Councillor Garth Wilkinson (People’s National Party, Falmouth Division),  is calling for an immediate halt to the unregulated construction of shops and storerooms along the shoreline of Falmouth Fishing Beach,

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Cuba early Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm, the National Hurricane Center confirmed in a bulletin. The NHC said the storm remains "extremely dangerous" with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph. Melissa made landfall in the province of Santiago de Cuba near the city of Chivirico, the NHC said.

Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. Follow for live updates.

With Tropical Storm Melissa approaching, the Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) has advanced preparations to once again relocate residents of the Trelawny Infirmary to a designated shelter at the Hague Primary and Infant School in the parish.

Watch Jamaica live webcams capture Hurricane Melissa's landfall. Live webcam video as tropical storm nears Kingston, Montego Bay, Treasure Beach and more.

Jamaica Tourism Minister takes extensive walk through of the town of Falmouth and underscores the need for improvements to the area. Even as the development of the parish of Trelawny into a sought-after resort is progressing in earnest, Jamaica Tourism ...

As Hurricane Melissa inches closer to the island,  Councillor Garth Wilkinson (People's National Party, Falmouth Division) is voicing concerns over the safety of individuals who may be housed at the shelter at Salt Marsh Primary School,