New Zealand’s happiness ranking linked to sharing meals and helping others
Sharing meals, helping others and material security are parts of the recipe for happiness in countries like New…
Small island nations demand emission cuts at COP30 climate talks
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Battered by last month’s ferocious climate-fueled hurricane, Jamaica joined other small island nations and…
Detection of invasive Aedes vittatus mosquitoes in Jamaica: molecular identification and surveillance implications | Parasites & Vectors
Manguin S, Boëte C. Global Impact of Mosquito Biodiversity, Human Vector-Borne Diseas and Environmental Change [Internet]. The Importance…
Jamaica’s Grid Was Not Ready for Hurricane Melissa
After Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica’s grid last year, officials at the island’s sole utility vowed to fortify it.…
Missing $300 Billion Hampers Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change, UN Says
The devastation unleashed by Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica vividly illustrates the threats faced by small and vulnerable nations…
Hurricane Melissa causes extensive damage in St Elizabeth, Jamaica; Cuba next in its path
Government minister Desmond McKenzie said several hospitals had been damaged, including in the hard-hit southwestern district of Saint…
Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica
“This extreme rainfall potential, owing to the slow motion, is going to create a catastrophic event here for…
Hurricane Melissa set to slam Jamaica with catastrophic rain and winds
As heavy rain already began to fall, two people died and another one was injured in a landslide…
Storm Melissa on Track to Reach Category 4, Threatens Haiti, Jamaica
Intense rains from Tropical Storm Melissa have killed at least four people in the Caribbean as the storm…