How climate change fuelled Hurricane Melissa - and why it is only going to get worse: ‘This is our new normal’

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

More than half of Gen Z says they only use cash as ‘a last resort’ and doing so is ‘cringe,’ survey shows

It’s only been a few years since card payments overtook using cash. This year, cash ranked as the third-most-used payment method, behind credit and debit cards, according to the Federal Reserve Financial Service’s 2025 Diary of Consumer Payment...

Hurricane Melissa flattens Jamaica and eastern Cuba

BDF loads emergency supplies destined for 75 BElizean students in Jamaica By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 30, 2025 All 75 Belizean students who could not evacuate from Jamaica have been accounted for and found safe...

Ecora sees strong Q3 base metals performance - ICYMI

Ecora Resources PLC (LSE:ECOR, TSX:ECOR, OTCQX:ECRAF) CEO Marc Bishop Lafleche talked with Proactive about the company’s record Q3 performance and updated full-year guidance. The update revealed a 112% increase in portfolio contribution compared...

International Operation Seizes 2.2 Tons of Cocaine Linked to Hungarian Crime Group

Hungarian, Slovak, Spanish, and German law enforcement agencies, working together under the coordination of the EU’s judicial cooperation agency EUROJUST, have seized 2.2 tons of cocaine at the port of Caucedo in the Dominican Republic. The...

The Pursuitist’s Guide to an Exceptional Bar Cart

The home bar cart has become a curated statement piece of personal style and taste, and it’s not about having the most bottles, but about having the right bottles. Here is our guide to an exceptional bar cart: Tears of Llorona Extra Añejo Tequila...

Mein Schiff 1 cruise ship makes first stop in San Juan

The executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), Willianette Robles Cancel, announced today the arrival of the German cruise ship Mein Schiff 1 at Pier 4 in Old San Juan, its first visit to the island The arrival marks the...

Mhona signals aviation investment surge

Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona ZIMBABWE is accelerating efforts to position aviation as a cornerstone of economic growth, tourism expansion and foreign investment, with Transport and Infrastructural Development...

EXCLUSIVE: State Department Employees Responding to National Disasters Face Hardship Amid Shutdown

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department is sounding the alarm on the financial hardship its employees who live paycheck to paycheck are facing amid the federal government shutdown, particularly the essential personnel responding to...

Apocalypse in Haiti: Melissa destroyed everything in its path, at least 25 dead PHOTO/VIDEO

Subrème told the AP that 25 people were killed after the La Digue River overflowed due to the hurricane. Subrème stated that dozens of houses were flooded and destroyed, and that people have remained trapped under the rubble since this morning....

Increase to 28 Deaths From Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

A man rides his bicycle in front of a vehicle overturned by the rains of Hurricane Melissa this Saturday, in Montego Bay (Jamaica). Photo: EFE/ Orlando Barría November 2, 2025 Hour: 6:53 pm At least 28 people have died in Jamaica due to Hurricane...

Uber Just Launched in Barbados

Travelers visiting Barbados now have a new way to explore the island: Uber is officially available across Barbados, marking the company’s first launch in the Eastern Caribbean. With just a few taps, visitors can request a ride through Uber Taxi,...

Jamaica Hurricane Death Toll Hits 28 As Caribbean Island Reels From Colossal Disaster

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 across the island. READ ALSO: Jamaica Warns Of Mass Destruction As...

PEPCA uncovers alleged corruption in INTRANT’s RD$1.3 billion traffic light contract

Santo Domingo.- The Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) revealed that the Operation Chameleon investigation centers on alleged irregularities in a RD$1.3 billion contract for the modernization...

State Capture and Cocaine: The Cartel of the Suns on the Global Stage

The decades-long erosion of democracy in Venezuela has culminated in a chilling diagnosis: The state itself has been co-opted. At the heart of this process is the Cartel of the Suns (CdS), an informal network of high-ranking Venezuelan military...

Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica's farm...

The updates sent by friends and neighbors on WhatsApp confirmed what fisher Prince Davis already feared: Hurricane Melissa put a hole in the stern of his 50-foot (15-meter) fishing boat, and damaged the cabin and back deck. His father's boat was...

End the brutal blockade of Cuba! – UN votes 65-7 in favour!

On Friday, China urged the United States to ‘heed the call of the international community’, by lifting its blockade and sanctions against Cuba ‘immediately’, after the United Nations General assembly voted on Thursday to lift the blockade on the...

Hurricane Melissa Batters Cuba After Leaving Trail of Destruction in Jamaica

Eastern Cuba reels under torrential rain and hurricane-force winds as Jamaicans emerge from shelters to confront record-breaking damage and widespread flooding. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms...

Former CIA director loses his cool as he's confronted about Hunter Biden's laptop

Former CIA director John Brennan was caught lashing out at a man who confronted him about the drama surrounding Hunter Biden's laptop. Brennan was seen getting in national security consultant Thomas Speciale's face as he got visibly angry when...

Holness: Focus on recovery

HOURS of lashing on Tuesday from Hurricane Melissa at Category 5 strength has left up to four dead in Jamaica, while 25 fatalities were reported in Haiti and one person was killed in the Dominican Republic. The world is now rallying behind Haiti...