Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is a dangerous storm expected to make landfall early Tuesday morning, hitting the southern Jamaican coastline. Authorities today issued an immediate, mandatory evacuation order for a specific region that does not include Montego Bay or the Northern Coastline,

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie says Jamaica is prepared for the possible impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, with the country's 881 emergency shelters inspected and supervisors and managers placed on standby.

UNESCO has designated Jamaica's Port Royal as a World Heritage site. Port Royal is known for its history as a pirate haven and its role in the transatlantic slave trade. A 1692 earthquake submerged a significant portion of the city, leaving underwater ...

UNESCO just added Port Royal to its World Heritage Site list for its deep cultural and historical importance to Jamaica and the Caribbean. Once a pirate stronghold, the city was destroyed in a 1692 earthquake and now lies partly underwater. The designation ...

This as Hurricane Melissa is expected to crash into Jamaica sometime between Monday and Tuesday, bringing heavy winds and bucketloads of water with it. Projections are that the slow-moving system will linger over the island for several days.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in Atlantic basin history.