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Hurricane Beryl has left a path of destruction through Jamaica

Watch: Drone footage shows Hurricane Beryl destruction

Drone footage taken over Jamaica shows the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which swept the island on Thursday.

World • 07 Jul 24

Andrew Holness told Prince William that Jamaica is 'moving on' and wants to be independent

Jamaica PM tells royals nation wants to be independent

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has told Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate his country wants to be "independent" and address "unresolved" issues

World • 24 Mar 22

Dozens of people gathered outside the British High Commission in Kingston, singing traditional Rastafarian songs and holding banners with the phrase "seh yuh sorry" - a local patois phrase urging Britain to apologise

Jamaicans protest for reparations ahead of royal visit

Jamaican activists have held a protest to demand slavery reparations as Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate prepared to visit the island nation as part of a Caribbean tour that has fuelled renewed scrutiny of the British Empire's colonial legacy.

World • 22 Mar 22

The epicenter of the quake was between Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba

Caribbean quake shakes Miami and Cayman Islands

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck in the sea south of Cuba, triggering warnings of "hazardous" tsunami waves up to a metre high for Cuba, Jamaica, and west to Mexico and Central America.

World • 28 Jan 20

The man (seated by the window) yelled abuse at the woman passenger

Probe after alleged racist incident on Ryanair flight

Ryanair has reported an alleged racist incident on board one of its planes to police in the UK.

World • 21 Oct 18

Hurricane Matthew is currently in the Caribbean Sea

Hurricane Matthew weakens but islanders on alert

Hurricane Matthew weakened slightly today as it headed towards Jamaica and Cuba, but with winds reaching 250 km/h (155 miles) forecasters said the storm was still powerful enough to wreck homes.

News • 01 Oct 16

Irish funding company expands into Jamaica

Irish company FundSME – which links small companies with sources of finance according to what it gauges to be the best fit for their businesses – is expanding into Jamaica.

Business • 03 Aug 16

British girl, 8, killed in Jamaica

An eight-year-old British girl has been shot dead while on holiday visiting relatives in northern Jamaica.

News • 14 Jan 13

Hurricane Sandy toppled houses in eastern Cuba

Hurricane Sandy leaves 21 people dead in Caribbean

Hurricane Sandy has killed at least 21 people in the Caribbean, but weakened as it reached the central Bahamas last night.

News • 30 Oct 12

A woman walks along the ocean as blustery winds blow through the palm trees in Miami, Florida

Bahamas in the path of Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy has grown into a major potential threat to the east coast of the United States after hammering Cuba's second-largest city and taking aim at the Bahamas, forecasters said.

News • 25 Oct 12

Shelters have been prepared for residents of flood-prone areas in Jamaica

Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the southeast coast of Jamaica earlier, posing a major flood risk to low-lying areas near the capital Kingston, hurricane forecasters said.

News • 24 Oct 12

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