At a press briefing on Monday afternoon, Evan Thompson, Principal Director of the Meteorological Service, said the system has shifted and will not directly hit Jamaica. It is expected to pass on the ...

A hurricane warning remains in effect for Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa has further strengthened into a Category 4 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Melissa intensified on Oct. 26 after strengthening into a Category 4 hurricane, and forecasters said it could reach Category 5 ...

"The island has never taken a direct hit from a Category 4 or a Category 5 hurricane in recorded history," said U.S. forecaster AccuWeather's lead hurricane expert, Alex DaSilva. "The destruction ...

Hurricane Melissa continued to wreak a punishing path of damaging winds and rain across the island of Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane as ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica , where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding , landslides and ...

Millions of residents across the Caribbean are at risk for life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides into this week as a growing storm meanders through the region. Hurricane Melissa rapidly ...

Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant ...

EIGHTY Bahamian nationals were evacuated from Jamaica on Friday as Tropical Storm Melissa churned through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning that the system could rapidly strengthen into ...

Jamaican authorities are urging residents to move to higher ground and seek shelter as the Red Cross warns that up to 1.5 ...

Jamaica’s once flourishing tourism sector is struggling to regain its footing nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa slammed into the island as a Category 5 storm. High deductibles and delays in ...

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago. The storm was expected to make ...