Hurricane Melissa leaves at least 24 dead in Haiti

Communications and transportation access remain largely down in both nations, and a comprehensive assessment of the damage could take days. In the east of the island of Cuba, which is battling its worst economic crisis in decades, people struggled...

Jamaican Movie “Love Offside” to Be Featured at Harlem Film Festival

Love Offside, a Jamaican-produced romantic drama, has been selected to screen at the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) in Harlem, New York. The film tells the story of Cami Hart, a skilled but overlooked physical therapist who...

KBF announces Kochi-Muziris Biennale programmes and exhibitions

The upcoming sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) will feature an array of conversations, films, food, music, theatre, workshops, and choreographies alongside the exhibitions. With Mario D’ Souza as the Director of Programmes, the...

JD Vance slammed as infamous Haitian immigrant claim returns

It was an infamous myth brought up during last year’s presidential election, and now the unsubstantiated claim that Haitian migrants are eating cats and dogs has come up again because of JD Vance, with the US vice president facing a wave of fresh...

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...

Seven Days. Seven Nations. One Storm — Hurricane Melissa

A week of wind, water, and heartbreak From Haiti’s hillsides to Bermuda’s reefs, seven Caribbean nations have been battered, bruised, and forever marked by Hurricane Melissa — a storm that tested not only the region’s infrastructure but its...

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

PORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON/HAVANA — Hurricane Melissa barrelled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday (Oct 29) after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching...

Hurricane Melissa Kills 25 in Haiti, Nearly 30 Dead as Storm Batters Caribbean

At least 25 people were killed, nearly 30 in total, after a river burst its banks and drenched southern Haiti due to heavy rain caused by Hurricane Melissa on Wednesday, CNN reported. The strongest-ever hurricane barreled through the northern...

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 wreaks havoc across Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica; dozens dead

Santiago de Cuba, Oct 29 (AP) Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide...

UN allocates 4 mln USD each for Hurricane Melissa relief in Haiti, Cuba

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) has allocated 4 million U.S. dollars apiece for Haiti and Cuba to cope with Hurricane Melissa, a spokesperson said Wednesday. The UN, in close coordination with affected nations, will...

PEC: Combat and End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Geneva, 1 November 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against...

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...

A list of ways you can support those affected by Hurricane Melissa

On Tuesday, October 28, Hurricane Melissa led a destructive path through the Caribbean after forming earlier this month off the Cape Verde islands. Described by the BBC as one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the Caribbean in history, the...

Elected Officials Respond to Hurricane Melissa Hitting Caribbean

By SÍLE MOLONEY STATE SEN. JAMAAL Bailey (S.D. 36), chair of the Bronx Democratic Party, is interviewed by media outlets on Lou Gehrig Plaza in the Concourse section of The Bronx on Sept. 2, 2025, as Yankee Stadium is seen in the background. Photo...

20 dead as Hurricane Melissa hits Haiti

At least 20 people have died in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa swept through the country, local media reported on Wednesday, said Xinhua. According to Radio Television Caraibes, several neighborhoods in the southwestern coastal town of Petit-Goave...

'Many homes have been destroyed. It's all gone': Haiti, Jamaica pick up the pieces after Hurricane Melissa's wrath

At least 20 people are dead in Haiti and another dozen are missing after a river in the town of Petit-Goâve, southwest of Port-au-Prince, flooded while Jamaica picked up the pieces, with local authorities calling early images of the powerful...

At least 20 dead as Hurricane Melissa ravages Haiti

At least 20 people have died in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa swept through the country, local media reported on Wednesday. Several neighborhoods in the southwestern coastal town of Petit-Goave were almost entirely destroyed, with collapsed houses...

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...

JD Vance re ups Trump's claims that Haitians in Ohio were 'eating cats and dogs'

The vice president made the bizarre claims once again during an interview with The New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast(Image: Pod Force One) Vice President JD Vance doubled down on a debunked conspiracy theory, previously deemed racist, about...