Melissa is forecast to move off the northern coast of Cuba on Wednesday morning as it heads towards the Bahamas. It is expected to pass through the Bahamas as a Category 2 storm in the afternoon. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the southeastern and central Bahamas.

Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, has established operations on Jamaica’s west side in St. Elizabeth, an area that had received minimal assistance until now, according to the organization’s founder and CEO Gary LeBlanc.

After hitting Jamaica on Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight as a strong and dangerous Category 3 hurricane and now continues its journey through the Caribbean toward the Bahamas.

At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path of Hurricane Melissa.

Veteran WNBA star Tina Charles is currently stranded in Jamaica as the island grapples with the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The former MVP and Olym

A kidney transplant patient from Chicago's south suburbs is trapped in Jamaica and has run out of critical medicine after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island.

Hurricane Melissa is blamed for at least 19 deaths in Jamaica, bringing catastrophic winds up to 185 mph (298 kph) and storm surge that wrecked homes and public infrastructure. While official damage assessments are still underway,