Jamaica was so badly battered by Hurricane Melissa that officials still have no idea how many people died, government officials grimly admitted — with just four deaths confirmed on Wednesday. The ...

While Jamaica's Independence Day marks the severance of the island's ties to Great Britain and its beginnings as a sovereign ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm before hitting Cuba as a Category 3. The storm caused at least one death in Jamaica and "total devastation" in western parts of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orville “Shaggy” Burrell was in South Florida to talk about his Island Music Conference, which will take place in Feb. 2026 in ...

Venezuelan Olympic weightlifting silver medalist Julio Mayora hoisted 151 kilograms (330 pounds) to win two gold medals this weekend at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo.- ...

Late last week, some of Jamaica's most storied musicians — including former Wailers guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith and DJ U Brown — were gathered at Anchor, a recording studio in Kingston. But their ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba Oct. 29 as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica a day earlier as the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Jamaicans began ...

Complex and difficult humanitarian operations are underway in Jamaica and Cuba, with the U.S. government and nonprofits among those distributing vital aid. Jodie Long of Baker, West Virginia, was ...

From the heat of Jamaica to the ice of New York, and now, the Olympic track in Italy, the Jamaican Bobsleigh team's journey to the 2026 Winter Olympics is powered by resilience, heart and an ...