Hurricane Melissa latest: Death toll rises after trail of destruction disrupts aid efforts in Jamaica Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact on Thursday night The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025
'It's home': Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025
U.S. Officials Pledge Humanitarian Aid as Hurricane Melissa Devastates Caribbean Nations Government officials have announced that the United States is sending rescue and response teams, along with critical lifesaving supplies in order to alleviate the humanitarian crisis that Category 5 Melissa caused in the Caribbean. Latin Times · Oct 30, 2025
Rand Paul Again Slams Trump Over Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats: 'Unchecked Powers Are Dangerous' Republican Sen. Rand Paul again slammed President Donald Trump over the administration's escalating military campaign in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Latin Times · Oct 30, 2025
Hurricane Melissa hit areas vulnerable to landslides because of deforestation Hurricane Melissa pummeled areas of the Caribbean already vulnerable to landslides and flash flooding — made worse by decades of deforestation — with risks likely to continue for days, experts said The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Britons fear for loved ones in devastated Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’ Death toll climbs in Caribbean island as ‘powerless’ family members wait to hear from loved ones The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Yvonne Brewster obituary Theatre director and founder of Talawa, the company that champions writers and actors of African and Caribbean heritage The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025
Senate Dems Slam GOP Counterparts For Excluding Them From Briefings On Strikes In Caribbean And Eastern Pacific: 'Dangerous' Senate Democrats are slamming Republican counterparts over their exclusion from a White House briefing on the administration's strikes in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific. Latin Times · Oct 30, 2025
U.S. Has Now Killed Over 60 People In Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels The U.S. has now killed more than 60 people in its different strikes against alleged drug vessels in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Latin Times · Oct 30, 2025
Islands across Caribbean left reeling from Hurricane Melissa aftermath: Video Dramatic video shows how Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti this week. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Senate Democrats riled over exclusion from Venezuela briefing - Roll Call The Trump administration organized a Republican-only classified briefing on military strikes in the Caribbean, angering Democrats. Roll Call · Oct 30, 2025
Dozens dead and homes destroyed as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across the Caribbean The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with dozens of people killed The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 40 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact Thursday night The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
At least 25 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba worst affected The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 US is sending dozens of relief workers to help with fallout from Hurricane Melissa The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa
Latin Times · Oct 29, 2025 Pete Hegseth Calls Cartels 'Al-Qaeda Of The Western Hemisphere," Anticipates Continued Campaign: 'Untie The Hands Of Our Military' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Latin American cartels the "Al-Qaeda" of the Western Hemisphere and anticipated the Trump administration will continue its military campaign in the region.
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025 Shocking images show devastation Hurricane Melissa has reaped on Jamaica and Cuba Up to 8,000 British citizens on Caribbean island as ‘storm of the century’ causes catastrophic winds and flash flooding
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025 Windrush generation recalled as UK urged to help rebuild hurricane-hit Jamaica Trinidad-born Liberal Democrat Baroness Floella Benjamin highlighted the contribution made by the Windrush generation.
The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard Hurricane Melissa is tearing through the Caribbean, bringing record-breaking wind and torrential rain to Jamaica – the island’s first ever category 5 landfall. What makes Melissa so alarming isn’t just its size and strength, but the speed with which it became so powerful. In a single day, it exploded from…
Latin Times · Oct 29, 2025 Trump Admin Reportedly Believes Strikes On Alleged Drug Boats Are So Popular That They Won't Need Approval From Congress The Trump administration is so confident that its military campaign in the Caribbean, which includes strikes against alleged drug boats, is so popular that it doesn't need approval from Congress, according to a new report.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Towns underwater, 185mph winds and half a million without power: Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction devastates Jamaica STORM OF THE CENTURY: Thousands of tourists remain stranded, with airports closed after the storm battered the Caribbean island before heading to Cuba, Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports
Latin Times · Oct 29, 2025 Cuban Regime Claims It Has 'Experience From Years Of Revolution' To Face U.S. Campaign In The Caribbean: 'We Will Prevail' The President of the Cuban regime, Miguel Diaz-Canel, said the country has "experience from years of revolution" to endure the U.S.'s pressure campaign in the Caribbean that is largely targeting Venezuela.
The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025 Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization “I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead,” President Donald Trump said in late October 2025 of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 Wednesday briefing: ‘Catastrophic’ reports as Jamaica reels from worst storm since records began In today’s newsletter: Meteorologists have called it ‘a dire situation unfolding in slow motion’ – what will it leave behind?
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it moves through the Bahamas Hurricane Melissa is expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening