Opposition Leader Mark Golding has joined Jamaicans at home and abroad in mourning the passing of Jimmy Cliff, hailing the legendary singer, songwriter, and actor as a singular force in Jamaican ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Steve McClaren has quit as coach of the Jamaican national team after the Reggae Boyz failed to qualify for the World Cup with Tuesday’s goalless draw at home to Curaçao, leaving ...

Jamaica seeking funds to rebuild after Hurricane Melissa Minister at COP30 calls islanders 'victims of the actions of others' Country needs grants and investments more than loans BELEM, Brazil, Nov 18 ...

MORE then 65 pints of blood were collected from just over 90 people who responded to the appeal by Jamaica’s Freemasons to donate the precious bodily fluid last Saturday. The third annual Freemasons ...

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 7, 2025 — Following Hurricane Melissa, the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of $150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage with the World Bank, backed by ...

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, ...

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Communities across the Caribbean are reeling in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which ripped through Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola, the island comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, this week.

As Hurricane Melissa devastated parts of Jamaica on Oct. 28 and caused additional destruction the following day in Cuba, many people around the world are wondering how they can lend a helping a hand.

Traffic snarled as stoplights lay among piles of debris. Once-mighty trees and power lines in ruin on streets turned to rivers. Entire communities swept away by wind and floodwater, according to ...

Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction as it moved across Jamaica, seen for the first time from space in new satellite images obtained from Vantor. The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday ...

When Hurricane Melissa reached Jamaica with Category 5 ferocity, the island was slammed by gale‑force winds and torrential rain, placing the Caribbean nation into a full‑blown humanitarian crisis. The ...