It is clear that wherever the eye of the hurricane hit, there would be devastating impacts”: Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness gives an update after a monster Category 5 hurricane hit the island with violent winds and torrential rain.

Denver, Colorado – October 30, 2025 – PRESSADVANTAGE – This year, the 23rd Annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, a cornerstone celebration of Caribbean food, music and culture in South Florida, is expanding its footprint.

Taste of the Caribbean in Seattle's Central District plans to hold a fundraiser for those affected by the Category 5 storm that has killed dozens.

Jamaican resident Kimberley Dunkley Watkins still hasn’t heard from her brother, who lives in Montego Bay, since the Hurricane Melissa hit the island as a Category 5 storm. Watkins just returned to the island after a work trip.

Drone footage captured how a Jamaican fishing village was reduced to rubble in damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Aerial video of Alligator Pond from Wednesday (October 29) shows how boats, homes, and other buildings close to the coast were impacted after the category 5 storm made landfall with sustained winds of 185mph.

Once described as a tropical paradise, the coastal town of Black River, Jamaica, is now being compared to “hell on Earth” after being ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.

When Jamilah Prince-Stewart got a call last week that her stepson studying in Jamaica needed to evacuate to Barbados, she didn’t have many details — only that it was urgent. “I didn’t have much information.

A few Jamaican workers at a berry farm in Kingsville are stuck in Canada as tragedy strikes at home. Jacob Barker reports.

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica, strong winds and severe flooding caused widespread devastation. It also left many close to those on the island concerned about how they are faring.