NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlet, about recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa struck last week.

"The most empowering thing I saw was locals -- mostly hospitality workers -- showing up for work the day after the hurricane," Jamaica Tourism Board exec Philip Rose told me.

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From damaged studios to museums transformed into relief centers, the reggae world copes with the fallout of a monster hurricane ...

Tourists in Montego Bay, Jamaica, walked out of their shelters on Wednesday morning after riding out Hurricane Melissa in their hotels. A woman from the United Kingdom said the balcony door was ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, leaving massive damage that was captured on viral video. Hurricane Melissa caused catastrophic flooding, wind damage, and power outages in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Maximum ...

Metro Atlanta women stuck in Montego Bay riding out Hurricane Melissa inside their rooms at Hotel Riu Reggae on Mahoe Bay beach. Senate Passes Measure to End Government Shutdown Scientists Studied ...

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – A San Antonio woman vacationing in Montego Bay, Jamaica, found herself and her family trapped following Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island on Tuesday. They rode out the ...

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Clean-up work has started in St James as the country begins its recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. Since the early hours of Wednesday morning, firefighters ...

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — A group of metro Atlanta women are stranded in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm ever to hit the island, tears through Montego Bay. Kelsey Thornton, one of ...

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica, Adjani Salmon could only watch from afar, powerless as the storm tore ...