PORTLAND, Jamaica - The early impact of Hurricane Melissa has forced the opening of 52 of the 74  shelters across Portland, ...

Several roads were blocked and there was significant roof damage for some residents in sections of Portland following Hurricane Melissa, but People’s National Party (PNP) Councillor Caretaker of the ...

Hurricane Melissa has weakened slightly but remains an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm that’s hammering western Jamaica ...

The Category 5 storm, which threatens to dump up to one metre (three feet) of rain, is moving at a worryingly slow pace.

There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.

Ahead of Hurricane Melissa making landfall, officials in Jamaica warned of the potential for catastrophic damage from the ...

Disaster Coordinator at the Portland Municipal Corporation, Denise Lewis, says the eastern parish is preparing for the ...

The storm “totally destroyed” the port of Black River, the prime minister said. At least five people died in Jamaica, and the ...

Adrian Salmon is the only one of his family who lives outside Jamaica. He said their home's roof in Jamaica was ripped off and rain damaged nearly everything inside.

The scale of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa is emerging, with dozens of people known to have died in Haiti and ...

Florida evacuated 28 residents from hurricane-ravaged Jamaica on Saturday under Governor Ron DeSantis’ direction.

Prime minister expects 'loss of life' after powerful hurricane damages homes, hospitals and inundates parishes.