The Dominican Republic is on the northern edge of the Caribbean tectonic plate, bordering the North American one. This ...

An earthquake measuring approximately 4.5 on the Richter scale struck the Dominican Republic on Monday afternoon, with its ...

It comes as Hurricane Melissa ramps up to a Category 5 tropical storm slated to crash into the southeastern shores of Jamaica ...

The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its ...

Stephanie Bates became focused on childhood stress after her Peace Corps experience during Haiti's 2010 earthquake.

As we've been reporting, Hurricane Melissa is predicted to be one of the most powerful on record to hit Jamaica. It was ...

Though the full effects of Tropical Storm Melissa have yet to be felt in the Caribbean, Haiti’s disaster office said Friday three people have already died and another was injured in a landslide ...

Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a ...