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A monument of Jamaican music for over half a century, singer Jimmy Cliff died on Monday at the age of 81. While he made the world dance and transcended generations with hits like "Reggae Night" and "Hakuna Matata," he played a pioneering and enduring role in Africa, introducing the musical…

IN DEPTH: Hurricane Melissa became the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica when it made landfall last month, destroying entire communities and ravaging the country’s economy. Aid organisations tell Alex Croft and Bryony Gooch that the rebuild will be long and painful

Editorial: The increasing ferocity and frequency of tropical storms imposes an unbearable burden on countries including Jamaica

Officials in Jamaica say that Hurricane Melissa ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures when it struck last week, affecting some 90,000 families in the island’s western region