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

Lati-Yana Brown’s parents, who have been saving to pay for UK visa application, say situation is now an emergency

Shaggy, the Grammy-winning reggae artist, has stepped up to help Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa

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

Hours before Hurricane Melissa roared towards Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, the island’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, announced that 735,000 people had been evacuated – one in every 15 Cubans. The storm had already smashed into Jamaica, the most powerful to ever strike the island, causing landslides, power failures and…

Ravaged communities near Montego Bay recount what last week’s category 5 storm took from them

Airports are up and running while cruise ports eye a return to normal in mid-December.

Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the climate crisis, research says

This influencer gives a master class in being a good guest in hard times.

The category 5 storm has wreaked havoc in the region, as those affected now reckon with damaged livelihoods and the cost of rebuilding

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