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A damaged Rubis service station on Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay, St James, following Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Melissa’s mark

The murky Rio Grande, swollen by Hurricane Melissa, reportedly swept away more than 100 rafting vessels.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

140 rafts destroyed

Raft captains at the Rio Grande rafting attraction in Portland claim Hurricane Melissa swept away nearly 140 vessels, crippling their livelihood and leaving them in urgent need of financial…
From left: Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change; Professor Dale Webber, chairman of the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica; and Mark Berman, high commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, in discussion at the recent launch event for
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Jamaica, Canada partner to build resilience in urban centres

JAMAICA HAS taken a major step toward climate resilience and sustainable urban development with the official launch of the Jamaica Urban Solutions for the Environment (J-USE) Project. The J-USE…
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December 9, 2025

The perfect storm

HURRICANE MELISSA, packing sustained winds of 295 km/h or 185 mp/h, barrelled across Jamaica on Tuesday, with winds that howled loudly and sustained showers that, together, have hurled climate change…
One of three homes damaged along Walker’s Avenue in Portmore, St Catherine, on Tuesday after a large tree was felled by Hurricane Melissa’s fierce winds.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

RAVAGED

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica’s western parishes on Tuesday, leaving behind widespread destruction, catastrophic flooding, and crippling infrastructure damage in what officials are calling…
A downed power pole in the vicinity of the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Arthur Wint Drive in St Andrew yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Wrath of Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has departed Jamaica and left in her wake scenes of devastation and anguish. While the true scale of the destruction will be revealed in the coming days, images from across the…
A section of Duke Street in downtown Kingston was yesterday impassable as a result of a downed tree blocking the road.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Kingston spared

Had Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Kingston, Jamaica’s capital and most populated city, the effects of the Category 5 disaster would have been far more cataclysmic, structural and environmental…
An elderly woman was seen sheltering beneath the eave of a business place along East Street in Kingston during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. ‘Empress’, as she introduced herself, said she was barred from entering a shelter with her dog. Instead of
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Empress braves Melissa with ‘Police’ after shelter says ‘No Pets Allowed’

They say a dog is man’s best friend but, if 76-year-old ‘Empress’ had her way, she would not only change that saying to a human’s best friend, but would also ask that humans be kinder to her…
Roofs damaged by Hurricane Gilbert on September 12, 1988.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H Williams

1500s-1700s a tale of destruction

THE HISTORY of tropical storms and hurricanes in Jamaica is a history of destruction. The island’s geographic allocation in the north Caribbean Sea makes it a prime target for these natural phenomena…