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Haiti placed under hurricane watch
MIAMI, CMC – A hurricane watch is in effect for Haiti on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the region, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding over portions of Hispaniola and Jamaica over the remainder of this week. The...
All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for amid TS Melissa
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that all personnel who are deployed in Haiti are accounted for and in high spirits. Tropical Storm Melissa has brought intense rain to Haiti, causing floods and landslides, which have claimed the lives...
Tropical storm over Caribbean kills 3 in Haiti
Tropical storm over Caribbean kills 3 in Haiti MIAMI, Oct 25, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Tropical Storm Melissa beat down on the Caribbean on Friday, leaving at least three people dead in Haiti as officials warned it was set to strengthen into a hurricane....
Haiti under hurricane watch
MIAMI – A hurricane watch is in effect for Haiti on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the region bringing heavy rainfall and flooding over portions of Hispaniola and Jamaica over the remainder of this week. The Miami-based...
T.S. Melissa on Track to Be a Dangerous Hurricane, at Least 3 Killed in Haiti
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Tropical Storm Melissa is intensifying, and forecasters say it could become a catastrophic hurricane. The storm is already unleashing torrential rain across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with severe flood risks...
iciHaiti - Dom. Rep. .: Arrest of an alleged Vice-Consul of Haiti
iciHaiti - Dom. Rep. .: Arrest of an alleged Vice-Consul of Haiti 24/10/2025 09:31:19 Members of the Dominican Republic Army (ERD), belonging to the 4th Infantry Brigade, intercepted a vehicle at a mobile checkpoint located near the General Benito...
Haiti’s last president was killed in 2021. Why is his case taking so long?
Dozens of people, from Colombian commandos to a former police chief to private security contractors in South Florida — even a former Haitian first lady — have been accused of participating in the 2021 plot to assassinate Jovenel Moïse, Haiti’s...
Tropical Storm Melissa causes at least three deaths in Haiti
Two more deaths have been reported in Haiti associated with Tropical Storm Melissa, increasing the death toll to three. Haiti's civil protection agency says a landslide in Port-au-Prince killed two people and injured another on Thursday. Earlier...
Cuba Begins Storm Watch as Melissa Threatens Haiti & Jamaica
The state of Tropical Storm Melissa at 5 PM ET on Friday, October 24. By Circles Robinson HAVANA TIMES – Cuba’s Civil Defense authorities have put the eastern side of the island on guard as Tropical Storm Melissa continues its slow, erratic...
Melissa to Hit Jamaica as Category 4 Hurricane Next Week, Could Become Category 5
Forecasted track from the National Hurricane Center at 5 p.m. ET on Oct. 24, 2025, shows Tropical Storm Melissa hitting Jamaica as a Major Hurricane on Oct. 28, 2025. (NOAA/NWS/NHC). Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to reach Jamaica on Oct. 28...
Brace for Impact: Melissa Threatens Jamaica and Haiti
For the moment, Melissa is staying where she is. Still a tropical storm, Melissa remains nearly stationary in the central Caribbean as of Oct. 24, 2025, with forecasters monitoring its slow but potentially dangerous development. Currently...
Haiti - Crisis : Former Acting President Jocelerme Privert launches a patriotic appeal
Haiti - Crisis : Former Acting President Jocelerme Privert launches a patriotic appeal 21/10/2025 11:46:21 In a briefing note, former acting President Jocelerme Privert issued a patriotic appeal, urging the political class to join forces to...
Three dead in Haiti in landslides from Tropical Storm Melissa; Jamaica begins shut down
Though the full effects of Tropical Storm Melissa have yet to be felt in the Caribbean, Haiti’s disaster office said Friday three people have already died and another was injured in a landslide attributed to the storm’s heavy rains. Two people...
At Least 39 Dead After Hurricane Melissa Slams Caribbean
UPDATE: At least 54 people are now confirmed to be dead as a result of the impacts from Hurricane Melissa, with 40 deaths taking place in Haiti, eight in Jamaica, four in the Dominican Republic and two in Panama. #BREAKING: Hurricane Melissa...
Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Atlantic, dozens dead
AP — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of...
Melissa’s Standstill Brings Misery to Haiti and Jamaica, Strengthening Ahead.
- Advertisement - Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in the central Caribbean, bringing torrential rain to Haiti and Jamaica. At least one person has died and several others are injured. The National Hurricane Center says Melissa is...
Bryan Norcross: Relentless impacts in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic forecast from Melissa
Tropical Storm Melissa is "nearly stationary," according to the National Hurricane Center, but is still expected to deliver catastrophic flooding to Jamaica this weekend. See the latest forecast. Updated Friday 9:30 a.m. ET It's increasingly...
Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected
Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing catastrophic flooding and landslides in southern Haiti....
King and Queen ‘deeply concerned’ by Hurricane Melissa destruction
The King has said he is “deeply concerned” by Hurricane Melissa’s destruction and described it as a reminder of the “urgent need to restore the balance and harmony of nature”. The storm has left dozens of people dead and widespread destruction...
Melissa threatens Jamaica and Haiti | Guidance for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector
The system is forecasted to strengthen slowly over the next few days, possibly becoming a hurricane by Friday… Substantial intensification is possible by this weekend… (Source: CDEMA) “There is a high degree of uncertainty in track and intensity...