JAMAICA NOW: Jimmy Cliff has died | Gov’t, Opp clash over US$150m loan to JPS | Leptospirosis deaths
Dec 1st, 2025 | Category: Jamaica Now | 25:57#JamaicaGleaner #JamaicaNow DECEMBER 1, 2025: Jamaicans at home and aboard are mourning the passing of Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, who passed away on Monday… Heated words were exchanged in the House of Representatives on Tuesday after Opposition Leader Mark Golding questioned the Government’s decision to lend US$150 million dollars to the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) before the company secures full funding for post-Hurricane Melissa recovery… Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that a budgetary allocation of $10 million dollars has been approved for each constituency across Jamaica as part of the National Cleanup Programme, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa… National epidemiologist Dr Karen Webster Kerr on Thursday reported that Jamaica’s leptospirosis death toll has risen to 14, up from 11
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