Tag: Jamaica

• Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 22:28 UTC

  Melissa causes havoc in Jamaica and Cuba

  

  Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba's eastern provinces overnight, leaving a wake of widespread destruction, cutting off communities, flooding homes, and causing severe damage to critical infrastructure. The powerful storm eventually weakened but continued to generate unstable conditions across the eastern part of the island, where communities grappled with the aftermath as it drifted northeast.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 19:39 UTC

  Category 5 Hurricane Melissa nearing Jamaica

  

  Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is accelerating toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba, prompting urgent government and relief preparations across the region. With maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h, the storm is expected to deliver destructive winds, storm surges, and catastrophic flooding.

• Thursday, September 4th 2025 - 20:32 UTC

  Andrew Holness secures third consecutive term as Jamaican PM

  

  Prime Minister Andrew Holness of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was re-elected on Wednesday for a third consecutive term.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

  Caricom Summit promotes integration and South-South cooperation

  

  The 49th Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) concluded Tuesday in Montego Bay, Jamaica, with a strong commitment to accelerating regional integration, strengthening South-South cooperation, and building a more secure and resilient future.

• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  Foreign Secretary in 4-country tour of Latin America and Caribbean to cement partnerships

  

  Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting countries across Latin America, Colombia, Chile and Brazil, and Jamaica in the Caribbean over the next 7 days to renew the UK’s relationship with the influential region. Cleverly arrived in Jamaica on 18 May, on the first leg of a 4-country trip that will focus on climate, democracy, and the links between our people.

• Friday, May 5th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Jamaica announces plans to become a republic

  

  Jamaican authorities will move forward with their plans to reshape their country's constitution by introducing a bill to sever ties with the British monarchy, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte said in a press interview Thursday.

• Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 07:00 UTC

  Platinum Jubilee Tour: Cambridges arrive in Jamaica

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Tuesday landed in Jamaica, the second stop of their Caribbean tour to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrates her seven decades on the British throne.

• Friday, October 22nd 2021 - 08:11 UTC

  Colombian national reportedly arrested in Jamaica over murder of Haiti's President

  

  Jamaican media have reported the arrest of a Colombian national in connection with the July 7 assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse at his Port-au-Prince residence.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:17 UTC

  Major quake in the Caribbean, northwest of Jamaica

  

  A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica, the US Geological Survey reported, raising the risk of tsunami waves in the region.

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Falklands' team wins Hockey Division II Latam Cup in Miami

  

  Jamaica won the Men’s Division I tournament of the 2019 Amerigol LATAM Cup on Sunday, while the Falkland Islands won the Men's Division II tournament.