Famous for its white sand and gin-coloured waters, Jamaica is the quintessential Caribbean beach destination. But less than 1 ...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force is reporting that the body of a man whose vehicle plunged into the Black River off the Lacovia Bridge on Friday was retrieved on Saturday afternoon.

For those who knew the south-western coastal town of Black River before the coming of Hurricane Melissa, any visit now will likely prove extremely disturbing. The historic structures, made of wood and ...

The Sandals Dunn’s River reopened to guests on Dec. 6 after being closed since Hurricane Melissa. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Five weeks after getting battered by Hurricane ...

Victor warned me, very loudly, but it was too late. “Get down!” was his shout, but I was a split-second too slow. It had taken the waters of the Franklin River millions of years to carve away some of ...

The air smells of damp earth and drying mud. Smoke from debris fires mixes with a faint tang of fuel from the few generators that still have gas. Every sound carries: the strike of hammers and the ...

Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the island. Health Minister ...

The coastal town of Black River, described by the Jamaican government as Hurricane Melissa's "ground zero," lies devastated after one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record tore through the ...

Desperation has gripped the historic Jamaican town of Black River after Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded, tore through the island this week, leaving ...

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 ...

The number of deaths could still grow. The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 28 in Jamaica, the country's prime minister said in an update Saturday, days after the powerful hurricane made ...