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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming

Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated communities across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti in October 2025. But to see this as a singular disaster misses the bigger picture: Melissa didn’t hit stable, resilient islands. It hit islands still…

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Death toll from Hurricane Melissa rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing

Jamaica’s government says that the number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 45, with 15 other people still missing

The Independent UK

Climate disasters will send many countries into a debt spiral – but there’s a way out

After years of disciplined reform and painful sacrifice, Jamaica had done what few global debt specialists thought possible. Through tough and sometimes controversial spending cuts and fiscal discipline, it slashed its debt from a staggering 150% of GDP in 2013 to just 62% by 2024.

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Christian missionary father and daughter killed after plane crashes on way to provide hurricane relief to Jamaica

A Christian missionary father and daughter were killed after their plane crashed whilst en route to Jamaica to deliver hurricane relief supplies.

The Independent UK

Man and daughter flying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica identified as victims of crash

Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena died in Florida crash as they were flying supplies to Jamaica

The Guardian - US

Dad’s tragic final posts before he and his daughter were killed in hurricane relief plane crash

The plane made four other trips to or from Jamaica in the past week

The Independent UK

3 best Prime Video crime drama shows to stream now that you (probably) haven't seen

From a Jamaica-set procedural to an Alfred Molina-led murder mystery, here are three Prime Video crime dramas you should add to your watch list

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Two dead as Hurricane Melissa relief flight to Jamaica crashes in Florida leaving large debris field: ‘No actual plane to be seen’

The plane was on its way to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the nation late last month

The Independent UK

Small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood

A small turboprop plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs

The Independent UK

Who has qualified for World Cup 2026?

We now know the 12 groups for this summer’s tournament

The Independent UK

Former NHS nurse, 83, desperately searching for food and shelter after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has caused at least 75 deaths and potentially $50bn in damage across the Caribbean

The Independent UK

Inside the ‘mammoth’ task to rebuild Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa: ‘We feel hopelessness’

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

The Independent UK

Typhoon Hunter Lands in Philippines to Face 'Real Beast' Super Typhoon Uwan

Famed 'typhoon hunter' Josh Morgerman has arrived in the Philippines to chase the potentially devastating Super Typhoon Uwan, just after tracking a major hurricane in Jamaica.

International Business Times UK

The Guardian view on worsening extreme weather: the injustice of the climate crisis grows ever clearer

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

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Parents appeal to Home Office after daughter left homeless in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa

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

The Independent UK

Shaggy recounts his relief mission to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa and shares how you can help

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

The Independent UK

Jamaica tallies losses from Hurricane Melissa as more than 2 dozen communities remain cut off

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

The Conversation

Why hurricanes rarely kill in Cuba

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…

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‘We need help’: devastated Jamaican communities still await aid after Hurricane Melissa

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

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Jamaica races to reopen for peak tourism season in December after Hurricane Melissa

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

The Guardian - US

Climate crisis means super-strength Hurricane Melissa is ‘dangerous new reality’

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

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‘You are a part of our family now’: Florida influencer trapped by hurricane in Jamaica yoga retreat helps with clean-up, raises $72k to rebuild homes

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

The Guardian - UK

‘At the mercy of nature’: how the Caribbean is dealing with the unprecedented Hurricane Melissa

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

Guitar World

“I would like people to know that I was the true inventor of ska and reggae”: Ernest Ranglin on working with Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, James Bond – and how he influenced “almost every aspect of Jamaican music”

Bob Marley asked him to teach him how to play and how to write. He wrote music for Dr. No. He worked with Jimmy Cliff, Millie Small, and more. Ernest Ranglin reflects on his peerless legacy

The Independent UK

Scores dead, thousands homeless and billions in damage: The bleak numbers that reveal Hurricane Melissa’s scale of destruction

One week after the category 5 ‘Storm of the Century’ first hit the Caribbean, residents have been left picking up the pieces. Olivia Ireland and Alex Croft report on the sizeable task ahead

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