Follow live updates on Hurricane Melissa as the death toll reaches 38 people. Recovery efforts are underway in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

Melissa’s 10-day run as a tropical cyclone – culminating in a catastrophic Category 5 strike on western Jamaica Tuesday – will end Friday as it transitions into a powerful non-tropical storm, clipping Atlantic Canada’s southern Avalon Peninsula tonight before heading swiftly out to sea.

Melissa was a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph as of 7 a.m. Thursday and a hurricane warning was in effect in Bermuda. Melissa was 605 miles west of Bermuda, moving north-northeast at 21 mph. There is no threat to Louisiana or the Gulf Coast.

The Bermuda Triangle, a notorious stretch of ocean between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, has been a source of intrigue and speculation for decades. Over 50 ships and 20 planes have vanished since the 1940s,

Seven public events have been planned by the Bermuda Diabetes Association for November to help spread awareness and build community. The activities will recognise Diabetes Awareness Month and

BermudAir first launched in 2023, and now operates a fleet of Embraer E175 and E190 aircraft. Beyond the New York-area markets, the airline flies to several cities across the United States, including Boston, Orlando, Raleigh/Durham, and Baltimore, along with several destinations in Canada.

As Hurricane Melissa accelerates northeastward over the western Atlantic, it will pass just west of Bermuda and could pass over the southeastern part of Newfoundland with torrential rain, high winds and heavy seas.

Joanne McCaul, originally from the Ballygawley area, tragically died after a single vehicle collision in Paget, Bermuda in the early hours of Tuesday 21 October