https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Melissa
Hurricane Melissa was an extremely powerful and dangerous tropical cyclone that made a catastrophic landfall in Jamaica in late October 2025. By maximum sustained winds, it is tied with Hurricane Allen as the strongest Atlantic hurricane, and with Hurricane Dorian and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane. Allen and Melissa are the only Atlantic hurricanes to attain maximum sustained winds of 190 mph (305 km/h). In terms of minimum central pressure, it is tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the third-most intenseAtlantic hurricane on record, and was the second-most intense at landfall. Climate scientists analyzing Melissa concluded that human-driven climate change, which raises ocean temperatures, intensified the hurricane’s destructive winds and rainfall.
Jamaica, Oct 1, 2026
A number of the most important damaged properties are finishing major renovations. Sandals South Coast is scheduled to reopen on November 18, 2026, followed by Sandals Montego Bay and Sandals Royal Caribbean in mid-December. Several Hyatt and Secrets properties in Montego Bay remain closed until February–May 2027
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Jamaica, Dec 12, 2025
Jamaica worked “unrelentingly”, according to White, to resume services. White shared that, just 38 days after Oct 28, 80 percent of the island’s power and water services have been restored. 55 percent of hotels are open, a figure that is expected to rise to 68 percent by the end of December and 80 percent by the end of January.
https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/cuba-hurricane-melissa-operation-update-5-mdrcu013
Santiago de Cuba, Oct 9, 2026
Major coastal resort hubs like Holguín have restored tourist operations and welcome international flights, while western destinations like Havana and Varadero were unaffected by the storm.
Nearly one year after Hurricane Melissa, its effects continue to shape humanitarian conditions in eastern Cuba, compounded by an energy and fuel crisis that deepened further between May and August 2026. Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba on 29 October 2025 as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph (195 km/h) causing severe flooding, landslides, and significant storm-surge impacts across the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, and Guantanamo. Close to 2.2 million people were affected, with no fatalities reported (OCHA, 2025a).
Nassau, Bahamas, Oct 30,2025
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) advises that Hurricane Melissa has now moved away from The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. As of 6:00 a.m. Thursday, October 30, 2025, the Bahamas Department of Meteorology has discontinued all Hurricane Warnings for the Central and Southeast Bahamas.
Visitors and residents in previously affected areas are advised to follow guidance from local authorities until the official All Clear is issued.
The Bahamas Airport Authority confirms that airports temporarily closed across the Central and Southern Bahamas will reopen after scheduled safety inspections are completed.
Airports in Nassau & Paradise Island, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, The Abacos, Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Andros, Bimini, and The Berry Islands remain open and operating normally.