The Latest Breaking News from Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors

David Rowe was on holiday in Jamaica with his wife and two children for 10 days before deciding to return to the UK early because of the storm.

Fierce winds ripped roofs from buildings, and massive boulders crashed down onto roads, cutting off access across the region.

TikTok influencer Hannah Grubs faces backlash for vacationing in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa forces evacuations and devastates locals struggling to survive the storm.

Jamaica’s government ordered evacuations from high risk areas and shut down the country’s airports as the Category 5 storm approached on Tuesday.

As many as 8,000 British citizens are in Jamaica, with people ordered to stay inside to avoid the world’s strongest storm of the year so far.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed Hurricane Melissa, which has made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, is helping defend the Caribbean from the pressure campaign being carried out by the Trump administration against the Venezuelan regime

Minister says parish of St Elizabeth is ‘under water’ and that families were trapped in their homes in the community of Black River in western Jamaica

Jamaican officials confirmed 3 storm-related deaths on Monday evening, before the hurricane made landfall.