Former NBA star makes surprising splash outside basketball

Ben Simmons, former NBA All-Star and No. 1 overall pick, has become a majority owner of the South Florida Sails Angling Club ...

Captains hopeful gale winds die out for weekend run for sea bass

Several party boats are planning to sail offshore for black sea bass this weekend. The fish are biting but the season has ...
The Jamaica Observer

Jamaica to get healthcare boost with arrival of Chinese naval hospital ship — Tufton

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says the country is set to receive a boost in healthcare in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa with the arrival of the Chinese ...
Sky

Devastation left by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica like a 'world war', says Olympic medallist

A former Jamaican Olympic sprint athlete has described the destruction left by Hurricane Melissa as like a "world war, where somebody drops a bomb". The category 5 hurricane made landfall in Jamaica ...
Euronews

Jamaica races to reopen for peak tourism season in December after Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica is determined to welcome winter holidaymakers this year. Hurricane Melissa tore through the west of the island in late October, upending communities and cutting off travel before the most ...
CNN

Desperate survivors in Jamaica try to kickstart recovery as they wait for help for the living — and the dead

The air smells of damp earth and drying mud. Smoke from debris fires mixes with a faint tang of fuel from the few generators that still have gas. Every sound carries: the strike of hammers and the ...
devdiscourse

Hurricane Melissa Devastates Jamaica's Fishing and Farming Communities

Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of devastation in Jamaica's fishing and farming communities. The ferocious storm inflicted severe damage to fishing boats, agricultural land, and homes, causing ...
The Telegraph

Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, wrecks homes, farms and fishing boats across coast

The updates sent by friends and neighbours on WhatsApp confirmed what fisher Prince Davis already feared: Hurricane Melissa put a hole in the stern of his 15-metre fishing boat, and damaged the cabin ...
The New York Times

Communities in Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Still Cut Off as Death Toll Climbs

The authorities have yet to reach dozens of areas in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm. By Frances Robles Frances Robles reported from Black River, ...
Al Jazeera English

Melissa leaves 50 dead, toll expected to rise in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa is finally leaving the Caribbean after battering communities in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba for days, leaving a trail of devastation that killed about 50 people. The hurricane smashed ...
Los Angeles Times

Despair spreads across historic seaport in Jamaica that Hurricane Melissa demolished

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Category 5 Hurricane Melissa demolished Jamaica’s historic Black River seaport, destroying up to 90% of structures ...