On the Wing with REGENT

Company founders Mike Klinker and Billy Thalheimer in front of a model of the Viceroy Seaglider at the company’s headquarters in Quonset Business Park. Portrait by James Jones The skies are overcast in Quonset, and the world’s first electric...

Hard Numbers: Major hurricane sweeping through Caribbean, Insurgents implement blockade in Mali, Côte d’Ivoire’s octogenarian leader wins again, Diphtheria on the rise

30: Hurricane Melissa, which was upgraded over the weekend to a Category 5 storm, is expected to hit Jamaica on Monday and bring 30 inches of rain and 165-mph winds, in what will be one of the most intense storms to ever hit the island. Widespread...

How You Can Help Kids With Hurricane Season Anxiety

By Janette Neuwahl Tannen-U. Miami Thunder making you a little jumpy? It’s a familiar feeling, especially this time of year. And according to the American Meteorological Society, it’s common. About eight in 10 people have experienced some form of...

PHA Responds to Social Media Report Alleging Postponement of Surgery Due to Operating Theatre Air Conditioning Systems

PMH. STATEMENT:The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) acknowledges a recent social media post alleging that a surgical procedure for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patient at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) was postponed due to air...

News to Know for Oct. 27

Good morning from the Tampa Bay 28 News team. Today is Monday, Oct. 27, and as I’m sure you’re aware, this Friday is Halloween. That means this week is all about last-minute costume runs and getting into the spooky spirit before the weekend fun...

Program Spotlight: 2025: Calvert School

Leadership Journeys During the 2024–2025 school year, more than 100 students participated in travel-based learning with Calvert School’s Institute for Leadership & Purpose (ILP), embarking on leadership journeys in five locations: Costa Rica,...

Taken out of their element

National Youth Guard members demonstrated teamwork, courage, and compassion as they participated in a blindfold challenge at Goodman’s Bay, an event aimed at raising awareness and fostering understanding of the experiences of visually impaired...

Island warning emerges from KPMG round table

Created: Oct 21, 2025 05:24 PM (Updated: Oct 21, 2025 06:37 PM) KPMG and KPMG Islands Group during a round table to explore how climate change affects human health and healthcare costs, with a focus on actionable strategies for island...

Hurricane Melissa Update: Maps Reveal Category 5 Storm's Destructive Path As Jamaica Braces For Worst

Jamaica is under a state of emergency as Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm with sustained winds near 160 mph, bears down on the island. Government officials have ordered mandatory evacuations in flood-prone areas, shuttered...

Call to prioritise national issues

While Barbados can benefit from more regional unity to survive in an increasingly insular world, it must urgently fix the increasingly visible societal cracks, which if left unattended “could break our society”. That is the assessment of...

Mom will not face charges after 5-year-old fell off Disney cruise ship, dad jumped in water to save her

(Gray News) – No charges will be filed in the case of a 5-year-old girl falling off a Disney cruise ship in June that made national headlines. The girl’s father jumped in the water to rescue her, which was captured in many viral videos. The...

Deadly attack caught on video

By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net A CHILLING video showing a man being beaten by what appears to be more than a dozen men before being shot dead at Arawak Cay has gone viral as police investigate the country’s...

Powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is getting stronger as it nears landfall on Jamaica

The WXII 12 First Warning Weather Team is monitoring Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean. The powerful Category 5 hurricane will make landfall along the Jamaican coast in the next few hours. The storm is expected to cause devastation across the...

Guantánamo Bay begins evacuations as Hurricane Melissa nears category 5 strength

As Hurricane Melissa intensifies, preparations are underway at Guantánamo Bay to evacuate non-mission-essential U.S. citizens. What they're saying: "Non-mission-essential U.S. citizens will be moving off the island as early as Saturday afternoon...

Melissa likely to become the next Category 5 storm, with a significant threat for Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti

The unusual Atlantic Hurricane Season 2025 continues to surprise. While there has been below-average activity this year, Tropical Storm Melissa is now explosively developing in the Caribbean Sea. Melissa is forecast to become the next Category 5...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa on final approach to Jamaica with life-threatening, catastrophic impacts

Three people have been confirmed dead in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa continues its destructive path. The overall death toll has risen to seven, following earlier reports from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Hurricane Melissa is currently the...

Empty houses eclipse 25k in latest census data

National Insurance Board (NIB) deputy director and Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) board member Dr Tami Francis speaks during the presentation of the 2022 Census of Population and Housing at the University of The Bahamas yesterday....

Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding

Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 4 storm, inched slowly toward the island. Melissa was packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and...

Canadian Government Intensifies Advisories With "Avoid Non-Essential Travel" Warnings For Popular Caribbean Countries 

On Sunday, Hurricane Melissa was upgraded to a Category 4 after drastically intensifying in a short period of time over the weekend. Now, the latest update from the National Hurricane Center states Melissa has become a Category 5 storm. The...

Govt considering storm evacuation

LEON Lundy, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, speaking at a briefing on Hurricane Melissa on October 26, 2025. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr By LYNAIRE MUNNIINGS Tribune Staff Reporter Lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE government is...