Hurricane Melissa picks up speed as it moves towards Bermuda

Hurricane Melissa smashed through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda on Thursday, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and Haiti in its wake. People...

Hurricane Melissa heads towards Bahamas after killing dozens in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - At least 43 people are dead after Hurricane Melissa ripped through the Caribbean leaving a trail of destruction in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti. The storm is now moving north-east taking aim at the Bahamas. Across the Caribbean...

Deadly Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba: What we know so far

People across the northern Caribbean are reeling from the destruction left behind by Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, as rescue and recovery efforts intensify in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. The storm, which brought...

Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total in Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barrelled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were killed....

Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, devastates Jamaica, pounds Cuba and barrels through Caribbean

Havana: Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba’s second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were...

Hurricane Melissa leaves path of destruction in Haiti and Cuba

Jamaica declared a national disaster after Hurricane Melissa on Wednesday as rescue and relief efforts were hampered by washed-out roads and a “total communication blackout” in the storm’s direct impact zone. More than three quarters of the island...

At least 25 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path

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Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as hurricane batters Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were killed, APA reports...

CDB Supports Haiti’s Agricultural Bank with Strategic Plan to Boost Rural Finance and Food Security

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), through its Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services (CTCS) Network, has provided a grant of USD 72,163 to Haiti’s Banque Nationale de Développement Agricole (BNDA) to complete its new five-year Strategic...

Reports of fatalities after Hurricane Melissa roars through Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti

Authorities said there were no reports of deaths as of Wednesday morning, but said fatalities were possible given the extensive damage. In southwestern Jamaica, the parish of St. Elizabeth was left underwater, an official said, with more than...

Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as storm batters Caribbean

HAVANA/KINGSTON — Hurricane Melissa barreled through the Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba’s second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were...

30 dead or missing in Haiti as Caribbean reels from Hurricane Melissa

Cubans have waded through flooded, debris-strewn streets as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean, leaving 30 dead or missing in Haiti and devastating swaths of Jamaica. Headed for the Bahamas and Bermuda as a weakened but still...

First deaths from Hurricane Melissa reported in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has blasted across the Caribbean, leaving 30 dead or missing in Haiti and four dead in Jamaica. "I am saddened to announce that four persons - three men and one woman - have been confirmed dead by the police in St Elizabeth....

Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as hurricane batters Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba’s second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were killed....

CSU researchers projected Hurricane Melissa’s explosive growth

Hurricane Melissa hammered the Caribbean over the last few days. It's left death and destruction in its wake and communities are facing daunting recoveries. By the time the Category 5 storm made landfall in Jamaica, it was one of the strongest...

20 dead in Haiti as hurricane devastates Caribbean

Cubans waded through flooded houses today, and authorities in Haiti reported 20 dead as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean after devastating swaths of Jamaica. The storm made landfall in Cuba overnight, with the US National Hurricane...

30 dead or missing in Haiti as Caribbean reels after Hurricane Melissa destroys homes

Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 195km/h, according to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC), which urged residents to “remain sheltered” even as the storm left the island headed north. “In the Bahamas, residents should...

Jean-Jacques Dessalines: Reassessing the Haitian revolutionary leader’s legacy

very October, Haiti celebrates Dessalines Day, commemorating the assassination in 1806 of the country’s first head of state postindependence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines. One of the founding fathers in the struggle for Haitian independence, alongside...

Hurricane Melissa’s Wrath

Andrieneke Hyman, 13, looks at her wet notebook in her damaged room, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Auchindown, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, Nov. 3, 2025. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Authorities are reporting the...

CDB Supports Growth of Haiti’s Agri...

The initiative will strengthen BNDA’s institutional capacity and expand access to finance for agricultural stakeholders BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, OCTOBER 27, 2025 - The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB, the Bank) Caribbean Technological Consultancy...