MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded ...

Satellite imagery showed widespread power outages across Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa on Thursday, 30 October. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz said that more than 70 per cent of the island’s ...

The State Department is deploying emergency teams to the Caribbean to help in the response to Hurricane Melissa, which has battered Jamaica and nearby island nations. “In response to catastrophic ...

A tourist visiting Jamaica described the record-breaking Hurriane Melissa as "a freight train with a jet engine" Wednesday after it slammed into the island and headed for Cuba. Melissa made landfall ...

Floods have hit Jamaica's capital Kingston as Hurricane Melissa moves across the Caribbean, with 30 inches (76cm) of rain expected in some parts of the country. Roads are blocked in the capital and ...

Hurricane Melissa ripped the roof off of a building at the Savanna La Mar Public General Hospital in Jamaica as the storm raged across the island on Tuesday. The hospital is part of the Western ...

In the days leading up to Hurricane Melissa ripping through Jamaica, one zoo began preparing to secure the 1,5000 animals in their care. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday morning ...

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Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as a “catastrophic” Category 5 storm. The Trump administration plans to replace some leaders at ICE with Border Patrol officials. And soccer legend Lionel Messi is ...

Perched on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, this hotel is renowned for its eerie tales and rich history, tracing back to the 1750s. As we're in the midst of the spooky season, there's nothing quite as ...

Standing tall on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, this hotel is renowned for its eerie tales and rich history, tracing back to the 1750s. As we're in the midst of the spooky season, there's nothing quite as ...

Gusts in higher elevations could be up to 30 percent stronger, the National Hurricane Center said. By Francesca Regalado Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds could be significantly stronger in ...