With its relaxing tropical beaches and lush forests, Jamaica has long been recognized as an outdoor lover's paradise. From the magnificent waterfall region of Port Antonio to the cruise ship ports in ...

The U.S. State Department has lowered its travel advisory for Jamaica to Level 2, "exercise increased caution." Violent crime, including sexual assault, remains a risk, with the State Department ...

Over the past decade, the Government of Jamaica has worked closely with the World Bank to build fiscal buffers and invest in financial instruments designed to respond to disasters of varying frequency ...

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 7, 2025 — Following Hurricane Melissa, the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of $150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage with the World Bank, backed by ...

Hurricane Melissa caused at least 67 deaths, up to $4 billion in insured losses in Jamaica and tens of billions of dollars of overall damage throughout the Caribbean, authorities in the storm-ravaged ...

Rollin Salmond uses an electrical saw to cut sections of a tree blocking the entrance to his home in Longwood, St Elizabeth, Jamaica on October 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked ...

People across the northern Caribbean are beginning to dig out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa, as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed to at least 28 across Haiti, Jamaica and the ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as the strongest storm in the island's history. The Category 5 hurricane tore a path of destruction across the island, causing major flooding and ...

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Police said secondary school pupil Jahmari Reid, from the Trelawny area in northwest Jamaica, vanished on Monday while at sea alone. He was spearfishing in waters just north of the island, near the ...

Odds are, if you’re reading this, you’re headed to Jamaica on a family or couples vacation and hoping to squeeze in a little golf. Jamaica isn’t the type of popular buddies golf destination like other ...

Most Jamaicans recognize Swatch International as the sound system that fuelled the ‘Passa Passa’ era of dancehall, during which the famous street dance took the world by storm, generated new street ...