Hurricane Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 as it nears Jamaica
Clouds cover Kingston, Jamaica, ahead of the forecast arrival of Hurricane Melissa (Matias Delacroix/AP) Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength on Monday as it neared Jamaica. Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island on Tuesday and cross Cuba and the Bahamas through Wednesday. Melissa was centred about 130 miles south-southwest of Kingston,…