KINGSTON -Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in late October. The Category 5 ...
After weakening to a Category 1 hurricane after its passage across the rugged terrain of eastern Cuba, by Wednesday afternoon Melissa was recovering over the waters around the speckled islands of the ...
Flooding and damaged buildings are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Lacovia, St Elizabeth, Jamaica, on October 31, 2025. RICARDO MAKYN AFP via Getty Images Jamaica is seeing an outbreak ...