Melissa intensified into a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, as it continued its slow slog across the Caribbean Sea.

Jamaica is bracing for the world's strongest storm this year - and possibly the strongest on record for the island nation - as US meteorologists warn of "catastrophic and life-threatening" conditions...

It is expected to slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish in the north, before heading for Cuba.