Jamaica is a frequent destination for many Alberta snowbirds. Heidi Glueck has been coming to the Caribbean island for 15 years. “There’s a saying… ‘Once you go, you’ll know.’ The atmosphere is so relaxing,

Carnival Paradise will visit Ocho Rios next week as a port stop, the first Carnival ship to return to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa.

Carnival Paradise will be the first Carnival ship to take passengers on a regular visit to Ocho Rios following Hurricane Melissa. Passengers on the ship's next cruise setting sail from Tampa, Florida this weekend will get to visit the port on a revised itinerary.

Hurricane Melissa was the most powerful hurricane to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago.

After the devastating October storm that killed at least 75 people across the northern Caribbean, Shaggy, 57, mobilized relief immediately for Jamaica, shuttling supplies from Miami and hand delivering them to the worst-hit areas.

If you're at all familiar with Jamaican food, you have definitely sampled this unique fruit. So why is it impossible to buy fresh in the United States?

Tati’s Island Cuisine in Columbia is collecting clothes, food, and supplies to send to Jamaica, with the first shipment leaving Sunday.

D avid and Mechelle Freeman are back in North Texas after being stuck in Jamaica for nearly two weeks. Mechelle, a track Olympian and gold-medal-winning coach, had gone east of Montego Bay to Falmouth, Jamaica. "It was 18 of us as a group, and it just turned from three days to an 11-day journey," she said.

Health supplies were delivered to Jamaica on Saturday by US charity Direct Relief as aid continues to enter the island following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Vice President of Operations for Direct Relief,