Former prime minister shares exclusive update after Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

P.J. Patterson told WESH 2 that Jamaicans are resilient and that he has complete faith his island nation will pull through ...

How Catastrophe Bonds Can — and Can’t — Help Jamaica Post-Melissa

Melissa is the worst hurricane this year and the first Category 5 storm on record to make landfall in Jamaica. It has now hit ...

Hurricane Melissa slams into Cuba as a dangerous Category 3 after devastating Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane around 1 p.m. ET yesterday as the strongest hurricane in ...

Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Jamaica officials told local radio stations there was extensive damage in the island’s southwestern and northwestern regions.

Jamaican PM Meets With Hurricane-Affected Locals in Devastated Northwest Parish

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness visited citizens in the heavy-hit northwestern parish of Saint James on Wednesday, October 29, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa making landfall.Footage ...

How will the dismantling of USAID affect U.S. relief efforts in Jamaica?

USAID was the lead American agency in disaster response. Now that it's been dismantled, questions are arising about how ...

Storm of the century: Jamaica's prime minister declares disaster area for the entire nation

Hurricane Melissa has caused flooding, landslides, and widespread power outages in Jamaica, as the storm hits Cuba.