Tropical storm in Caribbean not moving

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday as forecasters warned it could strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane and dump a staggering amount of rain — up to 35 inches...

Melissa becomes 5th hurricane of Atlantic season

Melissa has now become a Category 1 hurricane that is expected to intensify over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday. The hurricane continues to slowly move northwest with sustained winds of 75 mph. Life-threatening and...

Record-breaking storm alert for Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa may become Jamaica’s deadliest storm ever, officials say

Hurricane Melissa Jamaica Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Jamaica, marking a significant escalation in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. With sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a...

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United States considers imposing 100% tariffs and expelling Nicaragua from CAFTA over systematic human and labor rights violations

The United States government announced this Tuesday that it is evaluating imposing 100% tariffs on all Nicaraguan products and studying the possible expulsion of Nicaragua from the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), after determining...

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Hurricane Melissa poses potential ‘humanitarian crisis’ for Jamaica, Haiti

Large swaths of the western Caribbean are already in the throes of, or preparing for, Hurricane Melissa, which is expected to become the strongest storm ever recorded in Jamaica. Haiti, meanwhile, has already seen three deaths since Thursday, two...

TS Melissa forecast to rapidly intensify into major hurricane

(CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane this weekend as it lashes Jamaica and parts of the northern Caribbean, bringing days of life-threatening, potentially catastrophic impacts. Jamaica looks to be...

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Melissa turns into a hurricane in the Caribbean: NHC

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. A hurricane warning means winds of at least 74 mph (119 kph) are expected in...

Death toll rises to 4 as Tropical Storm Melissa drenches Northern Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa is edging closer to hurricane strength and has already left a deadly path across the northern Caribbean, with at least four fatalities reported. Three deaths occurred in Haiti and another in the Dominican Republic, where...

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Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become hurricane, drop torrential rain on Caribbean

Children play in a street flooded by rains caused by Tropical Storm Melissa in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez) KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Tropical Storm Melissa was expected to strengthen into...

Melissa to bring catastrophic impacts to the western Caribbean: Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba at risk

As Hurricane, Melissa slowly churns across the warm waters of the Western Atlantic over the upcoming days, AccuWeather hurricane experts continue to sound the alarm bells that a very dangerous and deadly situation is unfolding across the...

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Will it become a Category 4 hurricane? Latest update

Tropical Storm Melissa has been predicted to turn into a high-intensity hurricane during the weekend, lashing parts of Jamaica as well as the northern Caribbean. It is expected to bring life-threatening rains and floods while moving across the...

Dominican Republic advances as Caribbean hub for executive private aviation

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Tropical Storm Melissa UPDATE: 11 provinces on Red Alert, 5 provinces on Green Alert

Santo Domingo.- The COE (Emergency Operations Center) keeps 11 provinces and the National District under red alert, 11 under yellow, and has raised 5 to green, due to Tropical Storm Melissa, the 13th of the 2025 hurricane season. As of around 5:00...

Deadly Melissa strengthens to hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding, storm surge to Jamaica

Melissa is now a hurricane with 75 mph maximum sustained winds, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is expected to intensify ahead of making landfall in Jamaica early next week. KINGSTON, Jamaica – What was already a dangerous and...

Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into major hurricane

The National Hurricane Center reports Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Oct. 25 and could soon rapidly intensify into a monstrous Category 4 or 5 storm, bringing perilous threats of rain, winds and storm surge to...