Jamaica spent years building a pot of money to handle climate-fuelled disasters. It turned out to be enough to cover just 5% ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlet, about recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa struck last week.

‘My concerns are for the rest of the country. There is extensive damage across the island, and it has now been declared a ...

Now, satellite images reveal in detail the areas ravaged by Melissa and, for hard-hit Black River, the scale of destruction. A Bloomberg News analysis found that at least 76% of the buildings in Black ...

A former Jamaican Olympic sprint athlete has described the destruction left by Hurricane Melissa as like a "world war, where ...

Carnival Cruise Line is stepping up to support Jamaica’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. In addition to ...

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Follow for live updates.

Jamaica is racing to rebuild and recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa ahead of the winter travel season. After Hurricane Melissa caused widespread damage across western Jamaica, ...

Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire ...