Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the country’s critical transport sectors and support systems have resumed operations ...

An 18-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a shooting incident on Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13, on Friday, ...

The last ten days of October 2025 were nothing short of a nightmare for people across the Caribbean due to the devastation ...

The parish of St. Elizabeth, called Jamaica's "breadbasket," was "underwater," a government official said, after Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds. This liveblog has now ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and ...

Jamaica is bracing for what the National Hurricane Center said would be catastrophic flash flooding and landslides caused by up to 40 inches of rain. Coverage for this live blog has ended. Follow the ...

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as the strongest storm to hit the island in the 174 years since records began. As of Tuesday morning, Melissa is a Category 5 storm ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes Hurricane Melissa developments for Monday, Oct. 27. For the latest on Hurricane Melissa's approach to Jamaica, read USA TODAY's live updates for Tuesday, Oct. 28.

In the 1960s, Kingston, Jamaica, was a musical mecca, where Bob Marley, Toots Hibbert, and other artists were drawn by the recording studios and record shops lining so-called Beat Street. But ...