Hurricane Melissa now strongest storm of 2025, Jamaica braces for landfall

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, is barrelling toward Jamaica with sustained winds reaching 175 miles per hour. Meteorologists have warned that this could be the strongest hurricane in the island’s recorded history, The New York Times...

AP News: As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

The warming of the world's oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa's wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday. Melissa is currently a Category 5 storm, the highest category, with...

Hurricane Melissa Strengthens to Category 5 in the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm, the most powerful level on the Saffir–Simpson scale, as it moves across the Caribbean toward Jamaica. Officials across the region have declared emergency measures, opened shelters, and...

Antilles Bishops call for prayer and solidarity in the wake of Hurricane Melissa

The Antilles Episcopal Conference calls for prayers and solidarity with the populations affected by Hurricane Melissa. By Isabella H. de Carvalho The Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) issued a press release on Sunday, October 26, calling for...

Hurricane Melissa maintains Category 5 strength as it nears Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa remains a powerful Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) as it moves slowly northwest toward Jamaica, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). As of Monday afternoon, the hurricane was...

Abinader highlights economic stability in the Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader emphasized the Dominican Republic’s exchange rate stability, noting that the peso has experienced its lowest devaluation in the past five years since he took office in 2020, when the U.S. dollar traded at...

SATERN ACTIVATED FOR MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA

The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) is activating its’ international net today at 10:00 AM (Eastern) / 9:00 AM (Central)) in a cooperative effort with its partner, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN). All SATERN operators are...

Hurricane Melissa Update: Jamaica Prepares for the Worst-Case Scenario

The storm is predicted to be catastrophic for Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti. Jamaica braces for impact as a storm barrels towards it in October 2025. The island is expected to be hit by the record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, which is slowly...

Crews rescue 80 miners trapped in the Dominican Republic with no injuries or deaths reported

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Crews in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday rescued 80 miners who became trapped after a mine partially collapsed. No one was injured or killed, according to the Civil Defense Agency. The miners became...

Tampa-based Caribbean groups gearing up to help as Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica

Forecasters predict it could be the strongest storm to ever hit the island. TAMPA, Fla. — As Jamaica is bracing for impact from Hurricane Melissa, set to make landfall late Monday through early Tuesday, so are people in the Tampa Bay area. Leaders...

Pair Of US Long-Range Bombers Buzz Venezuela's Coast For 2nd Time In A Week

Two US Air Force B-1B "Lancer" Long-Range Heavy Bombers have once again buzzed Venezuela's coast on Monday, reportedly coming to within less than 50 miles from the capital of Caracas. Open source analysts tracking the flights also noted that...

Jamaica Cowers as Category 5 Melissa Bears Down, Supercharged by Warming Seas

A GOES-19 satellite image shows Melissa when she was still just a Category 4 storm. She kept getting bigger.CSU/CIRA/NOAA Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story...

‘We’re witnessing satellite history’: World’s biggest storm this year could bring crisis

On Tuesday morning (AEDT), Melissa was about 230 kilometres south-west of Kingston and about 525 kilometres south-west of Cuba. The Washington Post reported that satellite intensity estimates for Melissa on Sunday jumped off the charts –...

Jamaica to be hit by 'worst ever hurricane': Hundreds of holidaymakers are locked down in hotels as Hurricane Melissa barrels towards island with 40 inches of rain expected to hit in 24 hours

Hundreds of holidaymakers have been plunged into chaos as they face being locked down in their hotel rooms until Wednesday as Jamaica faces its 'worst ever hurricane'. Hurricane Melissa is expected to unleash catastrophic flooding, deadly...

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest...

Anticipating the hardship in store for his country, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, “I have been on my knees in prayer.” Hanna Mcleod, a 23-year-old hotel receptionist in the Jamaican capital of Kingston, said she boarded up the...

Dominican Republic eyes stronger ties with Korea in digital, energy, manufacturing sectors

The Dominican Republic has seen historic levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) under President Luis Abinader, and Biviana Riveiro, executive director of ProDominicana, says the country’s approach offers valuable lessons for Korea as it seeks...

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm

Updated October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM MDT KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread...

EUROCINE 2025 brings the best of European cinema to the Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- EUROCINE 2025, the festival celebrating the best of contemporary European cinema, will take place from November 10 to 15 at Caribbean Cinemas in Galería 360. The event was presented at a media briefing organized by the European...

Hurricane Melissa getting stronger as it bears down on Jamaica 

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it moves through the Caribbean. Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti are expected to face catastrophic flooding, landslides, and destructive winds. The storm has already been blamed for at least...

Eye of category 5 Hurricane Melissa shows breathtaking stadium effect | Watch

Jamaica is bracing for Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm and the world’s strongest hurricane of 2025, with meteorologists warning of “catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding, and storm surge.” The system, currently packing winds up...