Hurricane Melissa: The Best Local Journalists to Follow -

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by @checktheweather

Over the weekend, Tropical Storm Melissa turned into a Category 5 Hurricane with CNN calling it the “strongest storm on the Planet this year.” Melissa, the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, is expected to bring hurricane-force winds and weather conditions across Jamaica, Southeastern Cuba, and the Bahamas starting Monday night and continuing into Tuesday. Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Melissa has already caused severe damage and casualties across Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, and even Costa Rica.

Local journalists, news stations, and storm chasers have been covering Melissa nonstop; however, mainstream media attention has been limited and not necessarily inclusive of regional and cultural considerations. Check The Weather has been compiling the best local journalism and independent media covering the Hurricane. Here are some of our favorites and why:

Jamaica

Television Jamaica

Television Jamaica – daily news updates, including the most relaxing evening newscast in a while. Listen, when you are preparing for a Hurricane, it helps to have some soft jazz to help us calm down.

Television Jamaica (TVJ) Meteorologist Romayne Robinson offers Hurricane Melissa updates while soft-Jazz music plays in the background.

Popeye Newz Lynkx

Popeye Newz Lynkx offers news updates from across Jamaica through their YouTube and Facebook pages. The page provides almost hourly live updates on Hurricane Melissa from the heart of Western Jamaica.

Popeye New Lynx is a local news site with a similar feel to The Shade Room. They offer hourly updates on their Youtube and Facebook pages.

Jamaica Observer

The Jamaica Observer has critical updates, including official press conferences and updates from the Jamaican Government and local officials. Follow the hashtag #EyeOnMelissa for the latest news.

Cuba

Trabajodores

A reliable source with local updates from Cuba is Trabajadores, a Spanish-language online newspaper published by Central de Trabajadores de Cuba. Trabajodores offers news updates, including train outages and updates from government officials. They also provide extensive updates on their Facebook and X (Twitter) pages.

#Cuba #Fidel fue calificado como el meteorólogo No.1, siempre presente en el @InsmetC ante el acecho de ciclones @50Trabajadores @VivianBust45 @joelgarcialeon @Colina_CTCuba @mjimenez00 @GonzalezBadia @Cuba_CTC https://t.co/DSqudkRKfa
— Periódico Trabajadores (@50Trabajadores) October 26, 2025

Haiti

Haiti Libre

Haiti Libre offers critical updates on conditions in Haiti including casualities, and destruction already caused by Tropical Storm Melissa. Southeastern Haiti is expected to also feel the full Hurricane force this week.

Bahamas

The Nassau Guardian

The Nassau Guardian – local-specific updates on Hurricane Melissa and offers some of the most up-to-date information for Central and Southeast Bahamas.