Freeport, Long Island native Winthrop Wellington is running out of time to protect his family-owned beach resort, and its 30 stranded hotel guests and staff along the famous seven-mile beach in Negril,

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Stranded vacationers on the island, which depends on tourism, used their beds to block their windows in case the powerful storm shattered the glass.

THE world’s most powerful storm this year is due to hit Jamaica today, with winds up to 175mph. Hurricane Melissa, which has been upgraded to category five (the highest strength level), is

British holidaymakers in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, have been placed in lockdown at hotels ahead of Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning. Resorts have secured property and provided food supplies while guests shelter.

Hurricane Melissa will make landfall in Jamaica early on this morning - the Category 5 storm is set to be the strongest to hit the island since records began in 1851

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - An Ozarks couple on their annual vacation to Jamaica find themselves stranded at a Sandals Resort as a major hurricane approaches the island. Christa McNett and her husband, Niles, had planned their vacation to Jamaica long in advance, but Hurricane Melissa was not part of their itinerary.

A Little Rock woman who traveled to Jamaica for vacation has now found herself stranded as Hurricane Melissa approaches the island and the airport remains closed.