Jamaica faces massive infrastructure damage from Melissa — hospitals, roads and homes hit hard; emergency crews and the Jamaica Defense Force are delivering supplies.

At least five people have been killed on the island nation after the powerful category 5 storm hit earlier this week, with at ...

Hurricane Melissa surged with sustained winds of 175 mph on Monday, a slow-moving Category 5 storm hurtling toward Jamaica, ...

France changed its rape and sexual assault laws to include that a lack of consent, ending a battle that women's rights activists have fought for years.

Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica with record-tying 298 kph winds Tuesday, was a beast that stood out as extreme even ...

Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history. By Thursday, the storm weakened as it left the Bahamas.

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

There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said ahead ...

Hurricane Melissa moves toward Bermuda after more than 30 die across Caribbean More than 30 deaths are being attributed to ...

Speaking with the Jamaica Observer Wednesday, the residents, many of whom live in abject poverty, said while the Category 5 system had not been as devastating as Beryl, the misery of their already ...

As Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica Oct. 27, OSV News spoke with Bishop John Persaud, who shepherds the Diocese of Mandeville and is also apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Montego Bay, ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in ...