanding of just how catastrophic Hurricane Melissa was. On Oct. 28, Hurricane Melissa became the fourth hurricane in 75 years to make ...

The authorities have yet to reach dozens of areas in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm. By Frances Robles Frances Robles reported from Black River, ...

Rollin Salmond uses an electrical saw to cut sections of a tree blocking the entrance to his home in Longwood, St Elizabeth, Jamaica on October 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked ...

Hurricane Melissa plunged much of Jamaica into darkness when it slammed into the country this week as the worst storm in its recorded history. It killed at least 19 people and knocked out access to ...

Communities across the Caribbean are reeling in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which ripped through Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola, the island comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, this week.

The scale of the destruction left by Hurricane Melissa as it tore across Jamaica is now being revealed by the first photos taken by satellites. The eye of the storm made landfall on the southwest ...