The director of apostolates for a Jamaica-based religious community serving the poor in Kingston said Oct. 28 that the Category-5 Hurricane Melissa seems to be sparing Kingston the worst of its wrath. But he added that the storm was not yet finished and much remained unknown about the historic hurricane’s impact in the region.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Ahead of Hurricane Melissa making landfall in Jamaica, ADM suspended operations at its flour mill in Kingston and its facility in Montego Bay until after the storm passed, a company spokesman said the afternoon of Oct. 28.

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm and severely damaged the country's famous reggae community.

Jamaica is beginning a long recovery after taking the direct hit from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall as a Category Five storm earlier this week. Communities from Montego Bay to the southern coast sustained catastrophic damage,

Insurance, bonds and savings will speed recovery from the monster hurricane, but the Caribbean nation will still need international aid.

Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 2 storm, is passing over the Bahamas after cutting a destructive path through Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti. Journalist Zahra Burton in Kingston, Jamaica, says there are early signs of recovery there. Toronto lawyer couple lived ...

Does a video posted on TikTok show Hurricane Melissa as it is making landfall in Kingston, Jamaica? No, that's not true: These clips show storms which happened around the world, some fairly recently,