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Hurricane Melissa ravages Jamaica

Latest Updates as Travel Industry Helps Jamaica, Caribbean After Hurricane Melissa

After Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica and the Caribbean, the travel industry quickly responded to support recovery efforts.

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‘Our doors are shaking’: Couple stranded as Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa moves toward Bermuda after more than 30 die across Caribbean

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Satellite images taken before and after Hurricane Melissa show the destruction it wreaked on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica when it made landfall on Tuesday.

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Pictures show damage from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

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A look at Hurricane Melissa's destruction in Jamaica

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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba Pick up the Pieces After Melissa's Destruction

“The devastation is enormous,” Jamaican Transportation Minister Daryl Vaz said.

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Brings Flooding and Catastrophic Winds to Jamaica

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VIDEOS: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction throughout Jamaica

American vacationing in Jamaica describes riding out Hurricane Melissa: 'Freight train with a jet engine'

A tourist visiting Jamaica described the record-breaking Hurriane Melissa as "a freight train with a jet engine."

#MelissaAftermath: Bartlett targets full tourism restart by December 15, 2025

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has set a firm target for Jamaica’s tourism industry to return to full operation by December 15, 2025. To deliver on that goal, the ministry has activated a high-level Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task Force and a companion Tourism Resilience Coordination Committee to synchronise public and private sector action.

Jamaica’s tourist resorts and ports could face a long recovery from hurricane

While it’s too early to know the full impact of Melissa, Montego Bay was underwater on Wednesday and infrastructure was damaged. The city is the home to several resorts and golf courses. Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the town of New Hope on the southwestern tip of Jamaica. By 8 p.m., it was heading to eastern Cuba.

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Social Media Images, Videos Show Damage to Jamaica Hotels and Resorts From Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, caused significant damage to Jamaica's hotels and resorts, particularly Sandals South Coast. While 25,000 tourists sheltered in place, there were no reported injuries.

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Tourism to Reopen in December as Jamaica Begins Recovery After Hurricane Malissa’s Devastation

While Hurricane Malissa has moved past Cuba and the Bahamas, leaving devastation in parts of Cuba, but passing the Bahamas with no signs of significant damage, Jamaica continues to grapple with the destruction she left behind.

All International Visitors to Jamaica Are Accounted For, the Government Says

Twenty-five thousand tourists rode out the storm on the island, and all are safe, according to the tourism minister.

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'Everything's gone' - BBC finally able to access one of Jamaica's worst-hit areas

Homes and power lines have been destroyed in the Jamaican tourism hub of Falmouth, which the BBC has finally been able to access after Hurricane Melissa. Among the buildings damaged is the William Knibb Baptist Church, which was visited by King Charles during a royal tour of the island in 2008.

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Jamaica Tourism Minister Bartlett Assures Visitors Facing A Direct Hit By Hurricane Melissa

Airlines had been sending larger planes to Montego Bay to help evacuate tourists, knowing the island was set to take a direct hit from a very dangerous, slow-moving hurricane. Not all visitors in Jamaica will be able to leave this Caribbean island.

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Jamaica Prepares for Melissa to Make Landfall

Director of Tourism for Jamaica talks about what residents and tourists are doing to prepare for Hurricane Melissa