Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica

Updated October 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM EDT Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is likely...

Sarah Ferguson's desperate pleas for cash from Epstein revealed amid mounting debts and lavish spending

Dubbed the 'Duchess of Excess', Sarah Ferguson's insatiable quest for cash once led to her accepting a loan of £15,000 from prolific paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Then, just days ago it was revealed by the Mail on Sunday that Sarah had been secretly...

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...

2 departments on Red Alert

Haiti - Hurricane Melissa : 2 departments on Red Alert 25/10/2025 14:37:58 The departments of South and Grand'Anse have been placed on red alert (absolute vigilance is required. Danger is very likely and the effects are significant). The Haitian...

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying, forecast to become a rare Category 5

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Melissa strengthened into a hurricane with 90 mph winds on Saturday as the US National Hurricane Center warned it would turn into a rare Category 5 hurricane by Monday afternoon. The center of the hurricane...

Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains...

“These heavy rains are just going to sit over one area for several days,” said Jamie Rhome, deputy director at the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The storm was located about 215 miles (345 kilometers) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and about 225...

ERIC WIBERG: Wrecks around the Ragged Islands

It seems less is said about Ragged Island than is known; and even that is vague. To start with, it has two names: Jumentos Cays and Ragged Island, only one town, Duncan Town, and one primary deed holder, in the 1700s at least, George Lockhart. The...

Karen Downen, 80, Vincennes

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Karen Elizabeth Downen, a beloved wife, devoted mother, proud grandmother and compassionate healthcare professional. Karen, who was born on October 31, 1944, in Vincennes, Indiana, the...

PLP Ratifies Fourteen Candidates At Packed Party Headquarters

Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Party Chairman and Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell was only one of fourteen candidates ratified for the...

Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane on Sunday. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the hurricane is likely to bring life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of...

Six schools close as unions protest

By EARYEL BOWLEG and DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Staff Reporters MORE than a thousand teachers failed to report to work yesterday, forcing six public schools to close early after Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson called for nationwide...

White sands golf tournament to return to Paradise Island

By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@tribunemedia.net The 2025 White Sands Bahamas NCAA Invitational is set to return to Atlantis Paradise Island later this month, featuring seven collegiate women’s golf teams for this tournament....

Pintard: ‘You can’t feed your family with promises’ — FNM leader rebukes PM for worker ‘disrespect’

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Michael Pintard has accused Prime Minister Philip Davis of breaking his promises to public servants and misleading Bahamians about the government’s handling of worker pay and economic...

Tropical Storm Melissa to become major hurricane near Jamaica

Deadly flooding and landslides in Haiti and the Dominican Republic have marked Tropical Storm Melissa’s slow crawl through the northern Caribbean, and now the strengthening system is headed toward Jamaica, with days of torrential rain, dangerous...

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become major hurricane as Jamaica under threat

Tropical Storm Melissa could soon strengthen into a powerful hurricane and brush past Jamaica, forecasters have warned. The storm is currently almost stationary in the central Caribbean, but threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in...

Op-Ed: Fifty Years Free — But Not in Control

By Justin Cooper NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Message to Every Bahamian. In 1973, we got political power. We were grateful. We were proud. We were finally free. But somewhere along the way… we became a victim of our own success. We got the vote — but not...

Everything You Need To Know About Travel Insurance For The Holiday Season

Winter travel brings its own unique challenges. Here's what you need to know. getty When Erik Wright booked a trip to Europe last Christmas, he decided to add a travel insurance policy to his purchase. He's glad he did. Winter storms delayed his...

New Works of Transformation: Publications from the CIIS Community (2024–2025)

CIIS scholars continue to enrich the world of integral education with an extraordinary array of new books, chapters, articles and contributions across disciplines. From the contemplative roots of Upanishadic wisdom to the unfolding dialogues...

Hurricane Melissa poses potential ‘humanitarian crisis’ for Jamaica, Haiti

Large swaths of the western Caribbean are already in the throes of, or preparing for, Hurricane Melissa, which is expected to become the strongest storm ever recorded in Jamaica. Haiti, meanwhile, has already seen three deaths since Thursday, two...

Park promises and nonprofit questions dog founder of new Sebastopol Bloom Festival

On the perimeter fence that surrounds the vacant field across from Sebastopol’s downtown plaza, signs have been posted advertising the Sebastopol Bloom Festival, a new three-day event slated to begin Friday. Public art that once stood in the field...