Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Sunday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring catastrophic flooding to the northern Caribbean.

A video shared by FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray on Oct. 25 shows residents in the city of Kingston in Jamaica making last minute preparations ahead of what is likely to be a catastrophic landfall from Hurricane Melissa on the island nation in the coming days.

The Kingston Western Police have named 17 individuals as persons of interest in relation to ongoing investigations into several crimes committed across the division and its environs. The police believe these individuals can assist with their investigations and are urging them to turn themselves in to the Denham Town Police immediately.

# EIGHTY Bahamian nationals were evacuated from Jamaica on Friday as Tropical Storm Melissa churned through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning that the system could rapidly strengthen into a Category 5 hurricane.

According to schedule, flying from Chicago to Kingston takes just over five hours. In reality, last Tuesday, it took 14. KINGSTON 4, JAMAICA -- According to schedule, flying from Chicago to Kingston takes just over five hours. In reality, last Tuesday, it ...

Montego Bay. Ocho Rios. Negril. Falmouth. Most visitors to Jamaica are familiar with the island’s main tourism districts, but there is one destination that’s been glaringly absent from most Jamaican travel itineraries for the past half-century: the ...