29.6 per cent decline in fire-related deaths for 2025

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting a 29.6 per cent decline in deaths related to fires in 2025, marking another year ...
Yahoo

Jamaica deaths at 28 as Caribbean reels from colossal hurricane

(Ricardo Makyn/AFP/AFP) Storm-ravaged communities in western Jamaica were facing dire straits Sunday, days after record-setting Hurricane Melissa left towns demolished and at least 28 people dead ...
Yahoo

Jamaica reports 19 deaths from Hurricane Melissa, total death toll climbs to 44

KINGSTON (Reuters) - At least 19 ‌people died as a ‌result from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, the ⁠country's ‌information minister told Reuters, bringing ‍the total confirmed death toll from the storm ...

Death stalks the young

In contrast, road deaths are far less prevalent among the very young — those 0-14 years old. Deaths in this category totalled ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Morales: Human toll from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica so far just the tip of the iceberg

I don’t use or visit Facebook much these days. Maybe I shouldn’t have peeked in there after Hurricane Melissa. An old acquaintance of mine decided to compare the impacts and resulting death toll of ...