The prime minister ordered mandatory evacuations as officials braced for tens of thousands to be displaced. Three people were killed and 13 others injured during preparations for the storm, the health minister said.

Will the 13th storm of the hurricane season be lucky and pass right over, or will it be the first to make landfall, potentially in Florida?

As Hurricane Melissa inches closer to Jamaica, both those on the island and back here at home at worried about the outcome of the world’s strongest storm of the year. The

At the time of writing, Hurricane Melissa developed into a Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

The NOLA Reggae Festival will pivot to present a Jamaica Benefit Dinner on Tuesday (Oct. 28) at Paradigm Gardens in Central City (1131 S. Rampart St.). Tickets are $100 and all-inclusive. One hundred percent of the proceeds are set for Jamaica hurricane relief.

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