Hurricane Melissa devastates Caribbean, picks up speed toward Bermuda

By Dave Sherwood PORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON/HAVANA (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa picked up speed as it churned across open ocean ...

Jamaican Americans Mobilize After the Island’s Worst Hurricane in a Century

Out of many, one people. Kimisha Simpson says she’s confident that Jamaica’s national motto will rally the diaspora and ...

Mass. organizations mobilize to aid Hurricane Melissa victims

Nonprofits in Mattapoisett and Worcester have answered the call to provide aid to Caribbean islands devastated by the ...

4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa

Disaster recovery is harder on isolated islands. The Jamaican diaspora living in the U.S., U.K., Canada and elsewhere will be ...

The Latest: Hurricane Melissa impacting southeastern Bahamas after dozens killed across Caribbean

Melissa began affecting the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 30 dead as storm heads to Bermuda

Parts of the Caribbean are conducting search and rescue operations and surveying the extensive destruction Hurricane Melissa ...

Big rig fire snarls traffic on Highway 50 in Sacramento

Traffic is nearly completely blocked on U.S. Route 50 in Elmhurst, following a vehicle fire on Thursday afternoon.