Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $9 billion in damage in Jamaica, making it the costliest storm ever to hit the island-nation, according to newly released figures. The preliminary estimate was released ...

The government says it may use its legislative authority to force faster insurance settlements, amid the slow pace of ...

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says learning does not have to be confined to four walls, as several schools continue to grapple with structural damage almost a year after Hurricane Melissa. Amid ...

Hurricane Melissa slammed into the southern coast of eastern Cuba on Wednesday, hours after causing devastation in ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A strengthening Melissa grew in a Category 4 hurricane and could reach Category 5 status Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in ...

Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, St James, has had a smooth start to the September 2026 school term ...

Because the devastating hurricane "Melissa" also damaged many hospitals in Jamaica, the government of the Caribbean island state is planning to set up field hospitals in five western districts.

Hurricane Melissa made a historic, catastrophic Category 5 landfall in Jamaica, then raked through southeast Cuba and the southeast Bahamas before swiping Bermuda, while it also wrung out days of ...

The World Meteorological Organization Hurricane Committee has retired the name “Melissa” after the deadly hurricane, which is tied for the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Atlantic. “Melissa” will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of destroyed buildings following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica on ...