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Update: Fourth body found in St Elizabeth, Jamaica

Update: Fourth body found in St Elizabeth, Jamaica

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP SOURCE: Revonews- The police have confirmed that a fourth body has been found in St Elizabeth following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Head of the St Elizabeth Police, Superintendent Coleridge Minto...

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JoJo Siwa proves boyfriend Chris Hughes can't say no to her as she forces him to dance in the rain during swanky Bahamas holiday ahead of Hurricane Melissa hitting the Caribbean
How is Jamaica? See Hurricane Melissa storm damage

How is Jamaica? See Hurricane Melissa storm damage

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm before hitting Cuba as a Category 3. The storm caused at least one death in Jamaica and "total devastation" in western parts of the island. After hitting Cuba, the storm is now a...

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Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa as powerful storm nears island

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa as powerful storm nears island

Residents spent the day stockpiling supplies and sandbagging homes, while government officials issued urgent evacuation warnings. “This would be the worst ever,” one grocery store customer told NBC News as lines stretched through stores. At an...

Owner:  Charles H. Morris
Raheem Sterling 'sold stunning Jamaica property' just months before deadly hurricane
Photos: Hurricane Melissa blasts through Jamaica

Photos: Hurricane Melissa blasts through Jamaica

Updated October 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM PDT Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as the strongest storm in the island's history. The Category 5 hurricane tore a path of destruction across the island, causing major flooding and power...

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Videos: 7 dead, rooves blown off as unstoppable Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica

Videos: 7 dead, rooves blown off as unstoppable Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa roared toward Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, late on Tuesday after carving a deadly path through Jamaica as the strongest storm ever to strike the Caribbean island nation. The US National Hurricane Center has...

Owner:  Purie Family
Riding Out the Storm: Local couple in Jamaica for island’s largest recorded hurricane
Hurricane Melissa latest update: Disaster in Jamaica after world's most powerful storm hits Caribbean island, landfall in Cuba
Black-Owned, White Sands: Beachfront Escapes Making Cultural Waves

Black-Owned, White Sands: Beachfront Escapes Making Cultural Waves

The tides are shifting in travel as Black hoteliers and property management groups are reclaiming space and creating shorelines where Black travelers feel seen and celebrated worldwide. From the shimmering sands of some of Africa’s most iconic...

Owner:  Morgan DeBaun
Tui flying out empty planes to rescue stranded holidaymakers from Hurricane Melissa

Tui flying out empty planes to rescue stranded holidaymakers from Hurricane Melissa

Europe’s biggest holiday company, Tui, is flying empty aircraft to the Caribbean in preparation for bringing home many hundreds of stranded holidaymakers from Jamaica. Some Tui customers were due to fly back as early as last Saturday, but a string...

Owner:  Apollo Global Management
Hurricane Melissa roars through Cuba

Hurricane Melissa roars through Cuba

Hurricane Melissa barreled north of Cuba on Wednesday after thrashing the city of Santiago and isolating hundreds of rural communities while unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where reports surfaced of more than two dozen...

Owner:  Toufique Imrose Khalidi & Asif Mahmood
Flight canceled for North Myrtle Beach family hunkering down in Jamaica during hurricane

Flight canceled for North Myrtle Beach family hunkering down in Jamaica during hurricane

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The North Myrtle Beach family taking shelter in Jamaica during a historic hurricane cannot get off the island just yet. David Watkins confirmed that his family’s Wednesday flight has been canceled, and there is no...

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Jamaica braces as Hurricane Melissa strengthens into Category 4 storm
After battering Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa makes Cuba landfall

After battering Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa makes Cuba landfall

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm ever recorded in Jamaica, left a trail of destruction across the island before tearing into eastern Cuba on Wednesday, battering Santiago and inundating surrounding farmland. A Category 5 storm with sustained...

Owner:  Zeki Yeşildağ
Hurricane Melissa strikes Jamaica, death toll expected to rise as island faces flooding and extreme winds

Hurricane Melissa strikes Jamaica, death toll expected to rise as island faces flooding and extreme winds

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Owner:  Tatum Family
Sandals pledges unwavering support as Jamaica begins recovery

Sandals pledges unwavering support as Jamaica begins recovery

Sandals Resorts International released a message today, pledging “unwavering support” as Jamaica moves to begin its recovery from the impact of Hurricane Melissa. In a message released today, Sandals Resorts International states that: “Following...

Owner:  McClung Family (David, Wendy)
Couple's 10th anniversary trip turns to nightmare after Hurricane Melissa destroys Jamaica resort
British woman living in Jamaica says Hurricane Melissa has been ‘terrifying’
West Michigander stranded in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa devastates the island

West Michigander stranded in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa devastates the island

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A travel consultant from West Michigan remains stranded in Jamaica as of Wednesday morning amid widespread damage from Hurricane Melissa. Barb Culberson, owner of B&D Travel Consultants LLC in Sturgis, said she has been...

Owner:  Smith Family

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