The Island Traffic Authority has informed the public that operations at several inspection depots have been momentarily disrupted due to Hurricane Melissa's passing. After thorough assessments, the authority will resume services at four locations....

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, will reopen to commercial flights on Saturday morning to help get tourists off the island. The Airports Authority of Jamaica has confirmed that...

A 29-year-old business man from St Catherine who allegedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl twice has been charged. The accused is to answer to two counts of rape and sexual touching. It is alleged that during the month of January of this....

Minister of Transport, Honourable Daryl Vaz has said that there have been reports of passengers being charged 50 to 100 percent above the set fares they should be paying and has said that the police and the transportation authority have been given....

Tragedy struck in central Westmoreland as Hurricane Melissa claimed the life of 18-year-old Monique Coke, who was eight months pregnant when disaster hit. Reports are that Coke, her mother and younger brother were in their two bedroom wooden...

Minister of Telecommunication, Honourable Daryl Vaz, says both of Jamaica's main telecommunications providers, Flow and Digicel, suffered major damage to their networks during Hurricane Melissa. Vaz gave the update during a press briefing on...

A Trelawny baker who had been assisting residents in his community to charge their cell phones and other electronic devices during ongoing power outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa died tragically from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning....

At 92 years old, Eugenia Nembhard said she has weathered many storms including Hurricanes Charlie in 1951 and Gilbert in 1988, but none were as devastating and furious as Melissa. Sitting on her late mother's waterlogged bed in her hurricane...

For three hours on Wednesday, traffic in Lacovia, St Elizabeth, did not move an inch. Fallen light poles, tangled wires and uprooted trees covered the roadway as rescue crews, police and soldiers struggled to clear a path towards Black River....

Residents of Bullet Tree district in St Catherine have hatched an unlikely hustle -- selling common fowl to the Chinese workmen repairing their battered roads. "Them love the meat, because every time dem come, dem buy," said one Jamaican who's...

Having seen the extensive damage done to his two-acre farm by Hurricane Melissa, Claude Thompson said his only choice was to visit the nearest liquor store. "Mi say from morning a one drum a rum mi drink just fi nuh mad. Right now we farmer dead....

Two days after Hurricane Melissa ripped through Jamaica, Kingston's Coronation Market, usually bursting with colour and noise, stood in quiet decay on Thursday. The sharp, sour scent of rotting scallion hung heavy in the air, a reminder that the....

Eighteen Indian students are currently marooned at the All-American Institute of Medical Science in Black River, St Elizabeth, after Hurricane Melissa ripped through the campus and dorms. The students are now calling on the Indian High...

With ferocious Category 5 winds reaching 185 mph (295 kph), Hurricane Melissa ripped through Jamaica on Tuesday, leaving a trail of devastation from parish to parish. Streets overflowed with debris, homes were smashed or submerged, and vehicles......

AI minister pregnant with 83 'children' Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has revealed his artificial intelligence (AI) minister is "pregnant with 83 children". Rama said Diella -- who was drafted in to tackle corruption and promote transparency.....

Although Hurricane Melissa angrily ripped the roof off his house and destroyed the majority of his furniture, Rocky Point, Clarendon fisherman Jessie Samuels said he would start his boat this morning and head to the Pedro Cays. "Mi can't even...

All three international airports are now open for relief flights with supplies, to assist in Jamaica's post Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Honorable Daryl Vaz, made the announcement on...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) says all teaching and learning activities at its Western Jamaica Campus in St James will remain suspended until Monday, November 10, as the parish recovers from the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Operations.....

A 30-member search and rescue team from the United States is set to arrive in Jamaica this afternoon to assist with recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. The initial team will depart from Virginia, with another search and rescue unit...

A determined smile never left Pamaline Baggo's face as she sifted through the rubble of her seaside eatery in St Ann Bay on Wednesday. For the second time in a year, Miss Pam's Fish Joint lay in splintered wood and twisted zinc, flattened by...