JAMAICA NOW: Leptospirosis outbreak | Jamaica out of Miss Universe after fall | US$8.8b Hurricane Melissa loss
Nov 23rd, 2025 | Category: Jamaica Now | 22:25#JamaicaGleaner #JamaicaNow NOVEMBER 23, 2025: Jamaica is now experiencing an outbreak of Leptospirosis following Hurricane Melissa, with six suspected deaths so far… Reggae Boyz leave Jamaicans disappointed, but there is still hope for World Cup qualification… Miss Jamaica pulls out of Miss Universe competition after fall… Opposition Spokesman on Energy, Phillip Paulwell, is warning the Government not to make any excessive compromises to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) as it prepares to update the country on the utility's licence… The Government is to purchase thousands of container homes as it seeks to rapidly rebuild the housing stock destroyed by Hurricane Melissa… Hurricane Melissa losses climb to US$8.8 billion dollars… Three more people were added to the list of police fatal
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