Storm Watch

Following the catastrophic passage of Hurricane Melissa through the region, early damage assessment reports paint a profoundly dire picture. Melissa’s confirmed death toll climbed to 49 on Thursday, with damage …

Farmers across St Elizabeth are counting heavy losses amounting to millions of dollars after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore through the parish earlier this week, flattening fields and destroying crops. …

St Elizabeth, a rural parish on Jamaica’s south-western coast, has been left reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, as residents confront scenes of devastation and begin the difficult task …

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. A Hurricane …

Meteorological officials are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Erin, which formed in the far eastern Atlantic on Monday, although no watches or warnings are currently in effect for Barbados. The Barbados …

Barbadians were told to brace for a potentially active Atlantic hurricane season, with meteorologists predicting 17 named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes June to November, according to early …

Two weeks after the fishing community was left reeling after Hurricane Beryl’s storm surges wreaked havoc on the island’s coastal infrastructure, the impact has been particularly severe on the south-to-west …

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is joining forces with the Ministry of Education to bolster the resilience of Ellerslie Secondary School in light of a predicted very active …

This island’s lone airport appears to have remained relatively unscathed during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. While teams at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) were assessing damages to the …