The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), on ...

International pre-arranged financing (PAF) for disasters reached a record US$9.4 billion in 2024, marking a significant ...

As another hurricane season draws to a close, the collective exhale that sometimes follows never came. Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, leaving the country reeling. Homes and schools were ...

The University of the West Indies (UWI), via its Climate Studies Group Mona (CSGM), collaborated with CCRIF SPC to launch an ...

In late October 2025, Hurricane Melissa made history as the first Category 5 storm on record to make landfall in Jamaica. It brought devastating winds, torrential rain, storm surge, and widespread ...

Nutrition can be the key to warding off disease — even devastating conditions like cancer. That's according to doctors such as Dr. Frank Dumont, an internal medicine physician and executive medical ...

Increasing physical activity in midlife or later may reduce the chances of developing dementia by up to 45%, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at the Boston ...

The death of a Royal Caribbean passenger has been ruled a homicide after crew members allegedly served him nearly three dozen drinks at the ship’s bar before he died, according to a new lawsuit.

Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study. The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during ...

Rockland Fire Chief Scott Duffey said that the staff were the "true heroes" after helping residents move to safety during a fire at a nursing rehabilitation facility Saturday night. The fire began ...

Royal Caribbean cruise staff allegedly stuffed a passenger’s body in a refrigerator and continued the journey after the man died following a marathon drinking session, the family’s attorney said.

The earlier the age a child received a smartphone the greater the health risk. Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, according to a new ...