KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa, a destructive Category 5 storm, was bearing down on Jamaica, threatening devastation. The storm was expected to hit the island early Thursday morning, before moving across the Caribbean, impacting Cuba, the Bahamas and Bermuda.
It’s expected to be the strongest hurricane in history to hit Jamaica, which has a population of nearly 3 million people.
Winds exceeding 170 mph and up to 40 inches of rain are expected…