Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Jamaica

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game – donors have counted fossil fuel projects, airports and even ice cream shops

When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October 2025, it left a trail of destruction. The Category 5 storm damaged buildings in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, snapped power lines and cut off entire neighborhoods from hospitals and aid.

The Conversation

Steve McClaren resigns as Jamaica manager after failing to reach World Cup

Jamaica were expected to qualify automatically from their group

The Independent UK

Steve McClaren quits 'in tears' after Jamaica pipped to World Cup qualification by smallest ever nation

Former Man Utd coach took over Reggae Boyz 18 months ago

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Steve McClaren quits as Jamaica head coach with path to World Cup still open

Steve McClaren has resigned as Jamaica’s head coach after a goalless draw with Curaçao ended the team’s hopes of automatic World Cup qualification

The Guardian - UK

Curaçao Become Smallest Country by Population to Qualify for World Cup after Forcing Jamaica to a Draw

Curaçao will be playing for the first time ever in the FIFA World Cup after qualifying for the tournament via a draw against Jamaica

International Business Times UK

How to watch Jamaica vs Curacao: Live streams as Steve McClaren's Reggae Boyz aim to stop fairytale story in crunch World Cup qualifier

Steve McClaren's Reggae Boyz aim to stop fairytale story in crunch World Cup qualifier – here's how to watch Jamaica vs Curacao online, on TV, and for free.

FourFourTwo

‘This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30

Countries including Mauritius and Cuba reiterate life-or-death nature of cutting emissions, calling it ‘a moral duty’

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior

‘Less expensive and time consuming’ model helps with fast and accurate predictions, possibly saving lives and property

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies

Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say

The Guardian - UK

Vybz Kartel on his legal victory, vulgar lyrics and the lasting scars of prison: ‘If I hear a key shake, it traumatise me’

With his murder conviction overturned, the Jamaican star is back performing. He talks about his illness, regrets,and how he felt about dancehall going global while he was behind bars

The Guardian - UK

Brentford: Rico Henry makes international debut after two-year injury nightmare

Full-back missed out on England call-up before injury

Evening Standard

How to watch Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica: Live streams as Reggae Boyz look to move closer to 2026 World Cup

The Reggae Boyz look to move closer to 2026 World Cup qualification – here's how to watch Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica online, on TV, and for free.

FourFourTwo

Hi-fi society: how sound system culture took over UK art and fashion

Starting in Jamaica in the 1950s, sound system culture has become a feature of artistic spaces

The Guardian - UK

Steve McClaren’s Jamaica harbour World Cup dream amid storm devastation

The Reggae Boyz are well placed to play on the biggest stage for the first time since 1998 and lift a nation needing hope in a time of adversity

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming

Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated communities across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti in October 2025. But to see this as a singular disaster misses the bigger picture: Melissa didn’t hit stable, resilient islands. It hit islands still…

The Independent UK

Death toll from Hurricane Melissa rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing

Jamaica’s government says that the number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 45, with 15 other people still missing

The Conversation

Climate disasters will send many countries into a debt spiral – but there’s a way out

After years of disciplined reform and painful sacrifice, Jamaica had done what few global debt specialists thought possible. Through tough and sometimes controversial spending cuts and fiscal discipline, it slashed its debt from a staggering 150% of GDP in 2013 to just 62% by 2024.

The Independent UK

Christian missionary father and daughter killed after plane crashes on way to provide hurricane relief to Jamaica

A Christian missionary father and daughter were killed after their plane crashed whilst en route to Jamaica to deliver hurricane relief supplies.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

Man and daughter flying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica identified as victims of crash

Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena died in Florida crash as they were flying supplies to Jamaica

The Independent UK

Dad’s tragic final posts before he and his daughter were killed in hurricane relief plane crash

The plane made four other trips to or from Jamaica in the past week

Tom’s Guide

3 best Prime Video crime drama shows to stream now that you (probably) haven't seen

From a Jamaica-set procedural to an Alfred Molina-led murder mystery, here are three Prime Video crime dramas you should add to your watch list

The Independent UK

Two dead as Hurricane Melissa relief flight to Jamaica crashes in Florida leaving large debris field: ‘No actual plane to be seen’

The plane was on its way to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the nation late last month

The Independent UK

Small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood

A small turboprop plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs

The Independent UK

Who has qualified for World Cup 2026?

We now know the 12 groups for this summer’s tournament

The Independent UK

Former NHS nurse, 83, desperately searching for food and shelter after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has caused at least 75 deaths and potentially $50bn in damage across the Caribbean

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.