KINGSTON, Nov 21 - Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in late October. The ...

Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a 100% payout after Hurricane Melissa set off a full trigger event, according to the World Bank. Jamaica’s $150 million cat bond, which was arranged by ...

The World Bank has announced today that following the events of Hurricane Melissa, the Government of Jamaica will receive a full 100% payout of its $150 million IBRD CAR Jamaica 2024 parametric ...

Jamaica’s catastrophe bond is poised to be wiped out after Hurricane Melissa met the deal’s parametric thresholds, a development that will test the resolve of investors who have helped propel ...

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, ...

A family in Cuba salvages belongings from the rubble of their home after it collapsed during Hurricane Melissa's passage through Santiago de Cuba on Wednesday. (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images) After ...

All of Jamaica’s financial defenses — insurance, bonds and credit lines — could be deployed to recover from Hurricane Melissa. Will it be enough? By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and David C. Adams Emiliano ...

Jamaica minister of tourism Edmund Bartlett has set a Dec. 15 target date for Jamaica's tourism industry to be fully back in operation. To deliver on that goal, Jamaica's Ministry of Tourism has ...

Late last week, some of Jamaica’s most storied musicians — including former Wailers guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith and DJ U Brown — were gathered at Anchor, a recording studio in Kingston. But their ...

Once described as a tropical paradise, the coastal town of Black River, Jamaica, is now being compared to “hell on Earth” after being ravaged by Hurricane Melissa. Many of the town’s colorful homes, ...

Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on October 29, 2025, as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record. RICARDO MAKYN AFP via Getty Images As a ...