Why in the news?

• Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica and caused massive destructions.

Jamaica

• Location: Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean.
• Capital: Kingston
• Maritime Borders: Cuba, Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).
• Fact: It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean, after Cuba and the island of Hispaniola.
• Climate: Tropical Climate
• Associated Major International Grouping: G77, Non Alignment Movement, CARICOM.