US $4 million in UN funds mobilized for Haiti amid Tropical Storm Melissa

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. - Advertisement - The...

UN Security Council pressures Haiti’s leaders to hold general election as deadline nears

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. Security Council members warned Haiti’s leaders on Wednesday that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears. Haiti’s transitional...

National Hurricane Center Issues Hurricane Watch for Haiti As Tropical Storm Melissa Grows in Caribbean Sea

hurricane season runs through November 30 The National Hurricane Center has issued a Hurricane Watch for the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, stretching from the Dominican Republic border to Port-au-Prince, as Tropical Storm Melissa continues to...

Tropical Storm Melissa threatens Jamaica and Haiti with heavy rainfall

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by early next week, but forecasters warn that its slow movement across the Caribbean Sea poses a serious flood threat for parts of Hispaniola and Jamaica. - Advertisement -...

$90K project launched to protect endangered mangroves in Haiti’s northwest

Overview: A new $90,000 project aims to protect Haiti’s endangered Haut-Fourneau mangrove in Port-de-Paix, preserving biodiversity and boosting eco-tourism with local and international support. PORT-DE-PAIX — In an effort to preserve one of...

Hurricane Melissa forms in the Caribbean and could get stronger

Hurricane Melissa forms in the Caribbean and could get stronger Melissa is now a hurricane and could bring strong winds, flooding rain, and big waves to Jamaica and Haiti. LARGER FIRMS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT’S 642. TODAY IS A WDSU...

AP News: Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the northern Caribbean this week. The slow-moving storm...

Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern...

The slow-moving storm was expected to drop torrential rain on Jamaica and the southern regions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through Monday. Life-threatening flooding and landslides were possible, with up to 35 inches (89 centimeters) of...

Tropical Storm Melissa, forecast to become major hurricane, barrels toward Jamaica and Cuba

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to intensify into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday, bringing with it catastrophic flash flooding and potential landslides. The slow-moving storm is already responsible for the deaths of at least three...

Melissa organizing in the Caribbean and threatens Jamaica, Haiti

Official Launch of Haiti Tech Connect Awards

Haiti - Technology : Official Launch of Haiti Tech Connect Awards 22/10/2025 09:31:03 On Monday, October 21, the Haiti Tech Connect Podcast announced the official launch of the Haiti Tech Connect Awards, a unique initiative to recognize the...

Tropical storm Melissa drops torrential rain on Caribbean as it nears hurricane strength

Tropical storm Melissa neared hurricane strength Saturday and was expected to rapidly intensify this weekend, as forecasters warned of massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding and landslides in the northern Caribbean. An astounding 89...

Melissa is reaching hurricane force: where it is and what effects it will continue to cause

The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) reported that at 7:00 am this Saturday, tropical storm Melissa was located near latitude 16.3 north and longitude 75.0 west, about 385 km southwest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and about 270 km...

Tropical Storm Melissa threatens Haiti, may turn hurricane

Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, making it the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Melissa could turn into a hurricane by Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. A hurricane watch is in...

Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain, flood risk to Haiti and Dominican Republic

Overview: Tropical Storm Melissa brought heavy rain and flood warnings to Haiti and the Dominican Republic Wednesday. A hurricane watch is in effect for southern Haiti, and the storm is expected to strengthen as it moves through the northern...

Storm Mélissa threatens Haiti, 5 departments on yellow alert

Haiti - FLASH : Storm Mélissa threatens Haiti, 5 departments on yellow alert 22/10/2025 06:41:26 On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, the General Directorate of Civil Protection and the Permanent Secretariat for Disaster Risk Management issued a...

CARIBBEAN-WEATHER-Haiti placed under hurricane watch

US Trade Promotion Program for Haiti expiration impacts Caribbean US territories

After the US Congress reached its September 30 budget deadline, two important trade preference programs for Haiti remain uncertain. The Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) provide...

Death toll rises to 4 as Tropical Storm Melissa drenches Northern Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa is edging closer to hurricane strength and has already left a deadly path across the northern Caribbean, with at least four fatalities reported. Three deaths occurred in Haiti and another in the Dominican Republic, where...

Tropical Storm Melissa to become major hurricane near Jamaica

Deadly flooding and landslides in Haiti and the Dominican Republic have marked Tropical Storm Melissa’s slow crawl through the northern Caribbean, and now the strengthening system is headed toward Jamaica, with days of torrential rain, dangerous...