Preliminary structural assessments carried out in the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, and Hanover in the week after Hurricane Melissa’s landfall at Black River reveal a troubling pattern: 62 percent of buildings that suffered structural collapse had documented permit violations — construction that deviated in significant ways from the approved plans on file.

Official death toll confirmed at 58; search and rescue formally transitions to recovery operations Sangster International Airport reopens to humanitarian and limited…

Confirmed fatalities rise to 47 as rescue teams access villages cut off since Sunday night 109 persons still listed as missing; ODPEM…

Forty-eight hours after Hurricane Melissa made landfall at Black River, St. Elizabeth, the death toll has climbed to 38 and is expected to rise further as rescue teams push into communities that have been cut off since the storm struck in the early hours of October 27.

At least 23 confirmed dead, with officials warning toll will rise as rescuers reach isolated communities Negril beach strip swept clean; estimates…

Melissa’s eye wall makes first contact with Negril coastline at approximately 11 p.m. Sunday Storm reaches peak intensity of 140 mph just…

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall — the eye of the storm crossed the Jamaican coastline at Black River, St. Elizabeth, at approximately 2:14 AM on October 27, 2025.

Outer rain bands bring hurricane-force gusts and flash flooding to St. Thomas and Portland Shelter population surpasses 78,000 as late evacuees fill…

Melissa intensifies further to Category 4 with 130 mph winds Saturday morning Jamaica Meteorological Service issues Hurricane Warning, its highest alert level…

Melissa undergoes rapid intensification overnight, reaching Category 3 with 115 mph winds Jamaica Meteorological Service upgrades watch to Hurricane Watch for all…