In the days and weeks after Hurricane Melissa’s Oct. 28 landfall as a Category 5 storm, local businesses in Jamaica also ...

BLACK RIVER, Jamaica (AP) — The road from Jamaica’s capital to the seaside town of Black River was known for its lush bamboo forest that formed a natural tunnel and glowed green in the bright sun. But ...

At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path of Hurricane Melissa, as images emerging from the area show numerous homes ...

Rollin Salmond uses an electrical saw to cut sections of a tree blocking the entrance to his home in Longwood, St Elizabeth, Jamaica on October 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked ...

Analysts and disaster experts estimate Melissa will cause Jamaica a total between $2 billion and $8 billion of economic loss, representing close to a third of the country’s gross domestic product.

When the winds died down and neighbors stepped outside to clear rubble and check on each other, the true recovery began. For small island states that face catastrophic hurricanes, the passage of ...

The collapse of Jamaica’s peak tourism season after Hurricane Melissa shows how unprepared the industry remains for extreme weather. Building climate resilience is no longer optional. Hurricane ...

A man saws a piece of wood to repair the roof of a shop in Westmoreland, Jamaica, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, on November 2, 2025. RICARDO MAKYN AFP via Getty Images A month after ...

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 ...

Residents move a mattress from damaged property in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in the community of Cave in Westmoreland, Jamaica, on Oct. 31, 2025. A battered Jamaica, which saw widespread ...