Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, posing dire threat to Jamaica and Haiti

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major 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...

World News | Melissa Strengthens into Category 3 Hurricane, Threating Catastrophic Flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Kingston [Jamaica], October 26 (ANI/WAM): Hurricane Melissa rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane as it unleashed torrential rain in the northern Caribbean and threatened catastrophic flooding and landslides in Jamaica and...

Florida successfully evacuates 28 residents from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

IMPACT OF MELISSA AFTER THE ONCE CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE HIT JAMAICA. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS POSTED ON X TODAY SAYING THIS. I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT JUST NOW, A RESCUE FLIGHT WITH 28 FLORIDIANS ON BOARD HAS LANDED SAFELY IN TAMPA. LIEUTENANT...

First charter flight to bring Britons back from Jamaica due to take off

The first charter flight to bring Britons back from Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa is due to take off on Saturday night. Around 8,000 British nationals are thought to have been on the island when Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a...

Hurricane Melissa leaves 28 dead after tearing through Jamaica

2 November 2025, 01:35 | Updated: 2 November 2025, 02:57 A total of 28 people have died following Hurricane Melissa's rampage across Jamaica, the government has confirmed. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. Melissa, one of the...

Obituary: Melissa Ann Elizabeth (Bergeron) Carter

Melissa Ann Elizabeth (Bergeron) Carter GREENSBORO, N.C. – Our sweet Melissa departed this life on Oct. 25, 2025. Born in Portsmouth, Va., she was the youngest of the four children of David C. and Mary Catherine Bergeron and their only daughter....

Want to support relief efforts for Jamaica? Here's what Londoners are doing to help

London’s Jamaican community is mobilizing support in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the Category 5 storm that caused widespread destruction across the island Tuesday. One group in London is coming together to host a concert to raise funds for...

Pakistan urges UNHCR to address ‘oppression’ in IIOJK, sparking clash

Reaffirming its unwavering support for the UN Human Rights Council, Pakistan has called on the 47-member body to exert its prevention decree proactively to uphold international law and protect the rights of all occupied and oppressed peoples...

King Charles and Queen Camilla's huge move amid Andrew's title drama

King Charles and Queen Camilla have made a charitable donation to the people of Jamaica after damage caused by Hurricane Melissa this week. It was reported that after the monarch shared a statement on how "deeply concerned" he was over the...

Couple at heart of iconic rock band separate after 22 years as ‘creative soulmates’

Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire have announced a separation (Picture: Gus Stewart/Redferns) For more than two decades, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne have been at the heart of Arcade Fire, a creative and romantic partnership that...

Charting the Global Economy: Fed reins in rate-cut expectations

Central bankers in North America’s two largest economies lowered borrowing costs this week, though yields on government debt climbed after the heads of US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada damped expectations for further reductions by...

Leader of the Opposition Independence Day Message to the Nation

As we gather to celebrate the 44th year of our Nation’s political independence, I greet you – Nationals, Citizens, Residents, and Our Diaspora – with some degree of pride, with humility, and with a much-needed sense of hope for a brighter future....

50 dead as the Caribbean digs out from Hurricane Melissa

Drone view of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Lacovia, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, November 1, 2025. RAQUEL CUNHA / REUTERS Jamaican officials announced plans on Saturday, November 1, to set up multiple field...

Hurricane Melissa: First charter flight to bring Britons back from Jamaica due to take off

1 November 2025, 20:09 | Updated: 2 November 2025, 02:51 The first charter flight to bring Britons back from Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa is due to take off on Saturday night. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats....

PEC: Combat and End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Geneva, 1 November 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against...

Venezuela sends 46 tons of aid to Cuba, Jamaica

On Thursday, the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent 46 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba and Jamaica to assist populations affected by Hurricane Melissa. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said that 26 tons of medical, food...

Oh, No. The War Powers Posse Comes After President Trump Over His Attacks on Drug Cartels

Some members of Congress are up in arms over a briefing by a senior administration lawyer who told them the Trump administration had no intention of adhering to the War Powers Resolution regarding the ongoing interdiction campaign against...

What T&T gets wrong and right about the zone of peace

The Caribbean peo­ple who lead the pro­mo­tion of tourism in their coun­tries have pulled their cold-weath­er coats and jack­ets out of their clos­ets and head­ed to Lon­don. World Trav­el Mar­ket, from No­vem­ber 4 to 6, is in Dock­lands, the...

KBF announces Kochi-Muziris Biennale programmes and exhibitions

The upcoming sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) will feature an array of conversations, films, food, music, theatre, workshops, and choreographies alongside the exhibitions. With Mario D’ Souza as the Director of Programmes, the...

Jamaican confirms 28 dead as Hurricane Melissa devastates western parishes

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has tragically risen to 28, according to the Jamaican government, which provided the updated figure on Saturday. The Category 5 storm made landfall on Tuesday, unleashing widespread destruction across several...