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Miss Jamaica is still hospitalized in intensive care days after falling off the Miss Universe stage, with her family saying she “isn’t doing as well” as they “would have hoped.” Dr. Gabrielle “Gabby” ...

Hurricane Melissa caused at least 67 deaths, up to $4 billion in insured losses in Jamaica and tens of billions of dollars of overall damage throughout the Caribbean, authorities in the storm-ravaged ...

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 ...

With the help of satellites, we are beginning to get an understanding of just how catastrophic Hurricane Melissa was. On Oct. 28, Hurricane Melissa became the fourth hurricane in 75 years to make ...

The authorities have yet to reach dozens of areas in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm. By Frances Robles Frances Robles reported from Black River, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Category 5 Hurricane Melissa demolished Jamaica’s historic Black River seaport, destroying up to 90% of structures ...

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 ...

Many travelers stuck in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa are having to pay a heavy price to extend their stays, with nowhere else to go. The hurricane caused widespread destruction to infrastructure, ...

The Category 5 storm ravaged western Jamaica and drenched the small community of New River, where residents were coping with a massive clean up. At least 19 people have died nationwide, officials said ...

Parts of the Caribbean began surveying the extensive damage caused by the deadly Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday, Oct. 28. As the ...